1. Green Deal Cherrie Mansfield Strategy & Performance Manager

2. What is the Green Deal?  National energy efficiency retrofit programme for households and businesses  Provide upfront capital to carry out energy efficiency improvements to properties  Costs repaid over time through a charge on the electricity bill

3. Benefits for Worcestershire  Improve energy efficiency of homes and businesses  Reduce the costs of energy bills  Reduce fuel poverty  Training and employment opportunities  manufacturing  energy assessment  installation of measures

4. Worcestershire’s Green Deal potential  230,000 homes  25,000+ businesses, 97% classed as SMEs  £5,000 - £8,000 average cost for Green Deal measures in domestic properties  5% take-up = approx 12,000 homes @ £5,000 per property = £60 million a year  10% take-up = £120 million a year

5. Green Deal process Marketing and consumer demand Finance Installation of measures Repayments and follow-up Assessment of property and advice

6.  Gateway to the Green Deal  Accredited Green Deal Assessors  Produce an Energy Performance Certificate Green Deal assessment  Recommend a package of measures that could be financed through the Green Deal

7. Example Green Deal package

8. Green Deal process Marketing and consumer demand Finance Installation of measures Repayments and follow-up Assessment of property and advice

9. Green Deal measures  Air and ground source heat pumps  Biomass boilers  Cavity wall and external wall insulation  Condensing boilers  Draught proofing  Lighting systems, fittings and controls  Loft insulation  Micro combined heat and power  Photovolatics and solar water heating

10. Green Deal process Marketing and consumer demand Finance Installation of measures Repayments and follow-up Assessment of property and advice

11. The ‘Golden Rule’ Annual energy bill £1000 Energy costs including energy saving £630 Annual charge £300  Charge for the work must be no higher than the expected savings  Repayments through electricity bill over agreed time period Green Deal repayment Pre Green DealAfter Green Deal

12. Energy Company Obligation (ECO)  Will work alongside the Green Deal  For householders who cannot achieve significant energy savings without additional support  Focus on vulnerable and low-income households and those living in harder to treat properties

13. Roles for local councils  Provider: raising finance to deliver the Green Deal directly to local residents and businesses, possibly via a contract with a delivery partner  Partner: working in partnership with commercial Green Deal providers and community partners to deliver or facilitate delivery  Advocate –promoting and facilitating the Green Deal locally

14. Objectives for a local Green Deal  Delivers local jobs, business and social enterprise opportunities  Delivers local training and apprenticeships  Provides a good deal for residents  Is available for businesses  Addresses fuel poverty  Gives local authorities influence over the programme

15. Timescales  18 January: consultation ended  Early 2012: secondary legislation laid before Parliament and publication of British Standard for Green Deal installers  Spring 2012: detailed industry guidance prepared – including compliance with Green Deal code?  Autumn 2012: Green Deal and ECO come into force

16. How you can help  Tell people how the Green Deal can help them reduce energy consumption and costs  Promote the business and training opportunities to relevant organisations  Keep up to date at www.decc.gov.uk