Programme 2 · Household Costs & Debt
renewables.ngo
Independent information on renewable energy for households.
Five checks before you sign or pay
- Compare the total cost — interest, fees and the full length of the agreement — not just the monthly payment.
- Read what happens if you miss a payment, want to leave early or need to make a claim.
- Ask for key terms in writing and keep copies of everything you sign and every payment you make.
- If you are struggling, contact the lender or supplier early and ask what support is available.
- Free, independent debt advice is available from non-profit services. You should never need to pay a company to deal with your debts.
What this site will publish
- Renewable options for homes explained
- How to check claims and avoid mis-selling of solar panels and heat pumps
- Information on grants and incentives
About us
renewables.ngo is one of the public-interest websites of Finance Transparency CIC. Our mission is independent, plain-language information that helps households worldwide make safe decisions about their money, their living costs and their rights — especially people at risk of financial harm, scams or problem debt.
Our work is organised in three programmes:
Programme 1 · Money & Investor Protection
Savings, pensions, investing and digital assets: plain-language risk disclosure and scam prevention.
Programme 2 · Household Costs & DebtThis site
Credit, mortgages, insurance, energy, housing, pay and education costs: understanding what you sign and where to get help.
Programme 3 · Rights & Access to Help
Legal help, migration, identity documents and health costs: official channels, your rights and free support.
Our principles
- Independent. We sell no products, carry no advertising and accept no referral commissions or funding from organisations we assess.
- Evidence-based. Every publication cites its sources, and our methodology is public.
- Fair. Organisations we name are offered a right of reply before publication, and we correct errors openly.
- Not for private gain. The company is asset-locked: its websites and domain names are used only for its community purpose and are not for sale.
- General information only. We do not give individual financial, legal or medical advice.
Our work plan
- NowLaunch pages for each site, our principles and our conflict-of-interest disclosure.
- Next 3 monthsFirst in-depth guides for each programme and a directory of free, independent help services.
- Within 6 monthsAt least one substantive publication on every site, and our first due-diligence and disclosure report.
- Every yearAn annual community interest report setting out what we published, corrections and replies received, and a financial summary.
Governance and transparency
- Operated by
- Finance Transparency CIC
- Legal form
- Community interest company limited by guarantee, being incorporated in England and Wales
- Asset lock
- Statutory: assets and surplus are used only for the community purpose; no profits are distributed to members.
- Status
- Application to incorporate submitted to Companies House and the CIC Regulator.
- Contact
- contact@renewables.ngo
Conflicts of interest
Our founder also works in finance, including investment banking and a commercial data project on tokenised assets. The company is independent of those activities: it does not link to them, promote them or share users with them. Any related-party transaction is approved and recorded under our articles and disclosed in our annual community interest report.
Contact
For questions, corrections, a right of reply, or to work with us: contact@renewables.ngo