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The BIG Energy Saving Challenge
Help Guide
| Question | Help Documentation |
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| 1) and 2) | The name and location of your group/organisation |
| 3) to 8) | These contact details should be for the nominated leader of the group and they will be used as our main contact |
| 9) | Please tell us how many members are in your group |
| 10) | There must be a minimum of 20 houses involved in the challenge |
| 11) | Is there a community building which your group uses that can be included in the project? If so, please give us the details. |
| 12) | You must agree to these conditions to be eligible for the project |
| 13) | You must agree to these conditions to be eligible for the project Please let us know if your group/organisation has ever been involved in any environmental or energy projects before and gives us the details. |
| 14) | You must agree to these conditions to be eligible for the project. |
| 15) | In no more than 300 words please include details such as, the age range of members, their interests, information about the area you are based and how often you meet etc. We will use this information to help us ensure we get a good balance of groups. Any data provided will help quantify the overall impact of the Challenge. |
| 16) | Please let us know if your group/organisation has ever been involved in any environmental or energy projects (or community projects) before and give us the details. |
| 17) | Please detail how you plan to change your behaviour, as well as the actual measures you plan to implement throughout the challenge. Highlight any activities that you intend to run or events that you might put on for the group. |
| 18) | For further information and to give you some ideas on how to get your energy saving underway see the supporting document at /saving-energy/energy-saving-challenge/ . Also see our website for all Power NI products and services, /saving-energy |
| 19) | We will assist your initial energy saving by paying for energy efficiency measures and/or renewable technologies, up to the value of £7,500. We will not directly provide money to the communities. Please outline how you would use this. We encourage logical decision making and evidence of research. |
| 20) | In no more than 500 words per award state how you would use the end of year prizes of £7,500 and £20,000. We encourage decisions based on logical energy efficiency approach and innovation. |
| 21) | We are aware that every group is different and are keen to find out more about your motivation for the project. We want to hear how the competition is likely to affect you and what it means to you to be saving energy and money for the group and your local community. |
| 22) | We want to hear how you intend to get your whole group involved and encourage participation in the short-term and the longer-term ; a range of methods would be encouraged to keep the momentum going for the duration of the challenge. |