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Can the Green Deal really work?
It seems that the Secretary of State, Chris Huhne’s proposed Green Deal will not work? His Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is said to be keeping a low profile over the issue because of a lack of confidence in the scheme’s ability to fulfil it’s objectives!
Many organisations are of the same opinion and think that it demands drastic alterations and further considerations. Many of the individuals involved, including government ministers, are said to have not looked closely enough at the many, many implications involved, nor have they listened to the RMI industry’s numerous concerns.
For instance, the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) is just one of the many voices saying the government’s Green Deal may not work, especially for UK private householders and landlords.
NHIC, executive director, Andrew Leech, has warned: “There are so many holes in the proposed Green Deal, suggesting it cannot work in its current form. For every private homeowner and private landlord, it seems there has not been sufficient consultation or research into various aspects of how the scheme’s aims to achieve its zero carbon emission target – on time and on budget!
“For instance, the real price of bringing the ‘average’ semi-detached house totally in-line with energy efficiency requirements could cost anything between £20,000 and £80,000, or even more. Not many householders or landlords can raise this sort of money whether it’s from their own savings or a purpose-made loan! “Bearing in mind this government’s on-going review of Feed-In Tariffs it appears that photovoltaic panels (PV) along with other renewable technologies, could play a significant role in helping to enhance future energy and cost savings. But, at the present time, PV has an ‘finite’ operational period of up to 25 years so further investment to replace this technology would be necessary both before and after the zero carbon target date!
“In fact, it could be a never ending financial commitment for householders, private landlords and, indeed, the entire social housing sector.”
Also, there was no ‘Code of Practice’ or ‘Building Standard’ relating to energy efficient home improvement or appropriate water conservation! The construction industry, including tradesmen carrying out this important work, needed precise information on the building requirements for zero carbon renovation.
It was pointed out: “There are 26m homes in the UK. It’s the oldest housing stock in Europe and much of it will still be providing roofs over our heads well into the next century!
“The costs to bring all homes up to a high energy efficiency standard could be as much as £400bn over the next 40 nears. And at this rate we should be bringing all homes up to this standard at least at the rate of 700,000 dwellings a year. Whereas, we are currently achieving a very low estimate of 13,000 homes a year!”
More information: www.nhic.org.uk
