West Mids takes leading role in Green Deal projects

h&vnews.co.uk - 19th Sept 2011

The West Midlands looks set to lead a Green Deal revolution after Birmingham Energy Savers issued a tender notice for works, which they say could eventually be worth up to £1.5billion.

Birmingham City Council is to provide up to £75m for an initial pilot, the Pathfinder Programme, with a further £25m expected via investment through the energy company obligation under which energy suppliers are asked to support hard to treat and vulnerable households.

Chief among the delivery partners obligations will be to engage customers, assess properties and secure finance and manage loans. The partner will be expected to keep a database of installation data.

The Pathfinder Programme is set to last around three years with the last property refurbished in autumn 2015 and BCC's investment repaid under the Green Deal, feed in tariffs, the Renewable Heat Incentive and other incentives over a 25 year period.