The new HECA guidance
Steve Ives
DECC
HECA: Context
•Green Deal changes the landscape
•Chance for LAs to flag opportunities
•Localism
•Recognition of realities on the ground
•Central data now produced and published
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HECA: Context
•What HECA requires
•‘Significant improvement’?
•Local ambitions
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HECA: What is required?
•Reports by 31 March 2013 – progress reports
every 2 years thereafter
•‘Significant improvement’ – use of financial
assistance & area based approaches
•Report to cover - Ambitions and Priorities,
Measures & Timescale
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HECA: Reports
Local energy efficiency ambitions and priorities:
•Existing plans e.g. strategies, Climate Local
plans
•Affordable Warmth strategies?
•Supporting guidance
•Baseline - DECC data
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HECA: Reports
•Measures that take advantage of financial
assistance and other benefits offered from
central Government initiatives;
•Measures which an authority has developed to
implement energy efficiency improvements
cost-effectively in residential accommodation by
using area based/street by street roll out
involving local communities and partnerships
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HECA: Reports
Timeframe for delivery and national and local
partners:
•When are you going to deliver measures?
•Who are you proposing to work with?
•Joint HECA reports?
•Commercial sensitivities?
What if councils don’t report?
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Thank you – Questions?
steve.ives@decc.gsi.gov.uk