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19/09/2002
Derry to benefit from free energy efficiency measures
Foyle Regional Energy Agency has launched a new offensive on fuel poverty in the north-west.
The launch of the Foyle Community Energy Efficiency Programme (FCEEP) represents is a £1.2 million inter-agency initiative aimed at designated areas of the Derry City Council area.
It is estimated that up to 170,000 households in Northern Ireland may be at risk of fuel poverty and that 600 people per year die from its effects. Fuel poverty comes about through a combination of low income, poor home energy efficiency and high fuel costs where people need to spend more than 10% of their income on energy to maintain an adequate standard of warmth in their homes.
The FCEEP programme is now available in Creggan, Bogside, Brandywell, the Fountain, Rosemount, Hazelbank, Ballymagroarty, Shantallow, Strand, Bonds Street, Kilfennan, Irish Street, Top of the Hill, Lower Waterside and Claudy. It is open to all homeowners as well as private and public rented tenants in the designated areas. Unlike other programmes, it is not confined to those on benefits and everyone can benefit to some extent.
Home improvements can include the installation of an oil-fired central heating system, upgrades to existing heating systems, cavity wall and loft insulation, draught proofing, reflective radiator panels and low energy lightbulbs. Installation work is carried out by approved installers and is completely free.
The benefits of the programme will be less fuel poverty, more disposable income for hard-pressed families, fewer deaths from the cold or cold related illnesses, less wastage of energy and so ultimately cleaner air due to lower levels of CO2 emissions.
(GMcG)
The launch of the Foyle Community Energy Efficiency Programme (FCEEP) represents is a £1.2 million inter-agency initiative aimed at designated areas of the Derry City Council area.
It is estimated that up to 170,000 households in Northern Ireland may be at risk of fuel poverty and that 600 people per year die from its effects. Fuel poverty comes about through a combination of low income, poor home energy efficiency and high fuel costs where people need to spend more than 10% of their income on energy to maintain an adequate standard of warmth in their homes.
The FCEEP programme is now available in Creggan, Bogside, Brandywell, the Fountain, Rosemount, Hazelbank, Ballymagroarty, Shantallow, Strand, Bonds Street, Kilfennan, Irish Street, Top of the Hill, Lower Waterside and Claudy. It is open to all homeowners as well as private and public rented tenants in the designated areas. Unlike other programmes, it is not confined to those on benefits and everyone can benefit to some extent.
Home improvements can include the installation of an oil-fired central heating system, upgrades to existing heating systems, cavity wall and loft insulation, draught proofing, reflective radiator panels and low energy lightbulbs. Installation work is carried out by approved installers and is completely free.
The benefits of the programme will be less fuel poverty, more disposable income for hard-pressed families, fewer deaths from the cold or cold related illnesses, less wastage of energy and so ultimately cleaner air due to lower levels of CO2 emissions.
(GMcG)
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