industry news SME profile Monday 06 Mar 2023 @ 11:46 Local Authority Case Study - Energy Consumption significantly reduced - Projected 5-Year Savings almost £1m
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCTCBC) consists of Five Valleys to include Rhondda Fawr, Fach, Cynon, Taf and Ely with a population of 238,306 (2016 Census) and is the third largest of the 22 Authorities within Wales.
RCTCBC Estate: A large and diverse property estate with over 200 properties including 8 Senior High Schools, 87 Primary Schools, 5 Leisure Centres, 7 Corporate Sites and 9 Care Homes. RCTCBC spends more than £2m a year to heat its buildings and strives to be as efficient as possible while transitioning to be a carbon neutral authority by 2030.
Piloting Endotherm: Having investigated various Energy Saving and Carbon Emission reducing additives, Endotherm was selected following approval from the Chartered Institute Building Service Engineers (CIBSE).
| “RCTCBC have tried a few test cases looking at EndoTherm. We added EndoTherm into a variety of commercial and domestic buildings with no other changes and observed a reduction in consumption between 12-28%. Based on our positive results, we decided to roll-out EndoTherm across our estate.” Energy Manager, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council |
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Results to date and projected 5 year savings:
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10% O V E R A L L R E D U C T I O N I N E N E R G Y C O N S U M P T I O N |
£196,505 A C T U A L S A V I N G S A C R O S S |
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£982,525 T O T A L 5 -Y E A R P R O J E C T E D F I N A N C I A L N E T S A V I N G S |
8.4 months R E T U R N O N I N V E S T M E N T F O R E N D O T H E R M |
**Please note that all above savings and projections are pre current energy price increases
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