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The CEEF aims to reach 300,000 of the most vulnerable households with campaigns to ensure everyone, including those able to pay, can enjoy a warmer and more energy efficient home. But successful projects are predicted to reach 600,000 households across England by the time they reach completion over the next three years.

Joan Ruddock welcomed the roll out of the CEEF projects saying:
"Working at a local level delivers help directly to those who really need it. Area-based initiatives understand the needs of their community so they can produce targeted, tailor-made advice that achieves immediate results.

"Making your home more energy efficient will not only ensure you stay warm, but it will slash your energy bills and allow you to do your bit towards helping the environment by reducing your carbon footprint"

CEEF projects provide a cost effective way of delivering the Government's flagship programme Warm Front and also CERT. CEEF works in conjunction with the Act on CO2 campaign. Both projects and measures are in place to reduce fuel poverty, promote energy efficiency and tackle climate change.

A similar scheme has been running in the public sector in Scotland since 2004 where their efforts have shown large savings on their investment.  In 2007, West Dunbartonshire Council reported that a £30,000 water saving project in 30 schools saved 76 million litres of water and more than £180,000.

The project fitted electronic urinal controls that only flush when toilets are in use and only carry out a cleaning cycle during the night, at weekends and during school holidays, and converted conventional screw down taps to push down taps.

They claim the project was so successful that it actually cut 25% from the authority's total metered water costs for all of its premises.