Dartmoor Energy

Dartmoor Energy: retrofit and renewable energy in Devon and Cornwall

Dartmoor Energy is a company based in Callington, on the Devon and Cornwall border, working in retrofit and renewable energy since 2018. It presents itself as a specialist in renewable energy systems, with PAS2035 retrofit surveyors, coordinators and designers, as well as an energy grant facilitator. Its stated area of operation covers the entire South West region of the UK.

The company states that its team has over 50 years of collective experience in the renewable energy and retrofit sector. Dan Kelly, founder and managing director, began working in renewable energy in 2015 as a consultant and surveyor of domestic energy systems; after working for several large UK installers, he founded Dartmoor Energy in 2018, drawing on his network of local installers in Devon and Cornwall. The firm notes that it has grown year on year and has a team of experienced professionals.

Energy assessment and certification services

The service catalogue includes assessments and technical documentation for homes and non-residential buildings. Services include the whole house energy efficiency report, retrofit assessment, retrofit coordination and design, heat loss survey, Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and its version for non-domestic buildings, the route to EPC C report, checking whether a home is heat pump ready, heat pump design and air tightness testing.

Energy systems, insulation and climate control

In the systems section, the company offers solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage, electric vehicle charging points and smart home technology. In climate control and heating, it works with air source and ground source heat pumps, air conditioning and a full heat loss and design service.

The insulation offering covers several solutions: internal wall insulation (IWI), external wall insulation (EWI), cavity wall insulation (CWI), underfloor insulation (UFI), room-in-roof insulation (RIR) and loft insulation (LI).

Grants and public schemes

Dartmoor Energy works with current public grant schemes in the South West of the UK. The company mentions HUG2 (Home Upgrade Grant), aimed at low-income households in England, off the gas grid and with an energy certificate between D and G, which funds energy efficiency and low-carbon heating improvements through local authority funding; the ECO4 (Energy Company Obligation) scheme, which funds improvements such as new heating systems or loft and cavity wall insulation; SHDF2.1 (Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund), aimed at raising the energy certificate of social housing below C by installing efficient measures, in which the company says it works with housing associations in Devon and Cornwall; and the BUS (Boiler Upgrade Scheme), which offers upfront grants for the installation of heat pumps and biomass boilers. According to published data, BUS amounts are £7,500 for air source heat pumps, £7,500 for ground source heat pumps and £5,000 for biomass boilers, with eligibility criteria applying.

Working model and clients

The company describes a three-stage no-pressure process: a full heat loss survey or site visit, bespoke system design and a final proposal pack. The entire survey and sales process is handled in-house by the Dartmoor Energy team, which works with a selection of high-quality local installers in the South West for the supply and installation of the various measures.

In addition to serving private homeowners and businesses, the company provides full end-to-end PAS2035 retrofit services to local authorities, housing associations and energy companies. It notes that its client base is varied and its projects include some of the largest Government-funded schemes in the UK. Its team members are qualified as retrofit coordinators, assessors, designers and surveyors.

Corporate details

Dartmoor Energy Ltd has company number 11731406 and VAT registration number 385 8645 40. The company presents itself as independent and local, with a passion for the environment, and publishes content on renewable energy and retrofit on its blog.

Location and contact

The Granary, Beeching Park, Kelly Bray, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 8QS · Phone: 01822 870570 · Email: info@dartmoorenergy.co.uk