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Water in our homes Andrew Tucker Water Strategy Manager Energy Saving Trust

Water in our homes Andrew Tucker Water Strategy Manager Energy Saving Trust. CO 2 emissions: water use at home. Source: EST & EA (2009). Water use at home: energy and CO 2. Domestic Energy Consumption. Domestic CO2 Emissions.

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Water in our homes Andrew Tucker Water Strategy Manager Energy Saving Trust

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  1. Water in our homesAndrew TuckerWater Strategy ManagerEnergy Saving Trust

  2. CO2 emissions: water use at home Source: EST & EA (2009)

  3. Water use at home: energy and CO2 Domestic Energy Consumption Domestic CO2 Emissions Source: Domestic Consumption in the UK (BERR) 2006, with 2009 EST CO2

  4. Only 8% people are aware that their water use contributes to their energy bill

  5. Water Energy Calculator (WEC) The UK’s most comprehensive tool which: • Helps customers link their water use to energy/carbon/ money • Provides customers with household-specific results & advice • Integrates into any organisation’s website and brand • Simple, flexible and engagement tool available: • online tool + on going support • retains customers’ water use and savings data • software tool + on going support • retains customers’ water use and savings data • in house tool • call centre or home visit tool

  6. Water Energy Calculator (WEC)

  7. Water efficient business Steps to Sustainable Water Use Most businesses can reduce their water use with a few simple steps. Our 5 Step Plan Measuring how much you use Tackling leaks and excess water pressure Reducing how much water you use Changing water use behaviours Monitoring savings and celebrating success

  8. All of our business customers have a measured supply. This helps to calculate consumption and benchmark you site’s water use. New Smart Metering Use of AMR to get real time data & management

  9. Leaky pipes on a customer’s property are their responsibility. We help you to find them and fix them. Water Audits Identify points of water use Carry out a Water Mass Balance Use to identify leakage and wastage Facilitate appropriate remedies and fixes Examples:

  10. Reducing water use for business is a combination of installing free devices and taking a holistic look at your water use and behaviours

  11. Each year we visit business customers to share the water efficiency message and we support employee engagement. You may have seen us at your workplace….

  12. Many of our customers find that by being water efficient also helps them to reduce their energy costs. It’s a win win! Examples of water savings

  13. Water in our homes: raising the profile • 2009 • 2009 - 2011 • 2009

  14. Combining water and energy efficiency EU Life+

  15. EU Life+ Project: Main Findings • ‘top tips’ style advice through light touch methods (phone and mail) resulted in little increase in water saving awareness or behaviour change • The tailored in-home approaches, provided a better quality of advice, and resulted in increases in water – energy awareness and actual behavioural change • Greater benefit for householders when advice is combined with device installation (aerated taps, water efficient shower heads, etc) • Greater benefit for customer when combining water and energy efficiency advice and retrofit - integrated customer engagement approach • More cost effective delivery method

  16. Water: raising the profile • 2012 • 2012

  17. EST Foundation

  18. At Home with Water • >100,000 households used Water Energy Calculator (as at 1st Jan 2013) • More than 86,000 homes’ datasets analysed • Biggest GB domestic water use dataset on water devices/behaviours #athomewithwater

  19. At Home with Water Water consumption by use

  20. At Home with Water Breakdown comparison of average household energy and water bills

  21. At Home with Water Water-related ‘eco’ measures in metered and unmetered households

  22. Our challenge, Your challenge

  23. Every business?

  24. Every home?

  25. Every Londoner ?

  26. Thank you

  27. The UK’s most comprehensive tool which: • Helps customers link their water use to energy/carbon/ money • Provides customers with household-specific results & advice • Integrates into any organisation’s website and brand • Simple, flexible and engagement tool available: • online tool + on going support • retains customers’ water use and savings data • software tool + on going support • retains customers’ water use and savings data • in house tool • call centre or home visit tool

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