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Written question asked by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 July 2014. It was answered by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Monday, 7 July 2014 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Energy Company Obligation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the average saving on energy bills for households that have received measures under the Energy Company Obligation.

Answer

The Department has not estimated the average savings on energy bills for households that have received measures specifically under the Energy Company Obligation. The saving on energy bills will depend on several factors including the particular measure installed, energy prices and household characteristics that affect their energy consumption.

However, more generally, DECC has estimated that households can save from around £25 to £270 or more per installation per year from installing the main insulation measures (e.g. loft, cavity and solid wall). This is based on estimated energy savings from an illustrative three bedroom semi-detached house (see 2012 Final Green Deal and ECO IA for details):

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/42984/5533-final-stage-impact-assessment-for-the-green-deal-a.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
203366; 584 c66W
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Energy Prices Energy company obligation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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