Julia Green

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• Julia Green
• North West Domestic Energy Alliance

Bringing together North West stakeholders to
reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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The Domestic Energy Alliance

• NWDA North West Regional Development Agency
• GONW - Government Office for the North West
• 4NW - Regional Leaders Forum
• EST - Energy Saving Trust
• ESTacs - EST Advice Centres
• NEA National Energy Action
• NW CAN - North West Carbon Action Network

Bringing together North West stakeholders to
reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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What is our role?

• To foster regional identity and unity in the
  domestic sector the North West
• In 2005 stakeholder
• consultation led to the
• production of the
• Low Carbon Housing and
• Fuel Poverty Activity Plan
• Funded by EST, DTI, NWDA

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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The Low Carbon Housing and Fuel Poverty Activity
Plan themes

• Regional communication and coordination
• Targeting and monitoring for LCH and FP in
  housing
• Access sustainable funding
• Encourage installation of microgen and energy
  efficiency
• Encourage development of skills and training
• Integration of LCH and FP into strategies and
  policies

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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What is our role?

• Lead body for Action 7.2 in the North West
  Climate Change Action Plan
• To encourage the installation of microgeneration
  and energy efficiency technologies and maximise
  regional access to financial mechanisms to reduce
  upfront costs for householders including the
  fuel poor.

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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Delivery so far

• Communication and Coordination- rapid
  dissemination of information, workshops,
  consultations, website
• Training and events Sustainable Housing,
  Microgen workshops
• Assisting local authorities
• targeting toolkit
• Promotion of best practice
• case studies, visits

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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Progress on the Activity Plan see nwdea.org.uk
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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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Example of coordination

• Local Area Agreement NI 187
• Indicator includes SAP ratings / Households on
  benefit
• Confusion on methodology
• In the North West -
• NEA / HEON contacts used for information
• GONW hosted meetings very well attended
• HEON provided regular communication / input
• GONW liaison with DEFRA
• EST Advice Centres expertise to run survey for
  baseline
• Coordinated approach in NW set precedent for
  other regions

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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DEA Workplan 2007 -10

• Coordination and management DEA meetings,
  regional and national events, leadership.
• Website expansion ongoing
• Events - Manufacturer, / project visits, meet
  the funder
• Forum - Installers / utilities partnership - with
  EST

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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DEA Workplan 2007 -10

• Local Authority Area Status Report for the North
  West
• Gaps analysis and leading edge activities in
  domestic sector develop priorities in agreement
  with partners
• LCHFP Activity Plan update
• DEA development - Seek stakeholders views

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reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty
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• Annual Conference in March 2009
• www.nwdea.org.uk

Bringing together North West stakeholders to
reduce domestic carbon emissions and eradicate
fuel poverty