The Merseyside Fuel Poverty Conference takes place on Friday, 19th March 2021 from 1:00pm- 3:30pm, sponsored by British Gas Energy Trust.

This online conference is set to bring together front-line practitioners and experts within the fuel poverty and energy industry to learn from industry experts and create solutions for fuel poverty within our region. 

Starting at 1:00pm with contributions and presentations from:

• Jessica Taplin, Chief Executive, British Gas Energy Trust
• Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
• Peter Owen, Chief Executive, Energy Projects Plus
• Kirsten Horton, BEIS Senior Policy Advisor, Fuel Poverty
• Gearoid Lane, CEO, AgilityEco
• Ed Kingsley, Strategic Housing & Investment, Wirral Council
• Neil Barnes, Deputy Director Future Retail Markets, Ofgem

Presentations will be followed by a panel Q&A session.

Delegates will then be invited to join breakout sessions to meet in smaller groups for collaboration, discussion, and possible solutions on four meaningful topics:

1. Online community engagement
2. Retrofit- TECHNOLOGY barriers
3. Retrofit- FINANCIAL barriers
4. How ‘Green’ are vulnerable clients?

For more information, and to book your tickets visit: 
Merseyside Fuel Poverty Conference Tickets, Fri 19 Mar 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite

Energy Projects Plus’ CEO, Peter Owen, opened the conference, which was attended by over
70 delegates from local authorities, utilities, housing providers, health sector, charities, social enterprises, and private businesses.

First to speak was Rachel Wookey, Environmental Public Health Scientist from Public Health England,
who spoke about the link between Public Health and Fuel Poverty.
Rachel Wookey presentation

Alan Clifford, Fuel Poverty Strategy Lead, Department of Energy & Climate Change spoke on
“Cutting the cost of keeping warm: preparing for a Government Strategy for fuel poverty”
Alan Clifford presentation

Ed Kingsley from Wirral Borough Council spoke
on the “The developing role of Local Authorities”
Ed Kingsley presentation

Ed Matthew, Director of the Energy Bill Revolution spoke
on the work of the Energy Bill Revolution campaign.
Ed Matthew presentation

Steve Lauri from E.ON spoke on
“ECO Obligated suppliers: part of the solution”
Steve Lauri presentation

Question and Answer session with all guest speakers.

Energy Projects Plus is hosting its 2^nd annual Merseyside Fuel Poverty Conference on Wednesday 1st October 2014, from 9.15am – 3.30pm at Liverpool Cathedral.

Bringing together representatives from key organisations and sectors across Merseyside including local authorities, utilities, housing providers, health sector, charities, social enterprises, and private businesses the conference will provide an important opportunity to influence the future approach on fuel poverty at both a national and local level. 

Speakers include:

• Alan Clifford, Fuel Poverty Strategy Lead, Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)
• Rachel Wookey, Environmental Public Health Scientist, Public Health England
• Steve Lauri, Business Development Account Manager, Energy Efficiency, E.ON UK
• Ed Matthew, Director, Energy Bill Revolution
• Ed Kingsley, Principal Housing Strategy Officer, Wirral Council

Issues covered will include the impact of fuel poverty on public health, the role of utilities in achieving a lasting reduction in fuel poverty, and the potential for a national energy efficiency programme that also brings the promise of sustainable employment to areas of need.

The conference will also provide an important opportunity to hear directly about the Government’s proposed Fuel Poverty Strategy and speak directly to DECC as part of their consultation process. Workshop sessions will discuss some of the key questions contained within the Government’s consultation document and enable Merseyside to feed back important issues directly to the DECC Team responsible for finalising the strategy.

The conference is free to attend, but numbers are limited, so please save the date in your diaries and confirm your attendance on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/merseyside-fuel-poverty-conference-tickets-12850673711 as soon as possible.

Energy Projects Plus hosted its 2^nd annual Merseyside Fuel Poverty Conference at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on Wednesday 1st October 2014.

The conference was attended by 70 delegates who heard from a mix of great speakers, experts in their respective fields:

• Alan Clifford, Fuel Poverty Strategy Lead, Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)
• Rachel Wookey, Environmental Public Health Scientist, Public Health England
• Steve Lauri, Business Development Account Manager, Energy Efficiency, E.ON UK
• Ed Matthew, Director, Energy Bill Revolution
• Ed Kingsley, Principal Housing Strategy Officer, Wirral Council

The primary aim of the conference was to bring together key stakeholders in the fight against fuel poverty, which continues to be a significant issue across Merseyside, creating the opportunity to influence local and national plans as they are being developed.

The conference was attended by a cross-section of stakeholders that included local authorities, utilities, housing providers, health sector, charities, social enterprises, and private businesses.

Alan Clifford, from DECC, said

“It was great to be invited and meet so many people clearly concerned about fuel poverty, and wanting to help make a difference. It was also good to hear so many ideas being generated and nuggets of insight and expertise being shared. As I said, the forthcoming Strategy is just one step in the process, and we look forward to continuing to work with you – formally and informally – as we shape the next generation of fuel poverty policies.”            

Following the morning plenary session, delegates participated in highly interactive discussions to share opinions on a response to some key questions asked by the Government’s consultation on their proposed fuel poverty strategy.

Feedback from delegates has been extremely positive with overwhelming confirmation of the value of the conference. One delegate commented,

“It brings expertise together and allows us to meet others and share ideas and information”

Building on the positive feedback from the conference we intend hosting the 3^rd annual conference in early Autumn 2015, enabling us to build it around emerging themes of the new Government and the published fuel poverty strategy.

For more information on the event contact:

Ellie Abernethy

Project Manager 0151 637 3686

ellie.abernethy@epplus.org