Green Deal Training

The Energy Act 2011 has now been passed and all households and businesses will be entitled to an energy efficiency assessment as part of the Green Deal, due to come into effect in October 2012. An accredited Green Deal Advisor (GDA) will produce the assessment. The Green Deal will provide a finance mechanism enabling the cost of energy efficiency measures installed to be paid back via the energy bill. Accredited installers will install the measures to specific standards. This should ensure the energy efficiency measures deliver genuine energy bill and carbon savings and consumers should therefore have confidence in the advice, products and services they receive. Once the energy efficiency improvements have been installed, a charge will be added to the energy meter at the property. This charge will enable the occupier to repay any Green Deal finance that was taken out via their energy bill. The repayment obligation will sit with the property and transfer to any new occupier.

The Golden Rule

The key principle, or "Golden Rule", for accessing Green Deal finance is that the charge attached to the bill should not exceed the expected savings, and the length of the payment period should not exceed the expected lifetime of the measures. This is not a government guarantee, but a guideline for customers to expect a more efficient, less wasteful property with no additional net cost from the Green Deal.

The Green Deal & EPCs

EPCs and the accompanying Recommendation Reports are expected to play a major part in the delivery of the Green Deal. There are already changes (not related to the Green Deal) due to come into effect on 6th April 2012 (please see the link below for details) and we have been advised that it is likely that a number of further changes will come into force prior to October 2012 as EPCs are extended and incorporated into the Green Deal programme. According to the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) the full details of the Green Deal will be made known in Spring 2012, once the necessary secondary legislation has been approved by Parliament. Therefore full and comprehensive training and advice cannot be offered until after this date and any EPCs produced prior to this date may not be suitable for Green Deal purposes.

Training for GDA’s

As the training requirements have not been finalised there will be no fully accredited Green Deal Assessors until early 2012. We advice all of our students, past and present, to exercise caution in getting involved in any form of training prior to the official publication of the National Occupational Standards and the required qualification for Green Deal Advisors is announced by the Government.

For a more detailed explanation of the Green Deal proposals visit

http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/legislation/energybill/1010-green-deal-summary-proposals.pdf

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