ALEO NorthWest updates David Colbourne

New HECA guidance ECO Flex POST paper Agenda Statement of Intent Declarations POST paper

New HECA guidance Guidance echoes 2013 guidance with some updates Loss of some areas (zero C homes) and some new questions Fuel Poverty Does LA have dedicated resource for FP? FP Strategy Own schemes and ECO schemes How are FP targeted and evaluated? Partnerships (health, Social care, suppliers and charities)

New HECA guidance ..2 Boilers and Heatpumps Smart Meters Replacement boiler schemes? ECO limit of 25K Quality control Building control How are novel technologies quality assured? Smart Meters What support are LA doing in the Smart meter rollout? Linking energy efficiency improvements to rollout? Use of new data? Minimum EE Standards in PR Sector What enforcement plans? Any resource to enforce? Plans to link enforcement to other PR schemes (licensing)

Recognition that feedback wanted New HECA guidance ..3 Recognition that feedback wanted No promises though But reports noted as important to formulate future policy Expect new Guidance again in the future Local Energy Teams So far made contact with LEPs?

Eco 2t Flex ECO 2 transition shift to Affordable Warmth 10% of AW target from flex arrangements est. at £40m pa 18 month programme Measures 25K limit on boilers (55 each la) 21K minimum for SWI Focus on insulation and maybe 1st time central heating

Supplier dictates measure For private tenure only Eco 2t Flex…2 Eligibility for AW target under flex is where households declared by LA Supplier dictates measure For private tenure only Living in fuel poverty (FP), but not HHCRO Living on a low income and vulnerable to the effects of living in cold home (LIVC)

Infill also where SWI projects exist Eco 2t Flex…3 Infill also where SWI projects exist 66% must be FP/LIVC in flats, terraces, adjacent properties 50% in semi detached BEIS guidance available soon, some draft guidance around

Eco 2t Flex Statement of Intent First task for any flex scheme is LA Statement of Intent LA must set out Publicly their approach Expect internal scrutiny or Governance Must include criteria for FP / LIVC Must include how eligible households identified/targeted Must be published before any declaration BEIS to issue template but no control OFGEM will audit timings and check SoI

Eco 2t Flex Declarations Document that proves eligibility of addressee Must include reason (FP/LIVC/ in-fill) Think about data protection in sharing data with contractors/suppliers/OFGEM etc A separate form for in-fill (including %) OFGEM top audit suppliers for copies of declarations and in-fill % May check with LA BEIS will issue template Each declaration to have URN (guidance to follow)

LA to keep evidence (how long??) Who will audit?? Eco 2t Flex More LA to keep evidence (how long??) Who will audit?? Annual reports (requirements?) How many declarations issued per property??? Targeting Guidance will offer some very complex methods Resource intensive Reference to SAPs and Nice Guidance No requirement to use these as yet

POST note on Future Energy Efficiency Policy POST- Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Govt to publish proposals in Emissions Reduction Plan in early 2017 Options likely to arise from BREXIT Barriers to improvement finance, perverse incentives, hassle, poor returns and lack of confidence Regulation, economic policies and behavioural polices can work but no evidence which does!

Any questions? David Colbourne Vice Chair ALEO, Chair ALEO NW david.colbourne@sefton.gov.uk 0151 934 4216