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You are here: Home > News > Evaluation of the Community Energy Saving Programme Evaluation of the Community Energy Saving ProgrammeDECC commissioned CAG Consultants, Ipsos MORI and the Buildings Research Establishment to undertake a ‘live’ evaluation the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). The aim of the evaluation was to determine whether CESP was meeting its objectives and provide evidence to inform future energy efficiency policy design and implementation. The report, published in October 2011, sets out the key findings and conclusions from two of the evaluation’s three research streams: a process research stream and a householder experience research stream. The third research stream, a physical monitoring programme conducted by BRE, is ongoing and will conclude in 2012. CESP is an energy saving programme funded by an obligation on energy suppliers and electricity generators. It has the twin objectives of significantly reducing the fuel bills of low-income households across Great Britain and improving the energy efficiency of the existing housing stock in order to reduce the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions. CESP was designed to achieve these objectives through three key principles: local partnership working; a whole house, intensive approach; and low income targeting. The obligation began in October 2009 and will continue until December 2012. Around 100 schemes were initially expected, benefiting around 90,000 homes and saving nearly 2.9m tonnes of CO2 emissions over the lifetime of the measures. To read the report click here. You can find out more information about CESP on the DECC website. For more information about the project, contact Denny Gray on 0208 870 3050 or dg@cagconsult.co.uk.
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