Energy Ambassadors
The Energy Ambassadors campaign aims at tackling energy poverty and in helping families in managing their water, heating and electricity consumptions, through the intervention of social workers that will be trained on these issues. It aims at finding solutions for people in difficulty to save energy and money, and to gain other benefits as comfort and health improvement, and last but not least, to improve their social situation.
Through simple actions, following some “golden rules”, households can reduce their energy consumption significantly. Simple methods as to put the lid on the pot when cooking, defrost frozen food in the fridge instead of in the micro wave. These simple efforts can keep a household energy costs low. The money can be used to other part of the households need.
Social workers will be trained to the principles of energy efficiency so that they can reach, teach and advise the public they work with.
It is really motivating to see social workers interested on energy topics while before the training they were a bit reluctant to tackle energy bills as they think they can’t cope with kW and kWh. To keep them fascinated in some way they are periodically send some news, tips and energy grant calls through email.
Through simple actions, following some “golden rules”, households can reduce their energy consumption significantly. Simple methods as to put the lid on the pot when cooking, defrost frozen food in the fridge instead of in the micro wave. These simple efforts can keep a household energy costs low. The money can be used to other part of the households need.
Social workers will be trained to the principles of energy efficiency so that they can reach, teach and advise the public they work with.
It is really motivating to see social workers interested on energy topics while before the training they were a bit reluctant to tackle energy bills as they think they can’t cope with kW and kWh. To keep them fascinated in some way they are periodically send some news, tips and energy grant calls through email.
Our Target Group
Energy Ambassadors target group is the people in a situation of fuel poverty and/or those with low income (unemployed people, elderly people, new immigrants, single parents and those who are at risk of energy poverty).
Those who are being targeted to become Energy Ambassadors are the social actors from local authorites, social or healthcare organisations, social housing organisations, energy providers, owners and tenants (individuals, private and public companies).
Our main objectives
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To implement sustainable and practical solutions to fight againist fuel poverty and generate energy savings in households.
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To duplicate and adapt the French Energy Ambassadors concept; phone advice, home visits, trainings and conferences.
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To train professionals working with the public on energy savings and energy efficiency.
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To enable an exchange of knowledge and experience amoung the Energy Ambassadors and the Consortium partners.
