A presentation by Paul Maplethorpe The Home Energy Conservation Act - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

A presentation by Paul Maplethorpe

The Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) requires all UK local authorities with housing responsibilities to prepare an energy conservation report yearly

History of HECA • Introduced in 1995 • Amended 2001 to include fuel poverty

HECA Requirements •Reduce C0 2 by 30%against the 1995 base line over 15 years •Overall improvement in energy efficiency from 1 April 1996 to 31st March 2005 is 23.75%

The warm front grant for cavity wall insulation loft insulation and heating W arm Front m easures installed betw een 1 st April 2 0 0 4 and 3 1 st March 2 0 0 5 £ 9 4 6 ,7 2 1 .4 6

South Yorkshire Energy Efficiency Advice Centre one of 52 advice centres around the UK

SAVE ‘N’ WARM provides discounted rates on The following measures were • condensing boilers installed in £200 off Rotherham between 1/4/4 and 31/3/5: • cavity wall insulation Lofts = 99 • loft insulation Cavities = 292 Boilers 5 Only £109

Affordable Warmth A Multi Agency Strategy for Rotherham 2003

•Five workshops have taken place for Rotherham Primary Care Trust front line staff on recognising fuel poverty •Information Road shows Held monthly in different locations across Rotherham

The Council under Energy Efficiency Commitment funding over a three-year period has undertaken 3,400 loft and cavity wall installations in Council properties, The scheme to replace all 1000 open fire coal fuelled heating systems in Council housing across the borough has had significant impact on C0 2 emission savings of 8,000 tons.

BVPI 63 The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is the Government’s standard for home energy rating. SAP ratings are expressed on a scale of 1 (poor) to 120 (excellent). Rotherham’s BVPI 63 is 59 which is above national average

•Energy advice to •Low energy Light bulbs to •Energy advice to schools

•The future •Free insulation and heating for those who fall outside benefits for three years •Free loft and cavity wall insulation to the priority group without restriction

Thank You Paul Maplethorpe --823426 Norfolk House Walker Place