Katie delivering an energy efficiency advice stall

Funded nationally by Citizens Advice, the Energy Outreach Project is a collaboration of locally-delivered advice projects, spanning England and Wales.  The project starts each year in summer, and runs through to the end of March. Local organisations can deliver an “Energy Champion” project, and/or a “Regional Energy Lead” project, each contributing to the national targets, in different ways. Energy Projects Plus is pleased to announce we have been successful for bidding for both projects.

Energy Champion
Energy Projects Plus has delivered these Energy Champion projects since 2013. We will attend as many events as possible, delivering energy efficiency advice stall drop-in events, as well as energy efficiency talks to community groups. Attendees can ask our expert Energy Advisors any questions they have about energy bills/keeping warm, take literature on topics of interest, and keep a the pen they use to complete our advice record slip.

If you are planning a community event and you’d like an Energy Champion to attend, contact events@epplus.org

Dom delivering a talk about Condensation, Damp & Mould

Regional Energy Lead
Energy Projects Plus has delivered this project for the past five years, and is pleased to be delivering it again this year. Each region is assigned two Energy Leads. So, while our usual ‘patch’ is Merseyside and Cheshire, for the purposes of Energy Outreach Project, we are a Regional Energy Lead for the whole of the Northwest.

The main function of this role is to deliver training on the topic of energy efficiency to front-line workers (staff and/or volunteers) who engage with potentially vulnerable residents. This training is short (usually an hour), informal, can be delivered face-to-face, or online, and its purpose is to empower individuals who might not normally engage with clients/tenants/members about energy efficiency, to provide some basic advice, and also to know where to refer people for further advice and support.

If you’re interested in receiving an “Affordable Warmth Briefing Session” delivered by one of our trainers, you can view any “open” sessions and book (free) tickets for yourself and your colleagues via our Event Brite page, here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/energy-projects-plus-29600230283. If you have a group of 10 or more people and would like to request an in-house briefing session, please contact training@epplus.org.