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

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