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The RFU has launched a range of initiatives
to help rugby clubs across the country save
money on their energy expenditure known
collectively as the ‘Rugby Energy Club’.
The cost of energy bills is rising rapidly; 15% in the last
18 months with another 20% rise expected in the next
two years. It will be an increasingly significant challenge
for rugby clubs to remain financially viable as this trend
continues.
The Rugby Football Foundation also has a funding
source to support Rugby Energy Club; the Green Deal
loan. Rugby Football Foundation Green Deal loans, up
to the value of £20,000, are available to clubs at level 3
and below to support them in the installation of facility
solutions that reduce utility costs. Green Deal Loan
repayments are structured to be the equivalent of the
projected savings over the agreed ‘payback’ period.
The Rugby Energy Club initiatives can be broken down
into the following four key strands;
1. The ‘Energy Purchasing Partnership’ to help each club
get the best possible tariffs for its energy contracts
2. Offers with suppliers to help clubs use technology to
reduce their energy use and expenditure
3. Simple advice to help clubs manage energy better and
reduce their bills
4. Funding opportunities for technologies that enable clubs
to save energy or even generate their own!
To promote these offers the RFU will be running a
series of ‘Energy Nights’ across the country. These are two
hour events that showcase all the offers that make up the
Rugby Energy Club. They are essentially a range of short
and snappy presentations and an opportunity to meet preverified suppliers to discuss options for each club. The RFU
also provides free gadgets to each club that attends to help
reduce their energy bills.
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A key part of Rugby Energy Club is the Energy
Purchasing Partnership. This has two key stages:
1. At no charge to each club, the RFU’s appointed
independent consultant will work with individual clubs
to procure them the best possible energy tariff contract
available. This will provide good savings over a short time
period.
2. These contracts will all end on a common end date in
May 2017 and the consultant will then negotiate a central
bulk purchasing agreement on behalf of all clubs which will
lead to even more significant savings for the long term.
The average saving across 40 clubs in the pilot scheme
was £1,768 per season.
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