The Newcastle Warm Zone (NWZ), is a dynamic public-private partnership set up to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency across the City. Since it began work in April 2004, this exciting multi-million pound project has already benefited tens of thousands of households in Newcastle.

The Newcastle Warm Zone partnership includes Warm Zones Ltd, Newcastle City Council, Your Homes Newcastle, Scottish Power, National Grid, Newcastle Primary Care Trust, insulation contractors and voluntary groups. NWZ will run for seven years to March 2011.

The project is designed to benefit all households in the city of Newcastle. The main aims of NWZ are to:

1. Eradicate fuel poverty in the Newcastle as far as is practicable
2. Improve energy efficiency across all the city's households

NWZ aims to this by delivering:

• Free or discounted insulation measures
• Free benefits advice and energy efficiency advice

This will also contribute towards:

• Reducing excess cold-related deaths in Newcastle;
• Reducing carbon dioxide emissions by round 1.25 million tonnes over the lifetime of the installed measures, thereby resulting in substantial environmental benefits;
• Creating up to 50 local jobs during the first four years of the project;
• Creating 30 job training places each year for local people, supported by the European Social Fund;
• Increasing the average energy efficiency ratings (SAP) of households in the city;
• Increasing energy efficiency and fuel poverty awareness by offering high quality and accessible advice, including benefits and energy efficiency advice; and
• Helping to deliver the Newcastle's Affordable Warmth Strategy.

Further information:

• Watch the Warm Zone DVD
• How does a Warm Zone work in practice?
• Performance summary 2004/2008
• Apply for a free, no obligation insulation quote

Newcastle Warm Zone are based at

Block C, Floor 3
Scottish Life House
Archbold Terrace
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1BZ

Phone  0191 277 7373 or fax 0191 277 7370

Email warm.zone@newcastle.gov.uk