This consultation seeks your views on the details of the Green Deal and ECO policies that are to be implemented in secondary legislation and under the energy licensing framework. We would like to hear from as wide a range of stakeholders as we can including, in particular, those organisations with an interest in operating within the framework and members of the general public including those who might be considering investing in energy efficiency.

The Energy Act 2011 made provisions for the development of a Green Deal and a new Energy Company Obligation (ECO) to replace the existing Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP), which will both expire in 2012.

Green Deal is a market led framework that will allow individuals and businesses to make energy efficiency improvements to their buildings at no upfront cost. Central to the Green Deal is a finance mechanism that will allow access to the finance needed for the improvements with repayment, in instalments, attached to the electricity bill.

Underpinning the delivery of the Green Deal is the ECO. ECO will place one or more obligations on energy companies requiring them to generate a specific amount of credit by facilitating the installation of energy efficiency measures in homes in Great Britain before a set deadline. ECO has been designed to fit within the Green Deal framework and provide support, in the domestic sector, where Green Deal finance alone is not enough.

How to respond

We would prefer if you respond to the consultation online[External link]. If you are unable to use this medium, a copy of the consultation response form is available electronically below. If you decide to respond this way, the form can be submitted by email to greendealandecoconsultation@decc.gsi.gov.uk and by post to the address below.

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