businessgreen — July 27th 2012
DECC launches guide to help local councils draw up plans to promote greater energy efficiency.
Local authorities will be expected to draw up plans to
boost energy efficiency in their areas, under government proposals
designed to help ensure the success of its forthcoming Green Deal
scheme.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
yesterday issued new guidance for local councils in England to help them
improve the energy efficiency of their housing stock.
The government hopes local authorities will plan a key
role in ensuring the widespread take-up of the Green Deal energy
efficiency loan scheme and ECO scheme, which places a requirement on
energy companies to help people in fuel poverty to install measures such
as insulation.
Under the Home Energy Conservation Act, councilors are
required to publish a report on their plans to achieve improved energy
efficiency by 31 March 2013. But the guidance also asks councils to
consider how other organisations such as social housing providers could
play a part in the plans.
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