Welsh Government - Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Events/Sustainable Homes 2014/Tim... · Timothy Mann, Arbed Programme Manager Welsh Government Energy Efficiency and Fuel Poverty

Timothy Mann, Arbed Programme Manager

Welsh Government

Energy Efficiency and Fuel Poverty Programmes

Energy Efficiency/Fuel Poverty Schemes

Nest

Over 20,600 householders provided with advice and support under Nest - over 56,000 since 2011

Over 9,000 homes improved

Estimated average modelled energy bill savings of over £475 per household

Over 470 new jobs and over 40,000 hours of training delivered under Arbed 2 since 2012

Supporting Wales-based companies, particularly SMEs

Leveraging ECO - £7m provided to LAs - expected to improve over 1,700 homes and leverage up to £5m of additional funding from LA, RSL and ECO.

Over £3.3m ECO leveraged through Nest

Funding helping to provide continuity of employment for Welsh based companies during a time of uncertainty

Arbed 2 ERDF

ECO Leverage

Strategic Objectives for Arbed

• The energy efficiency improvement to homes in the most deprived areas of Wales

• Carbon Reduction • Support all aspects of the energy efficiency /

renewable supply chain & contractually oblige targeted recruitment & training

These are an Integral Requirement – ‘Not a Nice to Have’

Arbed 2

Arbed 2

• How much? £45m of funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Welsh Assembly

Arbed 2


• Who? 2 Scheme Managers, Willmott Dixon for North/Mid Wales and Melin Homes for the South

Arbed 2



• Targets? To provide energy saving to nearly 5000 homes (a minimum 50% privately owned) in the most deprived areas of Wales.

Arbed 2



• Targets? To provide energy saving to nearly 5000 homes (a minimum 50% privately owned) in the most deprived areas of Wales.

• To increase awareness of Equal Opportunities • To improve procedures in the management of site

waste

• Nearly 4000 properties completed

Arbed 2 to Date:


• All of the schemes have been delivered by local SMEs or companies based in Wales.

Arbed 2 to Date:



• Over 500 new and sustainable jobs created

Arbed 2 to Date:




• Over 45,000 hours of training given to new and existing employees.

Arbed 2 to Date:




• Over 45,000 hours of training given to new and existing employees.

• Significant community benefits delivered.

Arbed 2 to Date:

Welsh Government ECO

Match Funding:

• £75m over the next 2 years, £40m in 2014/15 and £35m in 2015/16

• Will be funding ECO works alongside the Arbed 2 ERDF programme in 2014-15

• Will be providing grants to local authorities


Match Funding:

Arbed 2 and ECO Match Funding

• Scheme Managers will be able to utilise the carbon generated from the Arbed 2 ERDF schemes to maximise the amount of ECO

• Scheme Managers will have to demonstrate that they have achieved the highest available rate for the measures being funded outside of Arbed 2 ERDF.

• ‘Package’ schemes together

• Community Benefits remain a key focus


Grant Funding:


Grant Funding:

• There are 2 parts of the ECO grant funding

– Capital

– Revenue

• There has been more than one opportunity for local authorities to apply for funding.


Grant Funding - Capital:

• Will only support schemes that deliver social and economic benefits




• Will invite local authorities to apply at multiple points in the year





• Will not support schemes that have involved cold calling at any level in the process





• Will not support schemes that have involved cold calling at any level in the process

• Will not support applications that do not take a ‘whole house’ approach



• Can be used in scheme areas alongside Vibrant and Viable Places




• Will not approve applications that do not meet the criteria or adhere to the guidance.




• Will not approve applications that do not meet the criteria or adhere to the guidance.

• Will require the ‘Value Wales Community Benefit Tool’ to be completed.



• Involve all of the households in an area regardless of tenure, do not just focus on the social housing

Schemes Need to:


• Have demonstrated they have the ‘best value’ for delivery, maximising the environmental, social and economic benefits to Wales

Schemes Need to:


• Have demonstrated they have the ‘best value’ for delivery, maximising the environmental, social and economic benefits to Wales

• Exist

Schemes Need to:


Grant Funding - Revenue:


Grant Funding - Revenue:

• To support the management and delivery of added elements to ECO capital funded projects.

Energy Efficiency Strategy

Energy Efficiency Strategy

The strategy will:

• be focused on Welsh Government actions and broader action of people and organisations in Wales.

• treat areas of reducing carbon emissions, tackling poverty and jobs and growth with equal importance.

• be a cross-government strategy.

• cover all three sectors – public, private and domestic.

• cover next 10 years – to 2025.

Vision

We want to ensure that Wales is in the best possible position to

become a “Country of Excellence” for energy efficiency and a

major exporter of energy efficiency technology and know-how.

People, communities, businesses and other organisations recognise the benefits of energy efficiency and take action.

We have the supply chain that we need across Wales to deliver energy efficiency improvements to buildings, products and processes, and those businesses go on to grow and export their expertise and know how.

We have effective education and skills in place to deliver on the energy efficiency challenge, through from raising awareness in schools to a qualified and skilled workforce and investment in higher level skills to support R&D and innovation.

We support innovation in new energy efficiency products to deliver solutions in Wales; and our businesses benefit from the opportunities presented by the global challenge.

We have clear funding mechanisms, a sense of direction and a stable framework that is attractive to investors and consumers.

Next Steps

• We are keen to talk to people and engage extensively in preparing this strategy.

• Responses to the call for evidence will be analysed and evaluated to help develop a draft energy efficiency strategy, which will be consulted upon in Spring 2015.

• The responses will also form an important part of the evidence base for energy efficiency in Wales.

How Can We Help?

Thank You

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