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South East
Mid & South West
North
1.1 Million Homes
22 Local Authorities
8,019 Sq Miles
The Three EEACs
Our Objectives
Through the promotion of energy efficiency and sustainable energy our objectives are to:-
• Combat Global Warming
• Eliminate Fuel Poverty
• Improve Health
What do we do?
Provide Energy Efficiency Advice (funded by the Energy
Saving Trust) – and a lot more as well.• Renewable energy advice and support• Education• Healthy Homes• Local Energy Support Teams (thanks to the EST)
• Grant Schemes for householders• Grant funded projects• Social Housing Forum• Project Management
Data Collection & Written Advice
• 50,000 reports issued in 2005/6
• Database of 200,000 homes in Wales and rapidly growing
• Reports alone can add 0.5% to HECA Return
• Resulting referrals into grant schemes can be worth another 1%
Telephone Advice
FREEPHONE 0800 512012
26,000 Calls p.a.
Advice on•Insulation•Heating•Controls•Condensation•Appliances•Grants
Face-to-Face
Keep Well This Winter with Local Health
Boards
Safe & Sound with Fire Service and Trading
Standards
Community Outreach
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If they don’t come to us,
we go to them
Education – The Young
Presentations on Sustainable Energy to children in schools or out in the field at events
OPAL – The Not So Young
Older Persons Energy Link
A Lottery funded project to go out into the community and work with older people in Newport
Health Projects
Healthy Homes
• EEAC trains relevant health professionals and voluntary sector staff in energy awareness.
• Trained staff identify vulnerable clients and refer to EEAC by email, post or 0800 number.
• EEAC refers client to appropriate scheme or schemes – scheme integration.
• Informs referrer of outcome.• Newsletters and updates to keep
partners informed and committed.
1000th referral
Mr Jones of Newport
Affordable Warmth Strategies
• EEACs are working in partnership with WAG, NEA and SWALEC to develop Affordable (Fuel Poverty) Strategies
• At the same time we are also developing projects and funding to help implement those strategies.
Fuel Poverty
It’s a lot more than giving away a lot of low energy light bulbs
A direct mail shot to recipients of Housing an CTB in Newport resulted in 500 homes having measures installed
Local Energy Support Teams
To develop capacity, understanding and corporate commitment within local authorities and other housing providers with respect to energy efficiency and sustainable energy.
Support is provided through:
– Developing sustainable energy strategies– Providing extra staff and resources – Developing Energy Efficiency Schemes – Accessing grants– Marketing and Awareness Raising with Elected Members– Scheme management and delivery
We have them because we successfully bid for the funding – only half of EEACs have an LEST.
Grant Schemes
Utilises EEC funding to provide cavity wall and loft insulation for homeowners and private landlords:
•Free for “Priority Group”•Discounted for “Able to Pay”•Not tied to any EEC funder so follow best value for householder
•HEES referrals where appropriate
Raising Awareness
Social Housing Projects
In South East Wales we are managing the Social Housing Insulation Programmes for Newport and Monmouthshire:• Securing grant funding• Appointing and managing installers• Scheduling work• Liaising with tenants and leaseholders• Monitoring installers• Approving payments• Managing budget• Maintaining housing stock records
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Value of EEACs
• Thirty staff dedicated to sustainable energy• Advise provided to 60,000 Households• Help householders save £2.8M a year• Lifetime Carbon savings of 40,000t• Private sector grant referrals worth £4M
Why work with EEACs?
There are many good reasons for working with us:• We are all charities so no shareholders or directors
taking the profits• Any income we generate is all spent in Wales• We are based in Wales, managed in Wales and
employ people in Wales• We are here today and tomorrow – not take the profit
and disappear.• We take to good and the bad – not just pick the
cherries and move on• Not tied to any EEC funder – take the best offer for
the householder and access all available funds
The Best Reasons
• For every £1 we receive in funding from Local Authorities we find another £10 ourselves.
• Just about everything we do improves your HECA Return or now Policy Agreement performance, typically we provide half of the claimed improvement.
• Nobody offers better value for money, flexibility or long term commitment.
Conclusion
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