Energy Education set to fuel community savings

By NaomiTroy A charity set up to improve the lives of people living and working in the Coventry area is launching a project that encourages residents to use energy wisely, after it was awarded a £2,000 grant from energy company E.ON.

Working Actively to Change Hillfields Ltd (WATCH), based on Victoria Street, Hillfields, will run sessions to educate individuals on energy efficiency and promote behavioural change through leaflets and face-to-face tutorials. Energy advice will also be given during coffee mornings and drop in sessions at the community centre.

The E.ON Energy Action Fund is part of the company's commitment to helping local communities use no more energy than they need, benefitting both individual groups and the wider community.

Trisha Evans, from WATCH, said: "The funding received from E.ON will not only have an impact on the people who are taking part in the sessions, but also their neighbours, friends and families who they will share the tips with. It's been great to have the support from E.ON on such a worthwhile cause."

Amy Cross, Senior Community Relations Executive at E.ON, said: "We're really keen to support this project as our support goes beyond the people who take part in the sessions and helps the wider community too. We hope this will make a big difference to local residents."

E.ON is inviting applications from local community groups, charities, schools and not for profit organisations for energy related projects focused on reducing energy use. The fund is now open for the second round of applications and will close on

Friday 6th December 2013. Successful projects will receive funding from £50 to £2,000 from E.ON to power their plans for a more energy efficient future.

To find out further information on the E.ON Energy Action Fund and to view the terms and conditions for entry, visit www.eonenergy.com/energyactionfund

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

For more information contact:

Naomi Troy at E.ON on 02476 180 523 or naomi.troy@eonenergy.com