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DECC confirms fee and dates for purchasing CRC allowances

  The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published a new draft of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme allocation regulations. There are three key points of interest: Dates for purchase and allocation of allowances Price of allowances Fees The regulations make provision for the sale of allowances in the first phase of [...]

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Rough Guide Community Energy

Read ‘The Rough Guide to Community Energy’ for free

‘The Rough Guide to Community Energy’ is a recently launched free book that encourages people to launch carbon-cutting and renewable-energy projects in their local communities. According to the Guardian: “The book covers everything from setting up a group, to picking a renewable technology, as well as providing advice on finances and governance. It also features many [...]

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CRC allowances spreadsheet

Should you purchase CRC allowances in advance?

  For some time now there has been speculation as to the potential advantage of buying allowances at the beginning of the phase and then surrendering them at the end of each year as required. Here at Local Energy we have developed a spreadsheet which can be used to work out whether it is worth [...]

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Roof Insulation

Green Deal Network – Carbon Saving Public Sector 2012

The LGiU and Local Energy have been involved in carbon saving since our pilot network in 2008. For the first three years the focus was on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. With the landmark Green Deal due to launch in October, the 2012 Carbon Saving Public Sector network will prepare Local Authorities for this vital [...]

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Roof Insulation

Committee on Climate Change expresses concerns over Green Deal

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has expressed concerns about the success of the Green Deal following the recent launch of a consultation on the government’s proposals. In an open letter to Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the CCC voiced its concern that the current Green Deal plan will [...]

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DECC announces new funding for community and public sector energy projects

The Department for Energy and Climate Change announced on 7th December a £30 million boost in funding for public sector and community energy efficiency projects. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne stated that £10 million would be distributed through the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF), and £20 million through the existing public sector Salix loans scheme. The [...]

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Central policies, local practices: can localism deliver on the green agenda?

Local Energy’s Chief Executive Andy Johnston comments in a Guardian Article

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Audit

Local Energy’s CRC Audit Service

  http://www.localenergy.org.uk/crc-audit-service/

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Renewable Heat Incentive applications open

The long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive scheme opened for applications today after being postponed at the last minute in late September. The £860m subsidy scheme is predicted to result in 126,000 installations and save 43 million tonnes of carbon by 2020. Those interested in applying should visit the Ofgem website for further details. Speaking to BusinessGreen, [...]

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