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often, non-governmental actors take the initiative in these areas and,
on the basis of their acquired knowledge and experience, influence the
policy-makers who, due to these SECIs, are beginning to deal with the
topics concerned (namely energy poverty and community energy).
There is some attention paid in SECIs to the socio-material specifics
of energy use. Energy efficiency is high on the agenda of several SECIs.
Energy poverty is highlighted as one of the socio-material aspects and
is reflected in ten of the identified SECIs. one visible characteristic of
SECIs that target energy poverty is that many of them work with such
households in a variety of manners, from working towards energy retrofits, to providing home audits, energy advising, awareness raising, understanding of energy and heating bills, participatory workshops on energy
saving, providing financial support and other support measures.
The majority of identified SECIs focus on changes in individuals’
behaviour (23), followed by changes in technology (11), while those
that focus on changes in complex interactions are scarce (4). However,
there are seven SECIs focusing on changes in everyday life situations. The
majority of SECIs identified in Slovenia are run at a cross-national level
(24), 15 are implemented at a national level, 5 at a regional level and 5 at
a local level. The majority of the Slovenian cases are built around energy
efficiency (combination of reduction and substitution) and substitution.
Governmental programmes are rather scarce, and many initiatives
come from EU projects, energy agencies and initiatives by the environmental NGos. Actions are mostly not targeted to specific sociodemographic groups, although there are quite a high number of initiatives targeting low-income households (10), which shows that energy
poverty is recognised as an important issue.
Case stuDy: reaCh (reDuCe energy
use anD Change habits)
REACH (Reduce energy use and change habits) is an IEE-funded project (2014–2017) aimed at reducing energy consumption in low-income
(energy poor) households. It was implemented in Croatia, Macedonia,
Bulgaria and Slovenia. In Slovenia, the project was administered by
FoCUS. In all countries, practical activities of the project—energy advising in households—were conducted on a regional level. In Slovenia, the
project was run in the Pomurje and Zasavje regions.
often, non-governmental actors take the initiative in these areas and,
on the basis of their acquired knowledge and experience, influence the
policy-makers who, due to these SECIs, are beginning to deal with the
topics concerned (namely energy poverty and community energy).
There is some attention paid in SECIs to the socio-material specifics
of energy use. Energy efficiency is high on the agenda of several SECIs.
Energy poverty is highlighted as one of the socio-material aspects and
is reflected in ten of the identified SECIs. one visible characteristic of
SECIs that target energy poverty is that many of them work with such
households in a variety of manners, from working towards energy retrofits, to providing home audits, energy advising, awareness raising, understanding of energy and heating bills, participatory workshops on energy
saving, providing financial support and other support measures.
The majority of identified SECIs focus on changes in individuals’
behaviour (23), followed by changes in technology (11), while those
that focus on changes in complex interactions are scarce (4). However,
there are seven SECIs focusing on changes in everyday life situations. The
majority of SECIs identified in Slovenia are run at a cross-national level
(24), 15 are implemented at a national level, 5 at a regional level and 5 at
a local level. The majority of the Slovenian cases are built around energy
efficiency (combination of reduction and substitution) and substitution.
Governmental programmes are rather scarce, and many initiatives
come from EU projects, energy agencies and initiatives by the environmental NGos. Actions are mostly not targeted to specific sociodemographic groups, although there are quite a high number of initiatives targeting low-income households (10), which shows that energy
poverty is recognised as an important issue.
Case stuDy: reaCh (reDuCe energy
use anD Change habits)
REACH (Reduce energy use and change habits) is an IEE-funded project (2014–2017) aimed at reducing energy consumption in low-income
(energy poor) households. It was implemented in Croatia, Macedonia,
Bulgaria and Slovenia. In Slovenia, the project was administered by
FoCUS. In all countries, practical activities of the project—energy advising in households—were conducted on a regional level. In Slovenia, the
project was run in the Pomurje and Zasavje regions.