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Ben Coulter – Energy Consultant. Save energy, save money, improve wellbeing. Energy efficiency – why bother?. Residents’ wellbeing – key priority, but thermal comfort is getting more expensive to achieve Increased cost (energy prices and taxes) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Save energy, save money, improve wellbeing

Save energy, save money, improve wellbeing

Ben Coulter – Energy Consultant

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Energy efficiency – why bother?

• Residents’ wellbeing – key priority, but thermal comfort is getting more expensive to achieve

• Increased cost (energy prices and taxes)

• Traditionally poorly managed, so lots of scope for savings

• Legislation/ consumer driven need to measure and reduce your carbon footprint

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• Gain a competitive commercial advantage• Free help and support to improve your

organisation’s resource efficiency and save money • Tailored site visit to help you identify, quantify

and achieve savings• Recognition of your involvement by the Local

Authority

Your opportunity?

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How much could you save?

In the HCC programme so far, £13,500 per home

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Energy efficiency: a bottom line saving

• A company makes a £13,500 bottom line saving. If the company has a 8% profit margin, what percentage increase in turnover would be needed to achieve the same £13,500 bottom line benefit?

• Answer = £168,750 = How many beds in your home?

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on billsEnergy use in care homes

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Heating system - controls

• Hot water temperatures – too hot?• Avoid overheating - every 1°C of overheating

increases your heating bill by 8%• Zonal heating – only heat where it’s needed• Correctly positioned thermostats• Optimisers• TRVs – are they working for you?• Maintenance for efficiency

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Heat retention

Building element % heat loss

Walls 33

Windows 26

Roof 10

Floor 11

Ventilation 20

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Heat retention

• Loft/ roof insulation• Wall insulation• Draught proofing and seals• Install door closers• Draught lobby

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Financial incentives

• Carbon Trust Interest Free Loan• Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs)• Feed-in tariffs (FITs)• Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

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Energy - summary

• Expect to reduce energy consumption by 10% without significant expenditure

• Need to look at accurate consumption data• Identify wasteful uses of energy • Action plan to prioritise measures• Monitor to verify effectiveness

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HCC’s energy efficiency project savingsCompany reference Cost saving (£) CO2 savings (tonnes) Cost of action

1 £5,478 27.2 £3,0642 £4,094 24 £2,5003 £7,225 66.6 £2,2404 £16,664 103 £3,1405 £31,840 185 £10,6166 £15,506 99.5 £5,9007 £19,696 116 £12,0008 £14,381 116.7 £17,7969 £7,326 44.5 £4,960

Total £122,210 782.5 £62,216Saving per company £13,579 87 £6,913

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We will;• Review your organisation’s bills• Identify opportunities for savings• Advise on relevant solutions/ technologies• Advise on financial incentives (FiT/ RHI)• Summarise all of the above in a concise, impartial,

confidential report – free of charge• Booking form available today, or;• Contact Mark Housden, Supplier Manager at

Hertfordshire County Council at [email protected]