www.southwark.gov.uk heca activities in southwark charlotte maddison the energy team

www.southwark.gov.uk

HECA ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHWARK

Charlotte Maddison

The Energy Team


Over view

• Population 244,866

• Dwellings 117,039– private sector 50%– HA 11%– council stock 39%

• Homes served by DH 22,000 of which CHP: 1,800


Stock profile and energy efficiency performance

• Average SAP– Council 63– Private 52– Private rented 49– HA 62

• Improvement in EE to date 17.27% (baseline figure 9,232,815 GJ)


The Energy Team (proposal)

• Team of 6 - ESM, ESO (HECA officer), Admin support, EM, PEMO, Technical Assistant

• Delivering HECA and energy management function based in Housing Department

• Current all posts vacant apart from ESO


Resources and commitment

• Capital and revenue budgets

• Current capital budget ₤300k

• High level profile because of BVPI63

• Some commitment but Decent Homes takes priority

• High level Member interest


Current activities

• PLEASE

• EAP

• HelpCo

• HelpCo Tenants

• Warm Front/Coldbusters

• Eco-Box

• Concerto (EU Bid)


Renewables projects

• Renewal areas

• PV/Solar

• Rain water harvesting

• Turbines

• “Eco” refurbishment


Monitoring progress

• UNO database

• Linked to APEX (Decent Homes database)

• Regular updates used to inform and calculate SAP figure

• Can also be used as investment tool


Monitoring progress

• HECA annual report

• Annual survey (10,000) analysed through UNO

• No data for HA

• Use a joint UNO/ HECA spreadsheet method for percentage improvements

• Council stock data from APEX and separate heating database


External funding

• EEC - just signed up 5 areas (of 8) to EEC funders (British Gas/Osborne Energy and contractors own choice)

• EU bid ₤1.7m for Concerto

• Funding from SE London Partnership Board (Coldbusters)


Main partners

• British Gas

• Osborne Energy

• CEN

• SEA (Sustainable Energy Action)

• KEMA (EU bid co-ordinators)

• GLEEN

• EAGA


Strengths and weaknesses, problems and conflicts

• Big budget - no staff

• Decent Homes vs. sustainability

• Lack of accurate data re Fuel Poverty

• Limited tools especially for “able to pay”

• Plus side - committed, interested staff, solid expert resource


Continued

• Issues creeping up the agenda

• Corporate lead on Climate Change Strategy

• Aim to retain council stock


Future projects

• Eco-box scheme

• Council tax scheme

• Website launch

• HECA review

• Finally, any questions?

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