This document outlines objectives and strategies for an energy action group to help member organizations reduce energy costs and consumption. The key objectives are to provide a free service to members, help lower running costs through group buying, share best practices, and provide advisory services and access to efficient technology. The group will work to synchronize contract end dates, conduct a reverse auction for competitive quotes, and recommend locking in minimum two-year contracts. Technologies promoted for energy efficiency include boiler management, lighting upgrades, and renewable energy sources. Charities are also reminded that many may be overpaying VAT and eligible for rebates of up to three years worth of overpayments totaling around £100 million across the UK.

1. Our Key Objectives
• A free service to Members
• Help members reduce their running costs through buying
together
• Help members reduce their Energy Consumption
• Share best practice
• Provide an advisory service for members on Energy Efficiency
and Energy Generation with access to the best technology in
the market place.

2. The Energy Hierarchy

3. Three key issues:-
• 1. The cost of supply
• 2. Generating Negawatts
• 3. Generating Kilowatts

4. Energy – Long Term Trends

5. The State of the Network
• Some Trusts unaware that Charities are excluded from the
Climate Change Levy and pay VAT at 5% and not 20%
• Some Trusts are on deemed rates
• Some Trusts have been rolled into new contracts
• Some Trusts are extremely well managed and utilise a broker
service, have had an energy audit, installed energy saving
devices and installed renewable energy equipment.

6. How much is too much? (electricity)

7. How to purchase energy
Typical
savings
of 10%
Expected
further
savings
of 10%
to 15%
1. Renew with your current supplier
2. Use a consultant or broker
3. Join the Energy Basket

8. ACTION
on
ENERGY
GROUP
BUYING
RECYCLE
REVENUE
MONITOR &
METER
ENERGY
REDUCTION
Ideally all
savings
recycled and
used to fund
future energy
saving
initiatives
A wide range of
gas, electricity,
and water
devices will help
your
organisation
reduce its
energy demand

9. The Process
• Provide a letter of authority, and energy supply information
• Get competitive quotes which co-terminate on September 30th 2013 or
2014
• Synchronised contract end dates
• The Reverse Auction will happen in early June
• Quotes will be valid for a period of 48 hours
• Individual organisations will be asked to sign contracts within this period
• We will be recommending locking in at least a minimum two year contract

10. Energy Efficient Technologies
• Gas, oil or LPG Boiler Management Systems
• Voltage Optimisers
• Replace bulbs with LED Systems
• Water Saving Devices
• Install zone controls for heating
• Install smart meters
Energy Generating Technology
• Wood Pellet Boilers
• Solar Thermal and Thermal Dynamic Systems
• Solar PV
• Wind and Water Turbines

11. To Join the Energy Action Group or for more information please contact:-
Ken Shaw
E: kenshaw@dtawales.org.uk
Mob: 07771903270

12. £100 million wrapped up for charities in
energy VAT clause
A third of the UK's 180,000 Registered
Charities are paying too much for their energy,
unaware that they qualify for a reduced VAT
rate of 5% and could be in line for rebates
worth £100 million.
According to the business price comparison
service - 'Make It Cheaper' - charities will have
made a collective VAT overpayment of £22.6
million on their electricity bills alone in 2010,
plus a further £8.5 million on Climate Change
Levy (CCL) payments from which they are also
exempt2.
Charities that have been overpaying VAT and
CCL can claim a rebate of up to three years -
see our energy guide for charities for more
information. The Regal Community Theatre in
Bathgate near Edinburgh, for example, recently
received £11,000 after writing to its supplier to
point out it had been paying the incorrect rates
for gas and electricity. Gillian Robertson,
financial administrator at the threate,
commented: