ALIenergy Affordable Warmth - Measuring Change

This project is led by Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Energy Agency (ALIenergy), in partnership with Home Energy Scotland and in collaboration with a network of local organisations supporting clients in vulnerable situations, including foodbanks, health and social care providers, housing associations, and other charities, which refer clients into the service. 

This project will build on ALIenergy’s existing Energy Redress funded projects in Argyll & Bute and Highland, which are already delivering home energy advice across this large, mostly remote rural area. Fuel poverty levels in this area are some of the highest in the UK due to bad weather, low incomes, poor housing, and lack of mains gas across much of the region, leading to widespread reliance on more expensive heating types. 

This project will allow in-depth monitoring of all measurable impacts resulting from the full range of support measures provided by ALIenergy to energy consumers in vulnerable situations. An external evaluator will be engaged to produce a detailed Social Return on Investment report, analysing existing data alongside gathering new survey data from their extensive client base of thousands of clients assisted through current and previous Energy Redress funded activities, including evaluation of health and wellbeing outcomes. 

Twenty example clients will be selected for extremely detailed individual support, monitoring and case study reporting, including comprehensive baseline data, temperature and humidity monitoring, behavioural changes, energy usage and costs, comfort levels, health and wellbeing indicators. Learnings will be used to review and improve procedures, and to generate and share best practice.