NHWE

NHWE is ECODES flagship programme to tackle energy poverty and improve the energy efficiency of low-income households. The program was launched in 2013 to empower vulnerable families, social workers and welfare organisations working with them by transferring knowledge and tools to save on their energy bills, improve the comfort of their homes and reduce CO2 emissions. How? The program offers information, diagnosis and personalized advice to understand and reduce energy bills, learn responsible consumption habits and access social tariffs. It also channels funding and implements energy efficiency measures in low-income households (energy saving kits, shallow renovations, RREE) and raise awareness on available subsidies and funding programs to finance low-performing building renovations. The transfer of knowledge to vulnerable consumers is carried out through different tools and channels: energy advice points, home visits, on-line energy management tools, workshops, brochures and posters and corporate and citizen volunteering programmes. Solutions provided: 1. On-line tools to assess and manage energy poverty and domestic energy consumption Web: information and resources (data, agenda, documents, news) Interactive map with subsidies and energy poverty action plans. On-line questionnaire for energy efficiency self-diagnostic: “I WANT TO SAVE” ENERSOC: software for social management and energy assessment of vulnerable consumers. 2. Action programs to alleviate energy poverty: - Workshops and training (for vulnerable families, social workers and volunteers) - Individualised energy audits and assessment through our Energy Advisory Desks and Site visits - Channel funding & implementation of energy saving measures and housing renovations. Citizen and corporate volunteering programs - Awareness-raising campaigns - Impact evaluation of energy poverty action plans 3. Networking and advocacy to drive ambitious policies and regulations to tackle energy poverty.