Enabling energy efficiencyWarm, comfortable and affordable homes for your community

Section 1

Introduction to energy efficiency

Energy efficiency: what it can do for us

Fuel poverty

• If you have a good local story about how a householder has benefitted from energy efficiency, or about how the local council or a community group has reduced its spending on fuel, this would be a good place to include it

Paying for energy efficiency (England version)

• Support from energy suppliers

• The Green Deal: paying via your energy bills

• Other sources of money

Paying for energy efficiency (Scotland version)

• Support from energy suppliers

• Support from the Scottish Government (the Home Energy Scotland Hotline: 0800 512 012)

• The Green Deal: paying via your energy bills

• Other sources of money

Paying for energy efficiency (Wales version)

• Support from energy suppliers

• Support from the Welsh Assembly Government (call Nyth/Nest on 0800 512 012)

• The Green Deal: paying via your energy bills

• Other sources of money

Section 2

What can we do?

Setting an example

Providing information

Helping vulnerable households

• Managing home energy use

• Awareness of offers and their benefits

• Ability to take up offers

• Claiming benefits

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Partnerships

Section 3

The Green Deal

What is the Green Deal?

• Comprehensive, household-specific energy advice

• Green Deal Finance

• Subsidies through the Energy Company Obligation

• Available from autumn 2012

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The process

Energy Advice

• Assessment of the technical details of the property

• Discussion with household about how they use the home

• Recommended measures

• Trained and accredited advisors

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Green Deal Finance

• Package designed on the basis of the energy assessment

• ‘Golden Rule’ to ensure savings

• Approved providers

• Commercial interest rates

Getting the work done

• Choice of accredited installers

• Green Deal code supports quality installation

• Whole house approach to maximise savings and minimise disruption

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Repayment

• Repayment over a period of up to 25 years

• Payments through electricity bill

• ‘Golden rule’: new fuel bill plus Green Deal repayment will be less than old fuel bill

• Repayment obligation passes to new owner when house sold

The Energy Company Obligation• Requirement for energy

companies to support energy efficiency investment

• Subsidies for low income and vulnerable households

• Subsidies for less cost effective measures in hard to treat homes (e.g. solid wall insulation)

Consumer protection

• Green Deal code and accreditation supports quality advice and installation

• Usual guarantees for individual technologies

• Continuing protection against disconnection for vulnerable consumers