save energy, save money, improve wellbeing

Save energy, save money, improve wellbeing

Ben Coulter – Energy Consultant

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

• 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?

How much could you save?

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

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?

on billsEnergy use in care homes

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

Heat retention

Building element % heat loss

Walls 33

Windows 26

Roof 10

Floor 11

Ventilation 20

Heat retention

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

Financial incentives

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

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

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

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 mark.housden@hertscc.gov.uk