Wadebridge Home Energy Survey

You may be aware of the work the Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network (WREN) is doing to tackle the challenges of rising energy costs and help attract low carbon development to the area.

WREN is a not-for-profit cooperative, Membership costs £1, and runs on a one-member-one-vote basis. WREN's goal is to generate 30% of Wadebridge's electricity from renewable sources by 2015, and 100% by 2020, in a way that maximises local benefits through community ownership and local energy supply arrangements, and generates income to be re-invested in the community. WREN also aims to help reduce hearing bills by making local homes more energy efficient. Together, it is hoped that these efforts will bring local economic benefits, such as employment, to Wadebridge.

This survey is being carried out by PFA Research Ltd on behalf of University of Exeter and WREN to help us learn what householders in your local area think about energy issues, and to understand how the area uses energy and how this might change in the future. We are looking for your opinion, and there are no night or wrong answers.

This survey will help us with this understanding, and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Respondents will be entered into a prize draw to win 50 Wrens (worth £50), redeemable with over 50 shops and businesses in Wadebridge.

Please rest assured that your confidentiality is maintained to the highest possible standards. This survey is undertaken following the Data Protection Act (1998) and the Market Research Society Code of Conduct. In short, your personal details and any other information you provide will not be sold or passed on to any third party and, following the survey, we will only make contact with you on your request.

If you have any questions, please call into the Energy Shop or contact Iain Soutar, Peter Lanyon Building, Tremough Campus, University of Exeter, TR10 9EZ.

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Your Home

Q1	How many people live at this property?
		Adults
		Children (16 years of age or under)

Q2

Is your home...

Owned

Rented

Q2a	What is your postcode?

Q3	Approximately how old is the property?

Q4	Is your property...?
		Detached		Bungalow		Flat
		Semi-Detached		Terraced		Other

Q5	Could you please briefly explain what type of property you occupy:

Q6	Do you work from home?
		No, this is purely a residential property		Yes, work from home all the time
		Yes, work from home sometimes		Yes, the home is the business (i.e. B&B)

Q7	How many people in your household are members of WREN?

Energy in your home

Q8	How do you heat your home? (Please tick all that apply for each column)
			Water heating	Room heating
		Mains gas
		Electricity
		LPG tank
		LPG bottle
		Wood
		Oil
		Coal or smokeless fuel
		Other - Please specify

Q9

Other water heating ... please specify:

Q10

Other room heating ... please specify:

Energy in your home

Q11	Approximately how much ELECTRICITY does your household use per month / quarter? (Please enter usage in either kWh or the cost in £... and indicate whether the value represents monthly or quarterly usage)
		Electricity - Usage in kWh units		OR...
		Electricity - Cost in £

per month

per quarter

Don't know

Energy in your home

Q11	Approximately how much GAS or LPG does your household use per month / quarter? (Please enter usage in either kWh or the cost in £... and indicate whether the value represents monthly or quarterly usage)
		Gas or LPG - Usage in kWh units		OR...
		Gas or LPG - Cost in £

per month

per quarter

Don't know

Energy in your home

Q11	Approximately how much OIL does your household use per month / quarter? (Please enter usage in either litres or the cost in £... and indicate whether the value represents monthly or quarterly usage)
		Oil - Usage in litres		OR...
		Oil - Cost in £

per month

per quarter

Don't know

Energy in your home

Q11	Approximately how do you spend on WOOD or SOLID FUELS per month / quarter? (Please enter usage in £... and indicate whether the value represents monthly or quarterly usage)
		Wood or solid fuels - Cost in £

per month

per quarter

Don't know

Energy in your home

Q12	Since moving into your current property, which of the following have you carried out? (Please tick all that apply)
		Installed double glazing
		Installed loft insulation
		Installed solar PV
		Installed a woodburner
		Installed a more efficient boiler
		Carried out cavity wall insulation
		Installed ground/air source heat pump

Q13	What were your three main reasons for making the changes in Q12?

Q14

Did you access any funding for your energy related home improvements?

Yes

No

Energy in your home

Q15	Is your electricity or gas supplied by any of the following suppliers?
		British Gas		EDF
		Eon		Npower
		Scottish Power		Scottish and Southern (SSE)
		Good Energy		Ecotricity
		GreenEnergy		None of these

Q16	Would you be interested in any of the following?
		Investing in local renewable energy generation		Hosting 'free' PC and biomass heating from the WREN Energy Company
		Receiving subsidised home insulation		Receiving advice on renewable technologies
		Finding out about car-sharing in Wadebridge		Local energy supply arrangements
		Monitoring your own home energy use		Receiving advice on reducing your energy use

Q17	Would you like WREN to contact you regarding any of the points in Q16?
		Yes		No

Energy in Britain

Q18	To what extent do you agree with the following statements relating to electricity production and consumption in Britain?
			Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No opinion
		It is important that Britain invests more in renewable energy
		We need to reduce the amount of energy we use in this country
		It is best that Local Government decides how our energy is produced
		It is best that National Government decides how our energy is produced

Energy in your Community

Q19	To what extent do you agree with the following statements relating to electricity production and consumption in Wadebridge?
			Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No opinion
		It is important that the energy I use is produced locally in the community
		Decisions regarding local energy issues should be left to the local community
		I would personally like to be more involved in deciding how our local energy is produced
		It is better that renewable energy technologies (e.g. wind turbines, solar farms etc.) are owned by the community rather than by an individual or a private company
		I would rather renewable energy technologies were not situated in or around Wadebridge
		I am confused by the variety of options for renewable energy in Wadebridge

Energy in your Community

Q20	How supportive would you be of the following sources for producing Wadebridge's electricity?
			Very supportive	Fairly supportive	Not very supportive	Not at all supportive	No opinion
		Coal or gas power stations in Cornwall
		Nuclear power stations in Cornwall
		Wind farms in the Wadebridge area
		Individual wind turbines in the Wadebridge area
		Solar PV panels on local buildings
		Solar 'farms' in the Wadebridge area
		Nuclear power stations, but not in Cornwall

Thank You

Q21	Our research is continuing, would you be interested in discussing any of the issues raised in this survey further?
		Yes  (please leave details below)
		No thank you

Q22	If you are interested in discussing any of the issues raised in the questionnaire further or would like WREN to contact you with regards to any of the points in Q16, please leave your contact details here:
		Title
		First name
		Surname
		Address
		Town
		Postcode
		Email

Q23	Are there any additional comments you would like to make?

Please click on the SUBMIT button below to send us your answers.