Vicky is responsible for our energy products and services and works closely with the Re:fit programme, a national energy performance contracting (EPC) framework, working with Welsh Government to deliver local energy initiatives.
RE:FIT Case Studies
Vicky Kingston
22 Dec 2019
Introduction
Read four of our RE:FIT: Case Studies about how Re:fit framework has helped local authorities, Cambridgeshire County Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Sir Harry Smith Community College and Historic buildings City of Cardiff Council.
Energy efficiency and financial savings through Re:fit
RE:FIT is a procurement framework and support service available to all public sector organisations in the UK.
Since 2009 it has been helping organisations to deliver “spend-to-save” environmental retrofit projects that both improve their buildings and, importantly, make substantial guaranteed financial savings.
Conclusion
CASE STUDY 1 : RE:FIT, Cambridgeshire County Council, Park and Ride
Cambridgeshire County Council has already successfully used Re:fit to optimise the energy efficiency of numerous properties and to contract for large-scale renewable energy generation.
These projects will reduce CO2 emissions by more than one million tonnes and produce significant cash benefits.
Cambridgeshire County Council is now using Re:fit to develop a highly innovative solar PV project for a park and ride scheme, which includes the use of battery storage and off-grid energy sales to a local customer.
CASE STUDY 2 : RE:FIT, Huntingdonshire District Council, One Leisure Centres
Huntingdonshire District Council has used the National Re:fit Programme as a partner of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Re:fit project. The aim is to build capacity and skills in the region’s local authorities to bring forward investment into energy efficiency and renewable energy generation projects.
CASE STUDY 3 : RE:FIT, Sir Harry Smith Community College
Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), under an EU-funded scheme, has used the National Re:fit Programme to make guaranteed energy-efficiency savings and improve the condition of its schools across the county.
CASE STUDY 4 : RE:FIT, Historic buildings City of Cardiff Council
City of Cardiff Council is using Re:fit in order to optimise the energy efficiency of certain properties, improve their building performance, reduce CO2 emissions and save money. Re:fit was seen as an ideal approach to tackle historic buildings and demonstrate the ability to make cost-effective improvements, paid for through energy savings, even on a 900-year-old castle.
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