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That's not us asking – that's the Government Energy and Climate Change Select Committee acting in their role monitor the scheme. As the scheme has been set up without any performance targets, it makes it rather difficult to tell whether it's being a success or not.
Indeed, in their 1st "watching brief” report, the Select Committee said:
"In order to provide effective scrutiny, we need to understand what the Government is hoping to achieve through the Green Deal and ECO, but there is some confusion about exactly what outcomes DECC is expecting to see. We were disappointed that the Minister was not able to give us a clear idea of what success would look like. We believe this is problematic because without this information, it will be impossible to tell whether delivery is happening according to plan, exceeding expectations or whether improvements are required.”
The committee have helpfully indicated 7 key areas where they believe scrutiny would be beneficial:
Apparently some 19,000 Green Deal assessments had been carried out by the end of April. We look forward to the next report when we might find out how many of these have resulted in improvement work being undertaken within the scheme.
You don't actually need to reduce your energy consumption to save money, simply ensuring you're on the most competitive tariff for your usage can achieve considerable savings. Users of the MoneyMaxim energy comparison service have achieved savings of over £160 on average over the last 60 days. And of course, if you do make improvements to improve the efficiency of your home, you could save even more!
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