leac – local energy advice centre
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LEAC – Local Energy Advice Centre
EEAC – Energy Efficiency Advice Centre
SEC - Sustainable Energy Centre
Original brief to LEACs
To answer one simple question:-
Will householders adopt more energy saving practices if they are given free, impartial and independent advice?
Project to start October 1993 for completion September 1996 - then close
Original brief to LEACs
Target audience:-
Socio-economic groups A, B, C1 and C2
The fuel poor were not included in the original brief
LEACs were not to deal with fuel poverty
Original brief to LEACs
Method
1 Contact householders by
Telephone
Visit to drop in centre
2 Provide verbal and written advice using expert computer system
LEACs
• 32 widely disbursed Centres – no logical locations or geographical boundaries
• Operated by a range of organisations• Working in a number of different ways• Motivated by different factors• Free flowing initiatives, little central
control, encouraged to develop ideas
• Find out what works
LEACsTypes of operators:-
Local authority – staff are employees of the authority, Standing Orders apply
Charity – forms part of the organisation’s overall work, governed by charities law: may have a trading arm
Trading company – charitable or non profit making arm or non profit distributing company
Charity – set up solely to operate the Centre
LEACs
What was the result of the pilot programme?
Were householders influenced by the advice they were given?
Answer
A resounding
YES
Years of Crisis 1996/7September 1996 – planned termination of project
Conservative government – expectation that private industry would fund the project – EST funding reduced from 50% to 40% then 30%
Project proven to be successful, extensive market research for each LEAC, some shown to achieve savings of £75 per household pa
Summer 1997 – new Labour government - Centres were to be central to achievement of government goals
However no additional funding available until 1998
DRIVE TO DIVERSIFY – within operational constraints
Formation of EEACsRe-organisation by EST
•UK wide network; boundaries reflect local authority areas
•Consistent and standardised quality of advice
•Monitoring quality of advice
•Funding based upon performance (emphasis on HECs)
•Development of advice infrastructure – presentations, training, media
EEACs seek other activities to secure other funding streams
•Managing energy efficiency projects
•Provide enhanced EEAC data
•Organise promotional events
•Provide training
Forming partnerships
Enhancement of EEACsNow an essential element in the delivery of EST projects
Energy Efficiency Verbal and written energy efficiency advice
Bespoke presentations and training programmes
PR and marketing support
Information on national and local grants
Advice to SMEs
Local Authority Support Programme
Renewable Energy Advice
These activities are part funded by EST
Other EEAC ActivitiesA very wide variety dependent upon
The resources available at that EEAC
Operational constraints (local authority, charity, business
Other EEAC Activities
Purpose designed insulation package including funding
Managing projects which involve partners – e.g. energy supplier, housing association, local authority
Non EE training programmes
Enhanced data bases, data analysis and marketing promotion planning
Energy Services provision to local authority and housing association tenants
These activities do not receive funding from EST
Promoting Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency Week
the Anglia West Energy the Anglia West Energy Efficiency Advice Centre Efficiency Advice Centre
and friendsand friends
Promoting Energy Efficiency
• Direct mail shot to 55,000 homes
• 6 roadshows– Cambridge - Peterborough
– Ely - Wisbech
– Huntingdon - Newmarket
Promoting Energy Efficiency
• Direct mail drop– The pack contents
• Weight • Size• Marketing – message, promotional offer
– Distribution• Royal Mail – guaranteed high % coverage• Other distributors
Promoting Energy Efficiency
• Mechanism for handling ‘000’s of responses in short period
• Follow up response message to go with written report
• Enable further contact
Promoting Energy Efficiency
Promoting Energy Efficiency
A team of 20 people
600 responses on one day
EEAC Achievements2003/4
Written advice to 615,000 households
4000 presentations
1340 training sessions
Total of 768,000 households advised
Carbon saved 80 ktonnes
Since 1993
8 million households advised
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