The Green Deal Charles Phillips, Deputy Director Green Deal

The Green Deal helps you make energy saving improvements, like insulation, to keep your home warm and cosy. It lets you pay for some or all of the improvements using the savings you can expect on your electricity bill.

The Green Deal - customer journey 3 1) Consumer can seek advice via telephone or internet 2) Accredited advisor visits property, carries out assessment and recommends measures 3) Consumer can shop around AdviceFinanceInstallationRepayments 4) Householder signs up to package of measures financed by Green Deal 5) Green Deal provider arranges for an installer to visit and carry out work 5) Accredited installer carries out improvements to the property 6) Installer and consumer confirm work carried out as agreed. 7)EPC updated to reflect the improvements 7) GD Provider notifies energy company 8) Payments collected through energy bills 9) Charge ends once repayments complete Although the customer journey will not always be the same, there are four predominant key steps…

Energy-saving improvements Loft insulation Cavity wall insulation Solid wall insulation Draught proofing Boilers Creating energy

Creating demand Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Impartial advice service £200 million in incentives Minimum energy standards for rental properties Media Consumer and participant information Working with key stakeholders Building awareness of the Green Deal Approved quality mark

Creating demand Under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), energy providers are expected to deliver £1.3 billion in assistance every year. Internal and external solid wall insulation Hard to treat cavity wall insulation Everyone (Carbon Saving) All of the above Loft insulation Cavity wall insulation The most deprived communities (Carbon Saving Communities) All of the above Heating improvements, like new boilers Those on benefits and low incomes (Affordable Warmth)

Next steps October 2012: –Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) framework in place –Green Deal Assessors can start to operate –Go-early ECO operating January 2013: –Green Deal Approved Providers can start to offer Green Deal Plans –Incentives for early take up –Number of providers expected to grow –ECO fully operating March 2013: –First repayments can be collected

Green Deal and Traditional Buildings Green Deal can benefit many properties but not a ‘one size fits all’ approach – need sensitive retrofit for traditional buildings. 8 Action taken includes Green Deal older properties working group Extra training for assessors – “know your limit” Traditional building checklist for assessors Code of practice requirements – Annex B for vulnerable buildings - GDPs to “take particular care” Construction Skills guidance for all installers on what is required when dealing with older properties Looking at moisture testing conventions – use of dynamic models Developing with STBA a “guidance tool” for GDPs

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