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Locality: Battersea, London Asset owner: Doddington and Rollo Community Association (DRCA) Annual energy saved: 18% on energy bills, 116,762 kWh, 29 tonnes CO2e Money saved: £600-£700 per month Tech used: Motion-controlled LED lighting |
Our community energy saving project at the Doddington and Rollo Community Association (DRCA) in Battersea was launched on Friday 22 September 2017.
The DRCA is located in an old underground car park beneath the Doddington and Rollo housing estate, and therefore almost all of its rooms require continuous artificial lighting. As a result DRCA had been suffering from high electricity bills, spending £1000s each month.
The DRCA is located in an old underground car park beneath the Doddington and Rollo housing estate, and therefore almost all of its rooms require continuous artificial lighting. As a result DRCA had been suffering from high electricity bills, spending £1000s each month.
Following an assessment of the building we replaced all the lighting with highly efficient LED bulbs, controlled by motion sensors. One year on from the project, they were saving an average of £500 per month (16%) on their energy bills. This figure has now risen to £600-£700 per month.
"DRCA is making reasonable savings from the energy bills as well as from the cost of spares/replacement parts. We also believe we are enjoying a better quality of lighting. Please consider using CREW for your energy solutions." Justin O'Kello, Office Manager, DRCA.
We worked with Pure Leapfrog to raise the capital for the project, taking out a 0% interest loan that will be paid back over the next decade using a portion of the money saved each month.
Another portion of the money saved will go into a community fund to be spent on social and environmental initiatives in the area. This year, it'll be funding a series of workshops on tackling fuel poverty.
The project is the first example of a community energy saving project in the capital using an energy services agreement, and we hope will be a model that can be replicated elsewhere. This is our first complete project and is a first step towards bringing our vision of community energy efficiency to Wandsworth.
We'd like to thank Battersea MP Marsha de Cordova for launching the scheme, along with Leonie Cooper, London Assembly Member for Wandsworth and Merton for hosting the event and guest speaker Alex Hartley, from South East London Community Energy.
"DRCA is making reasonable savings from the energy bills as well as from the cost of spares/replacement parts. We also believe we are enjoying a better quality of lighting. Please consider using CREW for your energy solutions." Justin O'Kello, Office Manager, DRCA.
We worked with Pure Leapfrog to raise the capital for the project, taking out a 0% interest loan that will be paid back over the next decade using a portion of the money saved each month.
Another portion of the money saved will go into a community fund to be spent on social and environmental initiatives in the area. This year, it'll be funding a series of workshops on tackling fuel poverty.
The project is the first example of a community energy saving project in the capital using an energy services agreement, and we hope will be a model that can be replicated elsewhere. This is our first complete project and is a first step towards bringing our vision of community energy efficiency to Wandsworth.
We'd like to thank Battersea MP Marsha de Cordova for launching the scheme, along with Leonie Cooper, London Assembly Member for Wandsworth and Merton for hosting the event and guest speaker Alex Hartley, from South East London Community Energy.
