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North East Best PracticeWarm Zones
Colin White
Energy Officer
Newcastle City Council
The Warm Zone Approach• 5 Pilot Zones launched 2001 across England• Each Warm Zone is an independent entity, controlled by
a central not-for-profit company (Warm Zones Ltd)• Systematic structured street by street assessment• A strategic zone approach, allowing more effective ward
marketing, targeting & street level participation• Multi-disciplinary approach with national and local
partners. • The co-ordination of different Fuel Poverty and Energy
Efficiency schemes.• Delivery driven
• Stockton (Transco / BGT)
• Northumberland (npower)
• Redcar & Cleveland (Transco / BGT)
• Newcastle (Transco / Scottish Power)
• Gateshead (Transco / Scottish Power) Project currently under development
Other Zones and Associated Projects
• Hull (npower)
• Sandwell (npower)
• Newham (EDF)
• East London (EDF)
• Neath Port Talbot (Transco Warm Wales/npower)
• Beat the Cold: Stoke/N. Staffs (Renew)Project currently under development
North East Warm Zones
Stockton Facts
• Original pilot zone 2001: 3 year project
• Stockton on Tees BC area: 73,000 homes
• 51,000 assessments completed
• 15,052 homes improved
• £340,000 in extra benefits delivered
• The most successful of the 5 pilot models
• Work continuing in the “Comfort Zone”
Northumberland Facts• Original pilot zone 2001: 3 year project• Northumberland CC + six 2nd tier Councils,
rural :136,000 homes• 67,333 assessments completed at March 05• 13,430 homes improved• £131,000 in extra benefits delivered• Major geographical & partnership challenges• Warm Zone work continuing• Developing multi-agency approach
Redcar & Cleveland Facts
• Spin off from Stockton: 2002 for 3 years• Redcar & Cleveland BC: 58,000 homes• 44,187 assessments completed• 12,234 homes improved• £749,000 in extra benefits delivered• ESF trainee project – Contractor placement• Additional measures – Central heating & Solar
Water • Linkage with separate able to pay scheme• Post Warm Zone to be decided
Newcastle Facts
• Launched 2004: 4 year project
• Newcastle City Council area: 120,000 homes
• All tenures including an ‘Able to Pay’ scheme
• 10,795 completed assessments to March 05
• 3,539 homes improved to March 05
• £260,000 in extra benefits delivered
• Integrated ESF trainee project
Newcastle Background• Multiple funding sources:
ScottishPower, Transco, Newcastle City Council, Your Homes Newcastle, NRF, New Deal for Communities, Health Through Warmth, EST, ERDF, + others under progress
• 30 ‘back-to-work’ ESF trainees employed each year• Enhancing & partnering existing projects• Benefits checks, claims support advice & home visits• Able to pay scheme • Central heating grants• Health survey• Revisiting wards to maximise penetration• Expanding partnership remit
Gateshead Developments
• Prospective new WZ in Gateshead: 2005
• Gateshead Council area: 89,727 homes
• Development by GC, GHC, Transco & WZL
• Preferred EEC partner (ScottishPower)
• Business plan for GC approval in May
• All tenures including ‘Able to Pay’ scheme
• Target start date: October 2005
Summary Launch Years
Run to date
Housing Stock
Assessed to date
Homes improved* to date
Measures* investmentto date
£
Stockton 2001 3 73,000 51,000 15,052 11,438,000(Incl. major CH scheme with SBC)
Northumberland 2001 4 136,000 67,000 13,4303,858,000
Redcar & Cleveland
2002 3 58,000 44, 000 12,234 3,749,492
Newcastle 2004 1 120,000 11,000 3,539 1,060,000
Gateshead(under development)
2005 - 90,000 - - -
Totals - Average 4 years
477,000 173,000 44,255 20,105,492
* Note: Improved includes insulation & heating but excludes CFLs
WZs in the NE: Conclusions• All NE WZs a major improvement over ‘BAU’• Draws in significant additional funding • Able to enhance existing schemes• Adaptable to local circumstances• Best results where LA /WZ partnership is strong• WZ not panacea for Fuel Poverty and HECA• Post WZ requires planning • WZ principle of structured strategic approach has
a significant impact
Warm Zone Contact Details
www.warmzones.co.uk
Colin White
Newcastle City Council