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The number of Green Deal assessments that have been completed doubled in April to 18,816.
Last month, there were a total of 9,522 assessments, which is up from 7,491 in March. Climate change minister Greg Barker described this as “healthy growth”.
Barker added: “It’s still early days for this long term initiative, but this is a clear sign of growing interest from consumers, with people keen to improve the efficiency of their homes to make them warmer and help save money on bills.”
The latest figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change also show there are now 152 Green Deal assessor organisations and 1,274 accredited Green Deal advisors, up from 108 and 1,003 at end March respectively.
Richard Griffiths, policy and campaigns consultant at the UK Green Building Council, said the figures were “encouraging” but is keen for the assessments to be converted into Green Deal plans.
“Early reports suggest that this is starting to happen, but not yet at a rate commensurate with the challenge we face in retrofitting the UK’s homes,” he said.
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