Powys Council issues legal threat to iEnergy Limited

Birmingham-based iEnergy Limited has been using Powys County Council’s logo while advertising grants for air source heat pumps and solar panels on Facebook, the council says.

And the council has now issued a threat to the company to stop using the logo without permission.

The County Times has approached iEnergy for comment.

Cllr Matthew Dorrance, deputy leader and cabinet member for a Fairer Powys, said: “We understand that there are numerous companies across the UK that provide and install a range of energy efficiency measures as part of the government’s Energy Company Obligation.

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“If the company continues to use our logo, we will take appropriate legal action against them.”

The use of its logo on a separate energy efficiency scheme also clashes with Powys County Council’s own project to tackle fuel poverty within the county.

According to the council, its own ECO4 Flex scheme will enable home energy improvements and is being delivered on behalf of the council by Warm Wales, a community interest company specialising in delivery of programmes designed to address fuel poverty in Wales.

Warm Wales is hoping to provide a fully managed scheme, field enquiries, undertake assessment of client eligibility and work directly with energy providers and agents obligated to deliver measures under the scheme.

Cllr Dorrence added: ““ECO4 Flex is considered a key driver in assisting the council in their aim of reducing fuel poverty, whilst simultaneously contributing towards reducing carbon emissions from domestic homes, owned or occupied by those unable to pay for improvements themselves.

“I would urge anyone in the county that living in fuel poverty to contact Warm Wales.”