The UK Green Deal
The Green Deal proposals will benefit millions of homeowners, tenants and business owners across the UK allowing major long term savings ensuring a energy efficient home.
The Green Deal is a brand new initiative implemented by the Government to facilitate the retro fitting of energy saving measures to millions of homes across the UK. It has been designed to revolutionise the energy efficiency of properties throughout the UK.
Under the Green Deal scheme both households and businesses will be able to improve the energy efficiency of their properties by taking out loans to have their properties made energy efficient. Householders and businesses would pay back the loan over the course of 25 years through additional charges to their energy bills. The savings on bills will overcome the additional cost. Should people move from their home, the charge will remain with the property and because the finance will be tied to the energy meter rather than the householder. The credit ratings are not an issue when it comes to qualifying for the Green Deal as it linked entirely to the property.
The Green Deal framework will be established allowing private firms to offer consumers energy efficiency improvements including energy efficient boiler replacement, cavity wall insulation, double glazing and loft insulation to their homes, businesses and community premises at no upfront cost.
Customers will be able to choose from a whole range of different technologies:
Biomass Boilers
Cavity Wall Insulation
Condensing Boilers
Draught Proofing
Energy Efficient Glazing and Doors
External Wall Insulation
Flat Roof Insulation
Floor Insulation
Flue-gas Recovery Devices
Ground and Air Source Heat Pumps
Heating Controls
Heat Recovery Systems
Heating System Insulation (cylinder, pipes)
Innovative Hot Water Systems
Internal Wall Insulation
Lighting Fittings
Lighting Controls
Loft Insulation
Mechanical Ventilation (non-domestic)
Micro CHP
Smart Meters
Solar Thermal
Solar PV
Under-floor Heating
Water Efficient Taps and Showers
Private companies will be drafted in to finance the up-front cost of the installation and will recoup their cost through the savings made by the resulting reduction in household energy bills. A proportion of that saving will also be passed on to the house holder.
