Leicester Energy Agency was formed in February 1996 with funding from the European Commissions Save II programme as a partnership between Leicester City Council and De Montfort University, having a partner energy agency called Barnagel, in Barcelona Spain The Leicester Energy Agency aims to help make Leicester a leading authority in the energy sector Our role is to help individuals, businesses and organisations realise the potential effects of climate change and rising energy prices on their work and help them reduce their energy consumption Our ability to inspire and empower environmental best practice sustains the viability of the Agency and Britain's first Environment City, Leicester, as a world leader in energy efficiency