Written question asked by Baroness Maddock (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Thursday, 21 July 2005.

Home Energy Conservation Act 1995

Question: What assessment they have made of the amount of energy saved to date as a result of the implementation of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995.

Answer: It is estimated that the energy reported as being saved to 31 March 2004 as a result of the implementation of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 is approximately 93.4 TWh (terawatt hours).This figure is as reported by the energy conservation authorities and has not been independently verified. Increased energy use, expansion of housing stock and degradation of energy-saving installations have not been taken into account. The data reported also have overlaps with data reported in existing programmes which contribute to energy efficiency, such as Warm Front, the Energy Efficiency Commitment, Decent Homes and so on.

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