Better Energy Financing
Supporting Policies and Measures
Reference Questions and
Consultation Form
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V_0.1
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V_1.0
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Policies and measures consultation
reference questions and form
Policies and measures consultation
reference questions and form
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Brian Hession
Brian Hession
Better Energy Financing Supporting Policies and Measures. Reference Questions and
Consultation Form.
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Better Energy Financing (BEF)
Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
Brian Dowd
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Better Energy Financing Supporting Policies and Measures
BEF Project Board
BEF SPMCRQCF_ V_1.0
Disclaimer:
This document is a BEF Project working document and should not
be considered as a final view or position. The contents of this
document do not represent the views of the Department of
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources or those of the
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
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Reference Questions for Response in the BEF Policies and Measures
Consultation
The policies and measures paper (BEF SPMC_ V_1.0) accompanying this document
provides a review of policy measures undertaken elsewhere to support energy
efficiency retrofit in buildings.
The paper considers a variety of policy options that have been undertaken elsewhere
that can address different stages in a householder’s journey to undertaking a retrofit.
The policies are intended to cover all obstacles and concerns that have been identified
as barriers or disincentives, including the financing of residential retrofit projects.
The primary aim of the policy measures for a BEF scheme for residential retrofit will be
to support and assist the creation of demand for a new BEF financing scheme, although
many of the measures outlined in the accompanying paper may also hold some
potential for a positive impact on levels of retrofit in general even outside the scheme.
This policy descriptions outlined here are intended to provide a menu that can be used
to devise and tailor the details of a suitable final supporting policy mix based on the
final design of the scheme. Measures described here may require additional research
prior to implementation to ensure that they would be effective or to identify any
adjustments they may require to fulfil their potential.
The BEF project invites responses from stakeholders on their opinions regarding the
most suitable and effective policies and measures that could be recommended to
provide the greatest level support to a new market based energy efficiency retrofit
financing scheme.
To assist in the review and collation of responses, respondents are requested to frame
their responses in line with the following questions:
1. In your opinion, of the polices and measures described which do you believe
will be the most effective in providing support to a national residential energy
efficiency finance scheme to replace the existing grants system?
2. Are there any other policies and measures (or variations of polices and
measures) that are not considered in the accompanying paper that would be
effective in your view?
3. Which policy measures could be rolled out in combination to support one
another and provide the greatest positive effect in driving demand for retrofit
and retrofit finance?
4. Please provide evidence or other data (with appropriate references) to support
your reasons for asserting a preference for certain policy measures over others,
and also for your choice of the most effective combinations in support of
residential energy efficiency retrofit.
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5. Please provide any other comments you may have on the consideration of any
policy measures in support of residential energy efficiency retrofit and the
financing of residential energy efficiency retrofit.
Responses to this document must be received by close of business on Friday 5th July
2013. This Form is to be used when submitting your comments, any item not being
commented on is to be left blank. Forms are to be emailed to
info@betterenergyfinancing.ie with the subject line of ‘Policies Consultation’.
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Lack of Consumer Awareness of Energy Efficiency.
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High Costs of Deep Retrofit
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Achieving Market Scale
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Sourcing Sustainable Funds
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Competing with the Black Economy
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The Transition from Grants to BEF
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