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Community Based Retrofitting

Energy Action Fuel Poverty. Community Based Retrofitting. 8.2.2010 Jay Stuart DW EcoCo. Fuel Poverty. Solution to fuel poverty a deep retrofit of the housing stock. Whole ‘house as a system’ approach to retrofitting essential.

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Community Based Retrofitting

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  1. Energy Action Fuel Poverty Community Based Retrofitting 8.2.2010 Jay Stuart DW EcoCo

  2. Fuel Poverty Solution to fuel poverty a deep retrofit of the housing stock. Whole ‘house as a system’ approach to retrofitting essential. A systems approach to the retrofitting industry to understand its development.

  3. Why retrofitting isn’t happening . . . • Trusted, reliable information • Accurate energy savings estimates • Human behaviour > rebound effect • High transaction costs and complexity of organising a good retrofit > one stop shop • Access to affordable financing options • Consumer protection > Defects liability insurance

  4. Financial Information

  5. Energy Efficiency Trust A Not-for-Profit organisation • Trusted, reliable information • Accurate energy saving estimates • Trusted reliable information on sources of private capital • Develop innovative funding options • Reduce cost of financing by reducing risk of investment • A new operational methodology for estimating energy use based on ex post facto information ( billed or monitored) and statistical analysis of database • Reduce transaction costs • Provide services to public, landlords and the retrofitting industry • Defects Liability Insurance scheme Inspired by successful model of Efficiency Vermont and similar organisations in America and Canada

  6. Strategy 1: Create a national and regional database of empirical energy use information using the billed or monitored energy use protocols to develop a software system that provides accurate energy use estimates. Statistical analysis of database.

  7. Strategy 2: Create an Efficiency Trust Credit Union to provide a range of innovative financing options and products to suit changing market and retrofit industry conditions. Develop relationships with existing credit unions.

  8. Strategy 3: Work with existing local organisations to establish a national network of representatives of The Trust to make the information available to the public via trusted community and local sources. Energy Agencies, community groups, Transition Town initiatives, GAA

  9. Business Plan • Services to public: assessments, arranging retrofit finance, organising tenders, QA inspections, • Sales of information from database • Work with energy supply companies to meet their obligations under EDRT • Sales of ‘negawats’ • Software sales to contractors, HA’s, credit unions, banks • Innovative financing plans • Training • EU research projects and funding • Funding

  10. Renewable Energy Roadmap for the Clonakilty District Community Based Renewable Energy Systems Demand Reduction Scenarios

  11. Biomass and Animal Waste • Potential of 4 million m3 methane output = 20% energy demand • 130,000 m3/yr energy grade timber output from forestry within 50 km radius would provide 100% of the heat energy demand

  12. Renewable Energy Potential RE resource is 15 times the current demand !

  13. Conclusions • Energy mapping useful first step in identifying and quantifying demand and supply • A useful community tool for raising awareness and focusing discussion • Detailed financial analysis and business plans is the real work that is needed to demonstrate economic viability • Reducing demand by retrofitting more cost effective than developing RE supplies • Community based organisations can be effective in increasing the rate of retrofitting and in developing local energy networks • ‘Efficiency Trust’ type organisation required to implement and complement work by the public sector

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