Fuel poverty forum

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Fuel poverty forum 06.Oct 2010 North West Julia
Green
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NEA's Top Priorities

• All eyes on the CSR!
• Warm Front
• Social Price Support
• Winter Fuel Payment

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Reasons for optimism

• DECC's Annual Energy Statement
• Does make reference to fuel poverty, and the need
  to make further progress towards our goals
• Specifically mentions the need to address hard to
  treat homes

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Managing Warm Front
Reason for optimism in the future We will
ensure that there continues to be a commitment
that the scheme will continue but, as she will
know from previous questions, our key focus-the
key instrument-in dealing with fuel poverty and
energy efficiency will be the green deal. A very
important part of the green deal will be tackling
fuel poverty and, over time, it will gradually
take on a more important role and the Warm Front
scheme will take on a lesser one. Chris
Huhne, September 16th
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PAYS

• ..it will not be a personal loan, a green
  mortgage or a charge on the property
• Not applicable to renewable heat technologies
• Suitability for low-income households
• Likely take up by low-income families?
• Issues becoming understood and discussions on
  going

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Improving conditions in the private rented sector

• Supporting FoE campaign to bring homes
• above band F and G simplifying HHSRS
• Not allow them to be rented out if less than
• this post-2016
• Early Day Motion 653
• Supporting evidence from FPAG reports and EST

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FiT and RHI

• Feed in tariffs introduced.
• Projects signing over the tariff in return for
  free electricity check the detail!
• Rate will reduce if you join in two year's time.
• Fate of renewable heat incentive details to be
  decided.
• Potential savings, if can access them.
• Overall cost?
• Realistic expectations?

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Consultations

• Micro-generation Strategy
• Third Energy Package
• Ofgem's priorities
• Ofgem is seeking stakeholder views on what its
  priorities should be for the period 2011 - 2016
• Frank Field's review into child poverty (close
  October 1st)
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• Changes to the English Housing Survey
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Interesting reports

• Eighth annual FPAG report
• Temperature Changes and the Risk of Cardiac
  Events
• Ofgem Social Action Strategy Update 2010-2011
• EST, Getting Warmer, a field trial of heat pumps
• IPPR, Green Streets Exploring the potential of
  community energy projects - interim report
• Consumer Focus, Cutting Back, Cutting Down,
  Cutting Off
• Retrofit reality third in a series of reports
  from Gentoo

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Events

• 3rd - 6th October, Conservative Party
  Conference, Birmingham
• 19th October, NEA Members meeting, Leamington
  Spa
• 15th November, CO2 awareness week at the House
  of Lords
• 18th November 3rd December, Warm Homes Campaign
• Any regional events to share?

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Membership

• 25 discount conference and training fees
• Free subscription to Energy Action, NEAtoday
  and
• monthly policy updates
• Invitations to NEA events including Members
  Reception
• at House of Commons 10th November 2010
• Access to fuel poverty statistics through NEAs
  
• Research Team
• Access to members area of the website

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Business Supporters Group

• 4 quarterly briefing sessions
• Free exhibition space at NEAs annual conference
  (12 -14 September 2011, St John University, York)
• Networking opportunities through attendance at
  NEA national and regional events
• Opportunity to work with NEAs Technical Team
• Contact Kathryn Day, Membership Co-ordinator
• 0191 2615677 kathryn.day_at_nea.org.uk