Homes as Energy Systems (HAES) is a £13.8m project with £6.9m being contributed by the European Regional Development Fund, delivering energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy monitoring technologies in over 1,000 properties in Greater Manchester
The ‘Homes as Energy Systems’ (HAES) project is costing in total £10.4m, with £5.2m being contributed by the European Regional Development Fund. Led by Procure Plus, it brings together two GM social landlords and other regional institutions and businesses to overcome the energy ‘trilemma’ of growing electricity demand, increased intermittent renewable energy generation and a local energy network already under stress, which the GM city region faces today.
In responding to the European Regional Development Fund call for submissions, issued by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the project had to demonstrate that it delivered against GM’s strategic low carbon aims including its Climate Change and Low Emission Strategy. Furthermore, by enabling a transition to a ‘low carbon’ electricity network in GM, HAES will directly support the Mayor of GM Andy Burnham’s aspirations for the City Region, namely the pledge to become a carbon neutral city region by 2038.
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How will it work?
Partnerships in technology
The partners in HAES will install a number of energy efficient technologies across over 700 properties in GM, including in private homes, to prove that energy efficient homes with small scale electricity generation and storage, when aggregated together into a ‘virtual power plant’, can actively contribute to a more dynamic energy system.
HAES homes will fulfil a ‘component’ role, benefiting the electricity network as a whole, instead of being a load that simply requires managing.
As well as the expected benefits for occupants through the reduction of energy bills and for local businesses via increased tender opportunities, the project should deliver wider impacts too, namely savings for local health services due to fewer admissions related to fuel poverty and under-heated homes.
Our partners in the project include:
- Northwards Housing
- Stockport Homes
- University of Salford
- Upside Energy (Manchester based ‘aggregator’ of batteries and HP)
- Retrofit Works (social enterprise delivering and coordinating domestic energy demand reduction works in the social and private sector)
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