Chris Galpin
@chrisgalpin.bsky.social
Energy bills campaigner and community activist. Fuel Poverty Director at Croydon Community Energy. Former engineer, current dyspraxic.
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Chris Galpin
@chrisgalpin.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Fantastic to have been selected as a Labour candidate for Addiscombe East, together with @maddiehenson.bsky.social .
Looking forwards to delivering positive change for #Addiscombe, and working with @rowennadavis.bsky.social to transform Croydon into a council which puts #PeopleFirst.
Looking forwards to delivering positive change for #Addiscombe, and working with @rowennadavis.bsky.social to transform Croydon into a council which puts #PeopleFirst.
Fantastic to see the Renters' Rights Act make it into law! Millions of renters can now feel far more secure in their homes, and don't need to face the constant threat of no-fault eviction.
The Renters’ Rights Act is NOW LAW!
Soon S21 evictions, which have forced millions of people out of their homes for no reason & with just 2 months notice, will be a thing of the past.
This is what our movement can achieve when we stand together.
Soon S21 evictions, which have forced millions of people out of their homes for no reason & with just 2 months notice, will be a thing of the past.
This is what our movement can achieve when we stand together.
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Fantastic to see the Renters' Rights Act make it into law! Millions of renters can now feel far more secure in their homes, and don't need to face the constant threat of no-fault eviction.
Now with updated times and dates below!
October 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Now with updated times and dates below!
Know someone in #Croydon who needs help with their energy bills, or advice on keeping warm?
@croydoncommenergy.bsky.social are offering free, expert energy advice - see below for details!
@croydoncommenergy.bsky.social are offering free, expert energy advice - see below for details!
September 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Know someone in #Croydon who needs help with their energy bills, or advice on keeping warm?
@croydoncommenergy.bsky.social are offering free, expert energy advice - see below for details!
@croydoncommenergy.bsky.social are offering free, expert energy advice - see below for details!
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✨ Community in action! On Saturday we joined Archbishop Tenison’s School to celebrate the amazing improvements they’ve made to their buildings – including our newly installed solar panels ☀️⚡
#CommunityEnergy #Croydon #SolarPower #YouthInAction #RenewableEnergy #CommunityPower
#CommunityEnergy #Croydon #SolarPower #YouthInAction #RenewableEnergy #CommunityPower
September 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
✨ Community in action! On Saturday we joined Archbishop Tenison’s School to celebrate the amazing improvements they’ve made to their buildings – including our newly installed solar panels ☀️⚡
#CommunityEnergy #Croydon #SolarPower #YouthInAction #RenewableEnergy #CommunityPower
#CommunityEnergy #Croydon #SolarPower #YouthInAction #RenewableEnergy #CommunityPower
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I am once again saying that clean energy is inherently cheap, and the reason we don't benefit from that is because the energy market doesn't let us. Great stuff here from my colleague @chrisgalpin.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat pumps could halve heating bills with energy system reform, study finds
Steps to make electricity cheaper, such as ending levies, could transform prospects for pumps, thinktank shows
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I am once again saying that clean energy is inherently cheap, and the reason we don't benefit from that is because the energy market doesn't let us. Great stuff here from my colleague @chrisgalpin.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NEW @e3g.bsky.social analysis - Heat pumps have potential to *halve* UK heating bills.
But policies need to change if these savings are to be accessible to the mass market 🔌💡
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But policies need to change if these savings are to be accessible to the mass market 🔌💡
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat pumps could halve heating bills with energy system reform, study finds
Steps to make electricity cheaper, such as ending levies, could transform prospects for pumps, thinktank shows
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
NEW @e3g.bsky.social analysis - Heat pumps have potential to *halve* UK heating bills.
But policies need to change if these savings are to be accessible to the mass market 🔌💡
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But policies need to change if these savings are to be accessible to the mass market 🔌💡
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Croydon Community Energy finally installed solar panels on our first community building!
A huge thanks to all our investors, members and volunteers who are leading the way for community energy in Croydon!!
#croydon #communityenergy #croydoncommunityenergy #renewableenergy #sustainability
A huge thanks to all our investors, members and volunteers who are leading the way for community energy in Croydon!!
#croydon #communityenergy #croydoncommunityenergy #renewableenergy #sustainability
August 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Croydon Community Energy finally installed solar panels on our first community building!
A huge thanks to all our investors, members and volunteers who are leading the way for community energy in Croydon!!
#croydon #communityenergy #croydoncommunityenergy #renewableenergy #sustainability
A huge thanks to all our investors, members and volunteers who are leading the way for community energy in Croydon!!
#croydon #communityenergy #croydoncommunityenergy #renewableenergy #sustainability
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We have two paid opportunities you can apply for at the moment (the deadlines are quite tight but we only discovered these opportunities very recently!)
For more information and to apply by 5th September, click here: www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/work-with-us
For more information and to apply by 5th September, click here: www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/work-with-us
August 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We have two paid opportunities you can apply for at the moment (the deadlines are quite tight but we only discovered these opportunities very recently!)
For more information and to apply by 5th September, click here: www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/work-with-us
For more information and to apply by 5th September, click here: www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/work-with-us
Fantastic to have been selected as a Labour candidate for Addiscombe East, together with @maddiehenson.bsky.social .
Looking forwards to delivering positive change for #Addiscombe, and working with @rowennadavis.bsky.social to transform Croydon into a council which puts #PeopleFirst.
Looking forwards to delivering positive change for #Addiscombe, and working with @rowennadavis.bsky.social to transform Croydon into a council which puts #PeopleFirst.
August 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fantastic to have been selected as a Labour candidate for Addiscombe East, together with @maddiehenson.bsky.social .
Looking forwards to delivering positive change for #Addiscombe, and working with @rowennadavis.bsky.social to transform Croydon into a council which puts #PeopleFirst.
Looking forwards to delivering positive change for #Addiscombe, and working with @rowennadavis.bsky.social to transform Croydon into a council which puts #PeopleFirst.
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It’s time for households to do one quick check to ensure those eligible get £150 off your bill this winter
The #WarmHomeDiscount now covers more than 6 million households
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The #WarmHomeDiscount now covers more than 6 million households
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August 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It’s time for households to do one quick check to ensure those eligible get £150 off your bill this winter
The #WarmHomeDiscount now covers more than 6 million households
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The #WarmHomeDiscount now covers more than 6 million households
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Great to join @rowennadavis.bsky.social and @maddiehenson.bsky.social visiting some of our amazing local businesses in Addiscombe - pictured here with the brilliant Alfredo at Farrago Fish.
The real sense of community here is what keeps our local high street thriving.
The real sense of community here is what keeps our local high street thriving.
July 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Great to join @rowennadavis.bsky.social and @maddiehenson.bsky.social visiting some of our amazing local businesses in Addiscombe - pictured here with the brilliant Alfredo at Farrago Fish.
The real sense of community here is what keeps our local high street thriving.
The real sense of community here is what keeps our local high street thriving.
To really put a dent in energy bills, govt should extend this to *all* electric heating.
We set out in our latest blog how electrically heated homes are twice as likely to face fuel poverty
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
We set out in our latest blog how electrically heated homes are twice as likely to face fuel poverty
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
July 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
To really put a dent in energy bills, govt should extend this to *all* electric heating.
We set out in our latest blog how electrically heated homes are twice as likely to face fuel poverty
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
We set out in our latest blog how electrically heated homes are twice as likely to face fuel poverty
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
Electrically heated households are twice as likely as other households to be in fuel poverty. So why do policymakers so often ignore them?
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
The UK needs more affordable electric heating tariffs
Clean, efficient electric heating is one of the best options for government to translate the Clean Power mission into energy bill savings for households. But poor policy decisions stand in the way of ...
www.e3g.org
July 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Electrically heated households are twice as likely as other households to be in fuel poverty. So why do policymakers so often ignore them?
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
www.e3g.org/news/the-uk-...
A big step forward - but a "pause" is not enough.
Southern should commit to no loss of secure provision on the east side of the station. Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Southern should commit to no loss of secure provision on the east side of the station. Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Southern to pause removing the secure bike racks at East Croydon station. H/T @insidecroydon.bsky.social
insidecroydon.com/2025/06/27/r...
A BIG thank you @chrisgalpin.bsky.social for organising this effort, to the 670 who signed, and to MPs Sarah Jones & Natasha Irons for piling on the pressure.
insidecroydon.com/2025/06/27/r...
A BIG thank you @chrisgalpin.bsky.social for organising this effort, to the 670 who signed, and to MPs Sarah Jones & Natasha Irons for piling on the pressure.
Rail operators ‘pause’ the removal of East Croydon bike rack
Southern Rail is to “pause” on its removal of the bike rack on Billinton Hill. The news comes barely a week after Inside Croydon broke the story of the train operators’ plan, whic…
insidecroydon.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A big step forward - but a "pause" is not enough.
Southern should commit to no loss of secure provision on the east side of the station. Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Southern should commit to no loss of secure provision on the east side of the station. Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Huge thanks to @ndironsmp.bsky.social for supporting our campaign to save the secure bicycle parking at East #Croydon.
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
I've written to the CEO of Southern Railway asking them to reverse the decision to close the cycle racks at East Croydon Station. We should be encouraging cyclists with secure, accessible bike parking - not taking it away.
Sign the petition led by local residents: chng.it/7R5GXK7VZn
Sign the petition led by local residents: chng.it/7R5GXK7VZn
June 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Huge thanks to @ndironsmp.bsky.social for supporting our campaign to save the secure bicycle parking at East #Croydon.
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
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Southern axe bike racks over car bomb fears at East Croydon insidecroydon.com/2025/06/22/s... #Croydon #SouthernFail @croydoncyclists.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @abcommuters.bsky.social
Southern axe bike racks over car bomb fears at East Croydon
Rail operators Southern say that they intend to remove bicycle racks from outside East Croydon Station because of security considerations, including the possibility of a car bomb attack on the Lond…
insidecroydon.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Southern axe bike racks over car bomb fears at East Croydon insidecroydon.com/2025/06/22/s... #Croydon #SouthernFail @croydoncyclists.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @abcommuters.bsky.social
Great to see UK acting to cut electricity bills for industrial users.
This is a crucial action to ensure UK remains globally competitive as rest of world also moves towards electrification and away from fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This is a crucial action to ensure UK remains globally competitive as rest of world also moves towards electrification and away from fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK to cut green levies on businesses in bid to reduce energy costs and boost manufacturing
Measure announced by Keir Starmer is key plank of government’s long-awaited industrial strategy 10-year plan
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Great to see UK acting to cut electricity bills for industrial users.
This is a crucial action to ensure UK remains globally competitive as rest of world also moves towards electrification and away from fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This is a crucial action to ensure UK remains globally competitive as rest of world also moves towards electrification and away from fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We're about to lose the only properly secure bicycle parking at East Croydon.
No public consultation, no proposed replacement, and almost no notice. A terrible move which undermines sustainable commuting.
Sign the petition to call for a rethink!
www.change.org/p/save-the-s... #Croydon
No public consultation, no proposed replacement, and almost no notice. A terrible move which undermines sustainable commuting.
Sign the petition to call for a rethink!
www.change.org/p/save-the-s... #Croydon
Sign the Petition
Save the secure bicycle parking at East Croydon station
www.change.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We're about to lose the only properly secure bicycle parking at East Croydon.
No public consultation, no proposed replacement, and almost no notice. A terrible move which undermines sustainable commuting.
Sign the petition to call for a rethink!
www.change.org/p/save-the-s... #Croydon
No public consultation, no proposed replacement, and almost no notice. A terrible move which undermines sustainable commuting.
Sign the petition to call for a rethink!
www.change.org/p/save-the-s... #Croydon
Voters want Labour to invest in warmer homes and lower energy bills.
@e3g.bsky.social analysis found it would be a major boost for UK economic growth too - read our full briefing here:
www.e3g.org/publications...
@e3g.bsky.social analysis found it would be a major boost for UK economic growth too - read our full briefing here:
www.e3g.org/publications...
May 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Voters want Labour to invest in warmer homes and lower energy bills.
@e3g.bsky.social analysis found it would be a major boost for UK economic growth too - read our full briefing here:
www.e3g.org/publications...
@e3g.bsky.social analysis found it would be a major boost for UK economic growth too - read our full briefing here:
www.e3g.org/publications...
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Reform wants to scrap green policies and turbocharge fossil fuel production.
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
Farage’s Top Fundraiser Targets Oil and Gas Donations
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is attempting to raise money from the fossil fuel industry, the Financial Times has revealed. The newspaper reports that Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy has been launching a dr...
www.desmog.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reform wants to scrap green policies and turbocharge fossil fuel production.
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
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🌞 NETWORKING EVENT: SOLAR SOCIAL - MAY 8, 2025
Connect with eco-conscious individuals and businesses at our Solar Social networking evening!
Free to Attend!
Click below to RSVP:
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/event-detail...
#croydon #London #CroydonCommunityEnergy #GreenEnergy #GreenEconomy
Connect with eco-conscious individuals and businesses at our Solar Social networking evening!
Free to Attend!
Click below to RSVP:
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/event-detail...
#croydon #London #CroydonCommunityEnergy #GreenEnergy #GreenEconomy
April 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🌞 NETWORKING EVENT: SOLAR SOCIAL - MAY 8, 2025
Connect with eco-conscious individuals and businesses at our Solar Social networking evening!
Free to Attend!
Click below to RSVP:
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/event-detail...
#croydon #London #CroydonCommunityEnergy #GreenEnergy #GreenEconomy
Connect with eco-conscious individuals and businesses at our Solar Social networking evening!
Free to Attend!
Click below to RSVP:
www.croydoncommunityenergy.co.uk/event-detail...
#croydon #London #CroydonCommunityEnergy #GreenEnergy #GreenEconomy
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"It's gas."
@mliebreich.bsky.social explains how gas sets the price of energy in the UK power market 98% of the time to Richard Tice on @lbc.co.uk –– more than any other major economy.
@iaindale.bsky.social | @adrianramsay.bsky.social | @tessakhan.bsky.social | #crossquestion
@mliebreich.bsky.social explains how gas sets the price of energy in the UK power market 98% of the time to Richard Tice on @lbc.co.uk –– more than any other major economy.
@iaindale.bsky.social | @adrianramsay.bsky.social | @tessakhan.bsky.social | #crossquestion
April 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"It's gas."
@mliebreich.bsky.social explains how gas sets the price of energy in the UK power market 98% of the time to Richard Tice on @lbc.co.uk –– more than any other major economy.
@iaindale.bsky.social | @adrianramsay.bsky.social | @tessakhan.bsky.social | #crossquestion
@mliebreich.bsky.social explains how gas sets the price of energy in the UK power market 98% of the time to Richard Tice on @lbc.co.uk –– more than any other major economy.
@iaindale.bsky.social | @adrianramsay.bsky.social | @tessakhan.bsky.social | #crossquestion
Spot on - don't make the climate deniers appear credible by dancing to their tune.
North Sea oil & gas is uneconomical. That's a hard truth, but we will do better with politicians who plan ahead for a fair, worker-led transition, rather than ones who cling to the last century.
North Sea oil & gas is uneconomical. That's a hard truth, but we will do better with politicians who plan ahead for a fair, worker-led transition, rather than ones who cling to the last century.
❓With reports some Labour figures are privately lobbying No 10 for new oil and gas drilling, Robbie MacPherson argues the idea it will win over SNP voters English Reform voters is for the birds.
labourlist.org/2025/04/clim...
labourlist.org/2025/04/clim...
'Caving to pressure for new oil and gas licences won't win SNP or Reform voters' - LabourList
Keir Starmer’s Labour gained power on the boldest clean energy manifesto of any British government. Since the election…
labourlist.org
April 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Spot on - don't make the climate deniers appear credible by dancing to their tune.
North Sea oil & gas is uneconomical. That's a hard truth, but we will do better with politicians who plan ahead for a fair, worker-led transition, rather than ones who cling to the last century.
North Sea oil & gas is uneconomical. That's a hard truth, but we will do better with politicians who plan ahead for a fair, worker-led transition, rather than ones who cling to the last century.
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The right-wing press has spread a load of baseless falsehoods about heat pumps. That’s the main reason why the technology is politically ‘controversial’.
By banning Evan Davis from doing a podcast about heat pumps, the BBC is dancing to the tune of people pushing out blatant misinformation
By banning Evan Davis from doing a podcast about heat pumps, the BBC is dancing to the tune of people pushing out blatant misinformation
April 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The right-wing press has spread a load of baseless falsehoods about heat pumps. That’s the main reason why the technology is politically ‘controversial’.
By banning Evan Davis from doing a podcast about heat pumps, the BBC is dancing to the tune of people pushing out blatant misinformation
By banning Evan Davis from doing a podcast about heat pumps, the BBC is dancing to the tune of people pushing out blatant misinformation
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Motorists ‘could save £850 a year by choosing an electric car over a hybrid’
Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, finds ECIU analysis.
@jjpjolly
Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, finds ECIU analysis.
@jjpjolly
Motorists ‘could save £850 a year by choosing an electric car over a hybrid’
Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, thinktank says
buff.ly
April 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Motorists ‘could save £850 a year by choosing an electric car over a hybrid’
Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, finds ECIU analysis.
@jjpjolly
Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, finds ECIU analysis.
@jjpjolly