Changing Communities
through
Practical Energy Efficiency
Pamela Storey –Executive Chairman
Huntly Energy Efficiency Trust
HEET Presentation
History and Purpose of HEET
 Community Retrofit Programmes
 The Curtain Bank – HEET’s new initiative
 Challenges and Opportunities
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Bringing the economic, employment, health, social and
environmental benefits of energy efficiency to our communities
The purpose of HEET is to use
energy efficiency as a basis to
provide good health and well being
throughout our communities,
creating together a strong, viable and
progressive organisation
Making Energy Efficiency Happen!
Community Retrofit Programmes
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Established teams in Huntly, Hamilton and Pukekohe
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Impact of HEET by June 2007
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Energy Efficiency measures in 5000 homes
3000 full house retrofits
Up to 17,762,000 kWh saved per annum
11,000 tonnes of avoided CO2 emissions per annum
Up to $3.8 M is energy & health savings per annum
With over 130,000 pre-1980 homes and over 64,000
low income homes in HEET’s service area there is
significant scope for growth
The Curtain Bank
• Over 600 pairs of curtains
donated
• 60 families helped in 2 month
pilot season
• Sponsored by
Challenges and Opportunities
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Funding – a constant struggle
Highly contested
 Govt contracts require substantial co-funding
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Opportunities
Solar Hot Water Heating
 HERS Scheme
 Clean Air & Home Heating
 Energy Efficient Community Network (EECN)
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“The company is more than a
mere economic entity; it is also a
social institution through which
people acting together can
achieve meaningful purpose.”
C A Bartlett and S Ghoshal (2002), Building
Competitive Advantage Through People