1. Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION The energy savers Interleuven

2. Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION Objectives Free screening of the ‘energy situation’ of a house, during which the resident receives energy saving tips and some energy saving materials are installed. Only for residents with lower income.

3. Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION Methodology Training and supporting lower educated and longterm unemployed to implement energy saving interventions.  The energy savers Energy scans: - Together with the resident he checks the energy bill - For each room the resident receives helpful tips - Where useful the scanner puts energy saving materials - He informs and discusses the use of insulation - cost-benefit- grants - Delivers an energy report to the resident Implementing the results of scan: e.g. attic and floor insulation

4. Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION Lessons and barriers  reaching socially vulnerable people is a job on its own !  cooperation with other actors creates interesting opportunities & good results  GREAT DEPENDENCE ON GOVERNMENT FUNDING = VULNERABILITY (customer readiness for payment for the energy check is low) Financial resources  Grants/funding of DNO per performed scan  Fiscal advantage for energy efficient retrofitting  Owner pays a part of interventions

5. Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION Actors  Distribution network operators (DNO) Gives addresses of households – gives funding/grants  Local authorities Gives addresses of households – gives funding/grants  Energy savers Performs energyscans – implements energy saving interventions  Households implements energy saving interventions

6. Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION THANK YOU Contacts: Interleuven www.interleuven.be Stefan.kempeneers@interleuven.be Geert.keldermans@interleuven.be Sylvie.van.den.boeynants@interleuven.be Empowering Covenant of Mayors Coordinators and Supporters to assist municipalities in implementing and monitoring their Sustainable Energy Action Plan WWW.MAYORSINACTION.EU #MAYORSINACTION www.kringwinkelhageland.be Klaas.winter@kringwinkelhageland.be Contacts: Kringwinkel Hageland