Seven cities across England are to share £12m to help them kick-start the Green Deal in their regions.
The cities – Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield – have put forward ambitious proposals to lower their carbon emissions and this new funding will support their plans to test key elements of the Green Deal.
Energy Secretary, Edward Davey, says: “These cities have really ambitious plans to lower their emissions, reduce energy use and help people save money on their bills. I’ve been really impressed by their plans to start testing the Green Deal and transforming our homes and buildings.
“This funding will help them get up and running and I look forward to seeing a number of properties across whole communities get the energy efficient improvements they need.”
It will be a key opportunity to test elements of the Green Deal framework such as assessment and installation and provide early feedback. The proposals received include retrofitting properties across whole communities and initial indications suggest that the cities expect to deliver to around 2,500 retrofits to households and non-domestic properties.
All of the cities are also proposing to generate match funding and/or provide direct support themselves.
More information. www.decc.gov.uk