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黑料吃瓜网 team recognised at National Wales Energy Efficiency Regional Awards 2020/21
Published: 21/09/2021
黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Domestic Energy Efficiency team performed well at the recent Energy Efficiency Regional Awards, scooping four excellent results.
The team was awarded first place for Regional Vulnerable Customer Support Campaigner of the Year for their project 鈥楥risis Fund鈥�.聽 This project supported vulnerable households who would otherwise struggle to heat their homes.聽 The team will continue to work with registered social landlords and community energy groups to encourage others to replicate the fund in their respective local areas.
The team also achieved the following accolades:聽 聽
鈥� 2020 Regional Small Scale Project of the Year Award (Projects below 250K) 鈥� Warm Homes Assistance Contract鈥� 鈥� Highly Commended.
鈥� 2020 Regional Large Scale Project of the Year Award (Projects above 250K) 鈥淔it for 黑料吃瓜网鈥� 鈥� Highly Commended
鈥� 2020 Regional or Local Authority Body of the Year Award聽 - Commended
The 鈥榃arm Homes Assistance Contract鈥� is the first commercial contract with Wales and West Utilities and has the potential to support 7800 fuel poor homes.
The 鈥淔it for 黑料吃瓜网鈥� project was funded by the Warm Homes Fund and involved the insulation of Air Source Heat Pumps, resulting in cost savings and a reduction in carbon dioxide.聽聽
For the 2020 Regional or Local Authority Body of the Year聽Award, 黑料吃瓜网 was commended for overall efforts in delivering energy efficient projects.聽
黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Leader, Councillor Ian Roberts, said:
鈥淚 am delighted to hear 黑料吃瓜网 has, once again, been recognised at these awards.聽 These are fantastic projects making grass root changes to residents in 黑料吃瓜网, saving money and providing warmer more environmentally sustainable homes.聽
鈥淚t is increasingly important that 黑料吃瓜网 homes are efficiently heated.聽 Making the best use of our renewable energy is not only cost saving for 黑料吃瓜网 residents but is also facilitating the significant reduction of C02 when making the switch from Oil to Air Source heating.鈥澛�
The team nominated Clwyd Alyn for the 2020/21 Regional Housing Association or Landlord of the Year Award and they achieved highly commended.