Green Deal & ECO in Devon Ian Bateman Climate Change Officer Devon County Council 12 June 2013
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Agenda • • • •
Why are we here? What are we doing about it? What is GD/ECO? What are Local Authorties doing?
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Q1. Why are we here? 13th May 13 - CO2 emissions exceed 400 ppm for the first time in human history!!
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Q1. Why are we here? 13th May 13 - CO2 emissions exceed 400 ppm for the first time in human history!!
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Ans: Global Warming & Climate Change 'Warming of the climate system is unequivocal…'
'Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.’
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Q2.What are we doing about it? EU Target = 20 – 20 – 20 by 2020. 20% reduction in energy consumption 20% reduction in emissions 20% from renewables
UK Target = Based on Carbon Budgets. 3rd = 35% reduction in emissions by 2020 4th = 50% reduction in emissions by 2025 Final goal = 80% reduction by 2050 12 June 2013
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Ans: The Carbon Plan 2011
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Ans: The Carbon Plan 2011 The “easy stuff”
Renewable Heat Green Deal & Energy Company Solid Obligation Wall Insulation
Complete domestic energy efficiency inc Smart meters .
“Prepare” for decarb of electricity
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Industry, aviation, shipping & agriculture
“Decarbonise”
Power generation & road transport.
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2011
The “difficult stuff”
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Q3. What is GD/ECO? Quotes from Charles Phillips, Head of ECO @ DECC @ DECC ECO Roadshow in Bath 13th March His Vision “Green Deal/ECO is a framework...it’s up to the market to find innovative solutions.” “Low hanging fruit largely completed…it’s time to move to higher cost measures.” “The past involved a highly regulated market…now need to get consumers to spend their own money!” 12 June 2013
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Ans. An opportunity? (Finance Mechanism)
Measures that fully meet the “Golden Rule” Savings > Cost
ECO Carbon
Measures that require ECO top up to meet the “Golden Rule”
Green Deal
“You Pay”
ECO ECO
Measures providing “affordable warmth” to vulnerable
Affordable (Subsidy) Warmth
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Ans. An opportunity? Energy Company Obligation – ECO Ofgem – ECO is intended to work alongside Green Deal to provide additional support in the domestic sector, with a particular focus on vulnerable customer groups and hard–to-treat homes Affordable Warmth Carbon Reduction (75%) (25%)
£1.2bn p.a. Nationally CSCO Carbon Saving Community Obligation 6.8 MtCO2 by Mar 15 £190m p.a. 15%
CERO
Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation 20.9 MtCO2 by Mar 15 £760m p.a. 58%
HHCRO
Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation £4.2bn savings by Mar 15 £350m p.a. 27%
£24m p.a. for Devon Green Deal “top ups” LSOAs 85%
“Affordable Warmth Group” benefits driven
Rural
15%
Up to 20% in adjoining areas
CERO and CSCO – Measure must be a “recommended measure” in a Green Deal Advice Report (GDAR) or a Chartered Surveyors Report (not district heating) •
Primary Measures Solid wall insulation & Hard-to-treat cavity wall insulation. Secondary Measures • Improve insulating properties of the premises. • Connection to district heating.
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As per CERO secondary measures
HHCRO measures do not need report recommendations Measures to reduce the overall cost of space heating. • Qualifying boiler repair or replacement.
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Q4. What are Local Authorities doing? Quotes from Greg Barker, Minister of State for DECC @ LGA Climate Local Conference 11th March His Vision “It’s no longer about finding benefit claimants but a street-by-street, community-by-community roll out using ECO top up where required. “to retrofit 14 million properties by 2020 and a further 12 million by 2030.”
“value of the energy efficiency retrofit is £18bn p.a.” “Local authorities are an essential partner.” 12 June 2013
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Ans. Procuring an ECO Funding Partner Ended with the completion of CERT and CESP in Dec 12
Partnership to continue with GD/ECO
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Ans. Procuring an ECO Funding Partner Objectives • Reduce carbon emissions. • Address fuel poverty & health issues. • Promote local job creation. The Task
£150k
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148,000 11,000 52,000 340,000 96,000 Ready for Retrofit
un-insulated cavities. un-insulated lofts. HHCRO eligible homes. C or below rated boilers. solid walled properties. 14