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| Date:
25 November 2011 |
| Green Deal opens for consultation |
| Categories for this story: UK Policy, Energy Efficiency, UK Practice |
A consultation into the Green Deal, which is thought will kick-start £14bn worth of investment in the next decade, has been opened by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and is seeking views from the industry and the public.
The consultation ask for views in three key areas:
• British homes and businesses will be able to install packages of energy saving technologies at no upfront costs, with repayments made over time from the energy savings; measures will be made to protect consumers from ‘cowboys’;
• There will be a £1.3bn a year requirement from energy companies to ensure everyone will benefit, regardless of income or they type of house they live in. Additional help will be available for those in fuel poverty and subsidies will be provided for hard to treat homes;
• The Green Deal is expected to generate around £14bn of private sector investment – safeguards will be made to allow small, medium and hight street businesses to be involved.
Energy and climate change minister Chris Huhne said: “There are certainly costs to replacing our ageing energy infrastructure with modern, clean power stations, and we take very seriously any impact of our policies on what consumers and businesses pay.
“We’ve repeatedly taken steps to reduce this - by removing some planned levies on bills and making others more cost effective and within budget. But a crucial - and too often ignored - priority of our whole strategy is to reduce the amount of energy we use in our homes.”
https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/decc-policy/green_deal_eco/
www.decc.gov.uk/media/viewfile.ashx?filetype=4&filepath=11/consultation/green-deal/3607-green-deal-energy-company-ob-cons.pdf&minwidth=true
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