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Projects We Fund (Continued)

It is also appreciated that some technologies are more difficult to fund within the compliancy rules and here we try and work closely with a client in order to obtain a solution.

  • Lighting remains a key area of focus and luckily the technology continues to improve. If lighting is on for long periods of time we have seen good projects, such as car park lighting, which can be funded.
  • Another recent success has been an initiative with the ESTA lighting controls group which has resulted in a definition for tamperproof lighting controls. Subject to lighting projects falling within the definition, Salix has increased the lifetime carbon cost threshold allowing specific project compliance.
  • Finally we also support a non-refundable 20% client contribution which can help a project become compliant.

As part of the Carbon Trust Impact Assessment system we continue to use Persistence Factors (PFs) to determine technology lifetimes. We pass constructive feedback from clients back to CT to influence future revisions of the Persistence Factors.

Making the model work for you
In spending time with our clients we continue to improve the features and options of the fund.

Making use of the administration fee
For each project undertaken, a client can exercise a right to add up to 15% of the project spend as an administration fee which can then be used for the following options:

  • To fund resource to run the Salix programme
  • To support consultancy investigations to establish new Salix projects
  • To pay for investment in M&T
  • To pay for Infrared Thermography technology
  • To help make a  new non-compliant project compliant, based on a 20% non-repayable contribution option

The administration fee has still to be paid for and this is recovered by extending the period/number of repayments made back into the Ring Fenced Fund.

Making use of the annual repayment %
Another option that can be exercised for each project is making the use of the repayment % and here the client can exercise a right to use up to 25% of the energy savings putting them back into ‘front line services’. These saving can be used to fund non-Salix projects, some examples are given below:

  • Cycle shelters
  • Water saving projects
  • Poster campaigns supporting energy saving / carbon saving initiatives
  • Other front line services
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