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A year on from the launch of the government energy retrofit scheme, the UK Green Building Council has said that the Green Deal is “not delivering”. 626 Green Deal plans were installed by the end of December, up from 458 the previous month, DECC revealed today.
The latest figures also show that 1,612 households had Green Deal plans in progress and almost 130,000 assessments had been completed up to the end of December 2013.
There are also 493 ‘pending’ plans – where households have signed up to a Green Deal Plan, and an additional 493 ‘new’ plans – where a customer has obtained a quote from a Green Deal Provider and confirmed they wish to proceed.
Paul King, chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, said: “This latest set of figures, coming a year since the policy launched, should come as a wake-up call to Government that the Green Deal is not delivering in its current form.
“Government must recognise energy efficiency as a national infrastructure priority and be prepared to delve into its purse to make its flagship policy more appealing through stronger incentives and more attractive finance options.”
Provisional figures also revealed that 461,726 measures were installed under Energy Company Obligation (ECO) up to the end of November, with 82,131 installed in November, 14 per cent higher than the 72,258 installed in October.
Of all ECO measures installed to date, 33 per cent were for cavity wall insulation, 31 per cent were for boiler upgrades and 26 per cent were for loft insulation. Solid wall insulation types accounted for five per cent.
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