The document summarizes information from a meeting about green energy initiatives in the UK. It discusses the following: 1. 22 organizations signed agreements to become Green Deal providers, with only 3 approved to offer Energy Company Obligation (ECO) schemes. 2. A new Green Deal Provider Guide was published along with a list of all approved providers. An energy advice line was also opened to provide information. 3. Details were given on the Renewable Heat Incentive program and numbers of vouchers issued in the southwest region under Phase 1. Phase 2 was set to begin in May 2012. 4. Two projects in the southwest were evaluating how low-income households could benefit from Green Deal and E

1. SPRING MEETING
1st. May 2012 | Taunton

2. GREEN DEAL PROVIDERS
• 22 organisations signed agreement with Government, 4 April
• only three ECO providers: British Gas, E.ON & SSE
• new Green Deal Provider Guide published by DECC (11pp)
• list
of all providers, including contact details at: http://
www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn12_042/
pn12_042.aspx

3. ENERGY SAVING ADVICE LINE
• 0300 123 1234 (calls to 0800 512012 will be routed through)
• opened 2 April; run by EST with Careline Services
• is providing advice on CERT & Warm Front schemes
• is your scheme on the directory? are you getting referrals?

4. RENEWABLE HEAT INCENTIVE
• phase 1 now closed
• Renewable Heat Premium Payment phase 2 starts 1st. May
and ends 31st. March 2013
• RHI payments expected in "summer 2013"
Technology voucher value
Solar thermal HW £300
Air source heat pump £850
Ground/water source heat pump £1,250
Biomass boiler £950

5. RHI PHASE 1
• 5,369Renewable Heat Premium Payments to end April 2012
(England, Wales & Scotland)
• 1,084 (20.2%) in South West - see table below
Technology Vouchers issued
Air source heat pump 382
Biomass boiler 151
Ground/water source heat pump 165
Solar thermal 386

6. GREEN DEAL & AFFORDABLE WARMTH
• DECC-funded project, delivered by NEA
• evaluate
how fuel-poor households can benefit from ECO/
Green Deal & related policies
• 10 projects: 2 in south west (Plymouth & Bournemouth)
• draft Green Deal Delivery Plan provided April
• presentation and discussion at July meeting

7. GDAW: ENERGY AUDITS
House Heating Cost given Heating NHER Occupant SAP /
type fuel by client system cost calc Band
End On peak £1,690 Convector Couple, 2
heaters + HWC £1,325 children 16/G
terrace electric
End Single
Mains gas £1,100 Combi boiler £872 parent, 2 70/C
terrace
children
Gnd. flr. Mains gas £1,350 Couple, 1
Combi boiler £1,223 child 45/E
flat
System boiler + Single
1st. flr. flat Mains gas £700 HWC £1,295 occupant 59/D
1st. flr. flat Mains gas £NA Combi boiler £1,276 Couple 77/C
Mid Couple, 1
Mains gas £1,100 Combi boiler £1,066 child 65/D
terrace
On peak Elec boiler/rads Single
1st. flr. flat £1,100 + HWC £995 occupant 30/F
electric

8. GDAW: PROPERTY A
• timber-framed end-terrace with SAP 16 / Band G
• occupants budget £50pw by reducing heating & HW use
• children suffered from colds since moving in last year
• providing loft top-up could exacerbate condensation problem
• cost: insulation £400 + ventilation £100
• result: raise to Band F; save £60 per year

9. GDAW: GREEN DEAL AT PROPERTY A
• remove electric heating; install gas boiler & heating system
• cost: combi boiler + full controls package £4,500 - £5,000
• raise to Band D
• save £300 per year - £360 with loft top-up
• however, does NOT meet Golden Rule without capital contribution
from landlord
• new standard for renting from April 2018: likely Band E

10. GDAW: GOLDEN RULE PROPERTY A
A B C D E F G
Golden Golden
Life of Loan Remainder,
Capital Annual Rule upper Interest at Rule
measures required for other
cost savings threshold 6.5% applies?
(years) (A+E) costs (D-F)
(BxC)
Whole House (all measures below)
£5,000 12 £360 £4,320 £2,213 £7,213 -£2,893 No
Heating system only
£4,500 12 £300 £3,600 £1,922 £6,492 -£2,892 No
Loft insulation only
£400 25 £60 £1,500 £410 £810 £690 Yes

11. QUARTERLY ENERGY PRICES
• priceof fuel & light in real terms
risen by 16.2% between Q4 2010
and Q4 2011
• average electricity bill increase: £36
• average gas bill increase: £61
• inPlymouth, electricity tariff varies
from 13.2p to 16.88p; gas from
3.66p to 4.55p (March 2012)
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/publications/prices/prices.aspx

12. SWITCHING SUPPLIERS: GAS PRICES

13. ENERGY PRICES: PLYMOUTH MARCH 2012
CREDIT DIRECT DEBIT PREPAYMENT
Gas Elec Gas Elec Gas Elec
Largest £818 £557 £736 £495 £763 £521
Average £747 £488 £700 £453 £737 £493
Smallest £696 £476 £658 £436 £702 £482

14. GOVERNMENT
"Renewables are now the fastest growing energy source on the
planet. And I am proud that Britain has played a leading role at
the forefront of this green energy revolution."
David Cameron, speaking to energy ministers from 23 'leading
economies' in London, 26th April 2012.

15. BIOENERGY STRATEGY
• Biomass Strategy supports 50,000 jobs by 2020
• will produce 11% of UK energy by 2020 - across
heat, transport & electricity
• four key principles to guide policy; biomass must:
1. offer genuine carbon savings to 2050 & beyond
2. be cost effective in meeting climate change &
energy targets
3. take into account needs of wider bioeconomy
4. be able to respond to risks such as food security
& biodiversity

16. HEAT STRATEGY
• The Future of Heating consultation
• Comments by 24 May to
heatstrategy@decc.gsi.gov.uk
• response template available
more information at http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/
cms/meeting_energy/heat_strategy/heat_strategy.aspx

17. HEAT STRATEGY: KEY DATA
• heating: 46% of UK energy demand & 40% of emissions
• natural gas accounts for 70% of energy used for heat
• 80% of all housing energy demand is heating & HW
• only 15% of housing energy demand for lighting & appliances
• about 80% of housing heating & HW from gas boilers
•4 million homes (1 in 6) not heated by mains gas

18. HEAT STRATEGY SOLUTIONS
• opportunity to develop heat networks & CHP
• time to revisit ESCO's?
• increased thermal efficiency through better insulation
• increased efficiency of heating delivery systems
• improved management of heat use

20. NATIONAL HEAT MAP
• designed
to help developers & planners identify priority areas for low
carbon heat projects
• heat densities in kWh/m2 per year
• for residential, commercial and industrial sectors
• location of CHP and power station plant shown (potential sources of
heat)
• local authority & regional boundaries
• ceo.decc.gov.uk/nationalheatmap/

21. SOUTH WEST HEATMAP

22. PLYMOUTH

23. TAUNTON

24. HILLS REVIEW LAUNCH
• excellent talk by Professor John Hills
• very interesting political points made;
e.g. exchequer or energy company
funded?
• definition about right
• lotof work now to be done to
estimate & map numbers in our
areas

25. SPENDING ON
FUEL POVERTY-
RELATED
POLICIES
2009 & 2016