The Energy Act 2011 made provision for the development of a
Green Deal enabling private companies to offer upfront energy
efficiency measures and recoup payments through energy bills
.Following consultation on proposals for the Green Deal and draft
implementing legislation which ended on 18 January 2012, (the
"Consultation") the Government announced on 8 March 2012
that DECC will be investing £3m to train Green Deal assessors
and to address skills shortages in the insulation sector. A formal
Government response to the replies to the Consultation is expected
shortly.
The recent announcement here
identifies that part of the funds shall be invested in training
around 1,000 'go-early' Green Deal assessors. These are the
people who are poised to undertake fabric assessments on properties
and provide advice on energy usage. Fabric assessments are expected
to cover the expected level of energy use for heat, light and hot
water for domestic properties and a generalist
