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Home Energy Savings Programme

Home Energy Savings Programme. Announced by PM on 11 September £1bn package, including: increase in existing obligation on energy suppliers to promote energy efficiency measures (CERT) a new Community Energy Savings Programme at local level

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Home Energy Savings Programme

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  1. Home Energy Savings Programme • Announced by PM on 11 September • £1bn package, including: • increase in existing obligation on energy suppliers to promote energy efficiency measures (CERT) • a new Community Energy Savings Programme at local level • more spending on Warm Front, providing central heating and other measures for low income families • Energy Efficiency Employment Initiative, providing retraining • joint Government/business campaign to “save money, save energy” • trebling of cold weather payments to £25 per week

  2. Community Energy Savings Programme (CESP) HECA meeting Camden Town Hall, 21st January 2009

  3. CESP - What Ministers have said: • a new £350m Community Energy Saving Programme.... will carry out house-to-house calls to offer help in some of the most deprived areas of the UK. This could result in as many as 100 schemes across the country. • ..offering free and discounted central heating, energy efficiency measures and benefit checks. • Will be a visible and community-based approach to the energy efficiency programme, where every household in a neighbourhood has the best possible package of help by offering face-to-face contact and advice • designed to help households save energy and save money

  4. CESP – key features • Obligation on suppliers and generators will be based on targets based on carbon savings • ...but fuel bill savings for households also a factor • Localised in limited number of areas round the country • Areas will be deprived/lower-income • Intensive whole house/whole street approach • Community-focused, partnership approach

  5. Areas/communities • How big is an area – how many households • 50-100 projects/100,000 households in total? • Is low average income the best criterion ? – simple, links to fuel poverty • Balance between prescription and flexibility

  6. Community partnership • What does “partnership” mean – how can partners add value • Who are the best partners • Local authorities • others • How ready are potential partners to play a role • Any need for some sort of facilitation or will partnerships develop naturally • Can partnership leverage in extra funding

  7. Approach • What does “whole house” mean • What about hard-to-treat homes .. and homes that are already part-treated ...and flats • What does “whole street” mean • Does whole house/whole street approach imply: • role for community heating projects? • role for behaviour-change measures?

  8. Next steps • Continuing engagement with stakeholders • Formal public consultation shortly • Roadshows • Draft statutory instrument early 2009 • Scheme to come into force for winter 2009

  9. Contact details - Colin Macleod Community Energy Savings Programme Department of Energy and Climate Change Area 2D 3-8 Whitehall Place London  colin.macleod@decc.gsi.gov.uk 0207 238 4943

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