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The Energy Brief volume 3

This edition underlines the pressing energy challenges people across Scotland are facing and explores potential solutions. 

Key findings in this issue:

  • During the first 3 months of 2025, we supported over 9,900 people across Scotland with their energy needs.
  • Almost one in five people who walked through our doors received energy advice.  
    People seeking advice from our network had an average energy debt of £2,500. In rural areas, it’s even higher, at £3,100.  
  • More than 4,000 people needed advice on fuel vouchers and energy trust fund applications – revealing significant demand for emergency support around energy costs.
  • The impending Radio Teleswitch (RTS) switch-off is causing disruption and threatening to make households worse off, especially in rural and island communities.