The Energy Savers Partnership -

“Partnering with Local Government to overcome householder reticence”

September 2013

Agenda

Why does the market need public private partnerships?

A new kind of Partnership

Financial stimulants - DECC Community funds and ERDF

Why does the market need public private partnerships?

The Green Deal creates a new market, but;

• Suppliers need confidence in continuity of demand• Customers confidence in both vfm and guarantees• Both need consistency of pricing and market

conditions• Together we can develop trust and create

economies through scale and density

The Partnership Model• A new kind of Public Private Partnership delivering

– Social value – reduce fuel poverty, engaged communities, health through warmth

– Economic value – jobs, training, enterprise, innovation

– Customer value – subsidies, advice, choices, vfm– Commercial value – access to markets, partner of

choice• Results in mutual obligations

– KPIs, client function resources, open book reporting– Exclusivity / Access to social housing and non-

domestic

Authority Borrowing/

Funding

Authority Networks

Green Deal PaymentsCollected via Electricity Bill

Benefits =

AuthorityClient Function

Originating, Managing, collecting & allocating

Private Finance

Marketing &Engaging

Assessing

Surveying

Installing

Maintaining & Aftercare

£’s & health

Green Deal

Payments

CO2 Reduction

Authority Stock

DECC Community FundsFund of £20m provides incentives to householders

to• maximise delivery of GD plans and create future

demand• create a strong link to deliver joint GD and ECO

activity;• build a market for high impact, hard to treat

measures, such as solid wall insulation; and• drive a street/area/sector based approach to

GD/ECO.

European Regional Development Fund £157m 2014-2020 to fund Low Carbon Economy

• Energy Efficiency to housing and public buildings• Advice, guidance and loans for businesses • Smart living innovation and demonstration

projects. • Development of transition technologies • Renewable energy generation in key areas• District Energy

But time is not on our side• DECC £20m Community Fund is on first come first served

basis• DECC incentives to take up Green Deal are generous (up to

£1,000) but won’t last• ECO funds are getting committed and may be “gone” soon• Organisations who don’t understand the requirements of

the new legislation are moving in already, creating work for Trading Standards teams

• Trusted local organisations and energy advice agencies need clarity so they can plan for the coming winter

• Fuel Poverty is rising, the Welfare Reform time bomb is ticking, fuel costs are expected to rise this autumn and winters are getting colder… it is not a good time to be cold and in fuel poverty.