The Green Deal
Dates:
October 2012
How long does the scheme run:
Yet to be confirmed
Who funds the payments:
Private companies some of which will be known high St brands
Further details:
The Green Deal 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. The UK government's target is to reduce those emissions by 2050.
Green Deal is a new government initiative designed to help meet the upfront cost of making your home more energy efficient. Due to be launched in late 2012, the Green Deal will allow you to install energy-efficiency measures and pay for the improvements with the savings on your fuel bill. Although you will repay the cost over time, this is not a conventional personal loan as the charge is attached to the meter and paid back through your fuel bill. If you move out, the idea is that the new occupant will pick up the charge while also benefiting from a more energy-efficient property.
The scheme will also help the most vulnerable and will help deliver major measures, such as solid wall insulation, in homes which need more work than Green Deal finance alone can stretch to.
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