THE GREEN DEAL IN A NUTSHELL
In April 2012 a new style of EPC was introduced which is more user-friendly and
which specifically ties in with Green Deal funding, available from January 28,
2013.
On October 1st, 2012 we saw the launch of the government’s flagship, the Green
Deal. But how many noticed it? This was because the launch was deliberately planned by the government to be a soft launch.
And yet a Green Deal enables a householder to install energy saving measures at no
up front cost and to save on fuel bills at the same time. The only stipulation ( the “golden rule” ) is that the annual fuel bill savings must exceed the total installed cost of the measure, when seen as an annual repayment over it’slifetime. Here is a link to a very well presented explanation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLpC7lgsizg
But that is not all! The government are also giving additional
cash back to those who simply register their interest early. Here is a link to
this offer.
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/tackling/green_deal/gd_customer/gd_cashback/gd_cashback.aspx
And even that is not all! There is also additional Energy Company Obligation ( ECO )
funding aimed at solid wall insulation ( plenty of solid walls around here! )
and “hard to treat” cavity wall insulation.
So how do you get your bills reduced at no up front cost?
The first step is to look at your energy performance certificate ( EPC ) and find
out if there are any of the approved 46 energy efficiency measures that you can
take. On post April 2012 EPCs these measures will be highlighted with green or
orange ticks. The EPC can then be used as a basis for an occupancy assessment
which together with the EPC forms a Green Deal Advisory Report ( GDAR ). The
GDAR will confirm whether or not each of the energy efficiency measures on the
EPC meets the “golden rule” and therefore whether or not they can be installed
using Green Deal finance.
WirraEPCs, since 2007, have provided hundreds of EPCs in these post code areas: CH41,
CH42, CH43, CH44, CH45, CH46, CH47, CH48, CH49, CH60, CH61, CH62, CH62, CH64,
CH65,CH66 and in November 2012 became an accredited Green Deal Advisor. The GDAR produced above by Wirral EPCs can be presented to any Green Deal Provider who
can formulate a Green Deal Plan. There is no limit to the number of providers
you can approach and therefore no limit to the number of plans that you can
obtain. The video link above is certainly the best explanation that I have seen.
In April 2012 a new style of EPC was introduced which is more user-friendly and
which specifically ties in with Green Deal funding, available from January 28,
2013.
On October 1st, 2012 we saw the launch of the government’s flagship, the Green
Deal. But how many noticed it? This was because the launch was deliberately planned by the government to be a soft launch.
And yet a Green Deal enables a householder to install energy saving measures at no
up front cost and to save on fuel bills at the same time. The only stipulation ( the “golden rule” ) is that the annual fuel bill savings must exceed the total installed cost of the measure, when seen as an annual repayment over it’slifetime. Here is a link to a very well presented explanation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLpC7lgsizg
But that is not all! The government are also giving additional
cash back to those who simply register their interest early. Here is a link to
this offer.
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/tackling/green_deal/gd_customer/gd_cashback/gd_cashback.aspx
And even that is not all! There is also additional Energy Company Obligation ( ECO )
funding aimed at solid wall insulation ( plenty of solid walls around here! )
and “hard to treat” cavity wall insulation.
So how do you get your bills reduced at no up front cost?
The first step is to look at your energy performance certificate ( EPC ) and find
out if there are any of the approved 46 energy efficiency measures that you can
take. On post April 2012 EPCs these measures will be highlighted with green or
orange ticks. The EPC can then be used as a basis for an occupancy assessment
which together with the EPC forms a Green Deal Advisory Report ( GDAR ). The
GDAR will confirm whether or not each of the energy efficiency measures on the
EPC meets the “golden rule” and therefore whether or not they can be installed
using Green Deal finance.
WirraEPCs, since 2007, have provided hundreds of EPCs in these post code areas: CH41,
CH42, CH43, CH44, CH45, CH46, CH47, CH48, CH49, CH60, CH61, CH62, CH62, CH64,
CH65,CH66 and in November 2012 became an accredited Green Deal Advisor. The GDAR produced above by Wirral EPCs can be presented to any Green Deal Provider who
can formulate a Green Deal Plan. There is no limit to the number of providers
you can approach and therefore no limit to the number of plans that you can
obtain. The video link above is certainly the best explanation that I have seen.
