Green Deal Scheme Suppliers
The Green Deal scheme is part of the Government’s energy bill that will improve the energy efficiency of millions of homes and many businesses. The object of the Green Deal scheme is to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that cause dramatic changes in the climate which are having devastating consequences.
Both householders and businesses will be encouraged to make efforts to improve the energy efficiency of their properties through a radical new incentive under the Green Deal scheme proposals. Measures aimed at curbing heat loss which accounts for a quarter of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions.
The UK is committed to achieving a 34% reduction in its CO2 emissions by 2020 relative to 1990 and at least an 80% reduction by 2050.
The Green Deal scheme will enable private firms to offer consumers energy efficiency improvements to their homes at no upfront cost, recouping payments through energy bills.
If a householder or business requests Green Deal funding, the first step of the process will involve the property being surveyed by a Green Deal scheme Assessor who will carry our an assessment of the property. Recommendations will be made on what energy improvements need to be carried out. The work to make properties more energy efficient will be carried out by Green Deal installers & paid for by Green Deal providers which will allow bill-payers to pay back the cost of the work through energy bills.
The bill-payers can see the savings which have been generated on the same bill as the Green Deal scheme charge. The Green Deal scheme differs from conventional lending – it is not a loan since the bill-payer is never liable for the full capital cost of the measures, only the charges which are due whilst they are the bill-payer.
Why is the Green Deal scheme needed?
At a local level, the Green Deal scheme will enable many households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties without consuming so much energy and wasting so much money.
A quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions comes from the energy used in homes and a similar amount comes from our businesses, industry and workplaces.
At a national level, the UK needs to become more energy efficient to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, which risk dangerous climate change.
The Climate Change Act 2008 legislated for a reduction in our carbon emissions and set legally-binding carbon budgets across all sectors of the UK economy — including our homes and communities, and our workplaces.
You can find more information about the Green Deal scheme in the following policy document or leaflet:
