We we joined by Colin James, the Sussex Energy Saving Partnership Programme Executive, who gave an excellent overview about the scheme and the benefits that is has delivered for West Sussex County Council.

1. Low Carbon Schools and
Community Energy Conference
Colin James
SESP Programme Executive
5th March 2014

2. The Sussex Energy Saving Partnership
(SESP)
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3. Our vision for Sussex
• Energy use reduced: warmer homes and lower
energy bills for all residents
• Carbon emissions reduced: target 50% by 2025
• Health & wellbeing improved for vulnerable older,
young, disabled and fuel poor residents
• Local economy strengthened: jobs created and
safeguarded, training and apprenticeships

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Implementing SESP
First projects to gain experience and build confidence
in the supply chain
 Investment grade audits of WSCC buildings
– detailed specialist surveys,
– potential for renewables included
– retrofit plan for each building, basis of the investment
decision
– diverse funding sources
– integrate with planned maintenance where possible
– better working conditions as well as lower consumption
Other SESP partners to join IGA programme after
pilot phase

5. Implementing SESP in schools
 Similar investment grade audits to our other
buildings
 Good solar PV and biomass heating potential
 Governors and school management develop work
programme with SESP
 integrate with other maintenance/upgrades
 pay-as-you-save for loans
 better learning environment
 ‘Green Shoots’ educational support for schools
and community outreach
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6. Implementing SESP - solar
 Solar PV
– key part of SESP strategy
– at all scales from household to community
buildings, large roofs and solar farms
– support to social housing residents
– varied financing models
 Solar thermal
– where finance available from householder
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7. Implementing SESP at home
 Household offer
– social housing, private rented and owner
occupied
– first offer was to fuel poor households using
HHCRO ECO funding
– aim for whole house treatment: ‘fit for 2050’
– pilot first with our staff and early enquiries
– use Green Deal process and all incentives
– tailor offer to the type of household
– use FiT and domestic RHI payments as part of
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8. Complementary projects
 DECC Green Deal Communities
– promotes area based approach
– solid wall insulation focus, ECO and Green Deal
funding
– announcement from DECC any day now?
 Community Energy Peer Mentoring
– 10 community energy projects supported
– mentoring by successful existing projects
e.g. Ovesco
– over next year ending with new groups raising
funding for first projects
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9. Finance for energy saving
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WSCC Kickstart, £2m
PWLB through LEP, £66m
ECO
Green Deal
SESP partner investment
Self finance
DECC & other
government initiatives