Publication of the Energy Efficiency Call for Evidence
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Number: WG23403 Welsh Government Consultation – collation of responses Energy Efficiency Strategy Call for Evidence Date of issue: June 2015 Digital ISBN 978 1 4734 3314 1 © Crown copyright 2015 WG23403 Overview A call for evidence on energy efficiency was launched on 16 October 2014 and was open for responses until 8 January 2015. A total of 10 questions were set out within the call for evidence and responses could be submitted electronically via e-mail or in hard copy by post. The purpose of the call for evidence was to seek the views of stakeholders on a potential vision for energy efficiency in Wales and to gather evidence to develop a way forward. There was strong support for the strategy. In total, 103 responses were received for this call for evidence from a wide range of stakeholders. A large amount of evidence was submitted as part of this call for evidence. All responses have been considered fully in creating the evidence and developing the strategy further. The Welsh Government would like to thank stakeholders for their positive and useful contributions. Contents 1. List of Questions ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. List of respondents .................................................................................................................. 2 3. Responses in full ..................................................................................................................... 6 Question 1 responses: Potential impact. ...................................................................................... 6 Question 2 responses: Vision. ..................................................................................................... 56 Question 3 responses: Barriers to householders and communities. ........................................ 82 Question 4 responses: Barriers to businesses. ....................................................................... 146 Question 5 responses: Barriers to the public sector. ............................................................... 168 Question 6 responses: Supply Chain. ...................................................................................... 190 Question 7 responses: Skills and Education. ........................................................................... 210 Question 8 responses: Innovation. ............................................................................................ 231 Question 9 responses: Finance. ................................................................................................ 258 Question 10 responses: General. ............................................................................................. 286 Evidence submitted and references .......................................................................................... 339 1 1. List of Questions 1: Potential impact. Do you have any evidence or experience you would like to share on the potential impact in Wales of energy efficiency on saving money and on supporting jobs and green growth? 2: Vision. Do you agree with the vision? If not, please explain your reasons. 3: Barriers to householders and communities. What do you think are the barriers to people recognising the benefits of energy efficiency and taking action? Do you have any suggestions for improving and extending household take up of energy efficiency? What are the current strengths and successes and how can they be developed further? 4: Barriers to businesses. What do you think are the barriers to businesses recognising the benefits of energy efficiency and taking action? Do you have any suggestions for improving and extending business take up of energy efficiency? What are the current strengths and successes and how can they be developed further? 5: Barriers to the public sector. What do you think are the barriers to the public sector recognising and acting to realise the benefits of energy efficiency? Do you have any suggestions for improving and extending public sector action on energy efficiency? What are the current strengths and successes and how can they be developed further? 6: Supply Chain. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the supply chain and how can we build on the strengths and tackle the weaknesses? 7: Skills and Education. What opportunities and barriers are there for skills and education to develop a qualified and skilled workforce in the field of energy efficiency? 8: Innovation. What are the opportunities for innovation to help remove the barriers to improving our energy efficiency in Wales? 9: Finance. Are there any particular gaps in financing to support the take up of energy efficiency? Which financing models work best to address the energy efficiency needs in Wales for different target audiences? 10: General. We have asked a number of specific questions. If you have any related issues that we have not specifically addressed, please use this space to report them. 2 2. List of respondents URN Name of Organisation 1 Edward Grist 2 Llysfaen Village Hall Management Committee 3 Jean Margaret Davies 4 Mark Tinkerman 5 Energy Bill Revolution 6 Morgan Advanced Materials 7 Stephen Marks 8 NSA Afan 9 Merthyr Tydfil 10 Tony Leahy 11 Cert Sure 12 Pembrokeshire County Council 13 ICE 14 ETI 15 Wolseley 16 Miller Research 17 Ynni Glan 18 Torfaen Housing 19 Cardiff University 20 Anglesey County Council 21 Ceredigion County Council 22 Ofgem 23 Energy Savings Trust 24 Neath Port Talbot CBC 25 Climate Change Commission 26 Wrexham CBC 27 Glass and Glazing Federation 28 Citizens Advice Bureau 29 Sustainable Energy Association 30 Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors 31 Constructing Excellence in Wales 32 British Gas 33 Saint Gobain 34 CLA Cymru 35 PLANED 36 Knauf Insulation 37 WWF 38 Hywel Dda University Health Board 3 39 NHS Wales 40 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 41 Community Housing Group 42 Grwp Cynefin 43 Low Zero Carbon Hub 44 Age Cymru 45 Rockwool 46 SSE 47 National Trust 48 Gwynedd County Council 49 GBSPM 50 British Standards Institute 51 Flintshire Council 52 Egnida 53 NEA 54 Scottish Power 55 WLGA 56 Carmarthenshire County Council 57 Friends of the Earth 58 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 59 Michael O'Brian 60 Hafod Renewables 61 Housing Renewal Team, Torfaen County Borough Council 62 Butler & Young Wales. 63 Carmarthenshire County Council 64 KFS Consultancy Ltd 65 South West Insulation & Extractions LTD 66 Gwent Energy CIC 67 Greenfield Energy Solutions 68 DK Property Services 69 SPMS (Wales) Ltd 70 Greendealshop.com Ltd 71 First Phase electrical 72 Torfaen County Borough Council 73 J D Energy Services 74 City of Cardiff Council 75 Taff Housing Association 76 Joyner PA Cymru Ltd 77 City and County of Swansea 78 Site Services 79 Vale of Glamorgan Council 80 Energy Saving Direct 4 81 Rounded Developments Enterprises Ltd 82 Grwp Cynefin 83 Grwp Cynefin 84 J.R.Davies Property Services 85 Pembrokeshire Housing Association 86 3-e Electrical Ltd 87 Architype Ltd 88 Energy Effective Ltd 89 RCT Homes Ltd 90 City Energy South Wales Ltd 91 E.W.Consultancy 92 Robert Owen Community Banking Fund 93 Bron Afon Community Housing Ltd 94 Brecon Beacons NPA 95 Torfaen County Borough Council 96 Torfaen County Borough Council 97 Groundwork North wales 98 M Williams Energy Assessments 99 adever engi cyf 100 Glyndwr University 101 Business Step Up 102 Joyner 103 Caerphilly County Borough Council 5 3. Responses in full Question 1 responses: Potential impact. Do you have any evidence or experience you would like to share on the potential impact in Wales of energy efficiency on saving money and on supporting jobs and green growth? 8 NSA Afan NSA Afan has a number of community based activities in 7 premises in the constituency of Aberavon linked to training for the unemployed and community engagement events such as the promotion of community well being, healthy eating, the alleviation of poverty through the provision of community venues for the elderly, youth and local activities and a Community Energy Efficiency programme. Annually we have face to face contact with over 5,000 individuals throughout the course of our activities. We have been pro-active in the promotion of national campaigns such as Keep Well This Winter, Warm Wales, Stop smoking, healthy eating, NEST and others. We promote energy efficiency and renewable technologies and we are a ‘point of contact’ for the ECO programme, Warm Wales, NEST and Green Deal making referrals and offering free and impartial advice. We have found, from our activities, that there is a significant amount of interest in these programmes and our experience shows that they offer a life line to many households in need. The urban areas of Sandfields and Aberafan are in the top 10% of multiple deprivations and as such we would urge the Welsh Government to consider the following as possible solutions to some of the immediate issues around the alleviation of poverty and especially fuel poverty. Our experience We have installed 60 domestic solar panel arrays in the area under our Community Energy Programme PV4FREE. These installations both help low income families and generate a sustainable income for the organisation. We have assisted over 300 households to access energy efficiency measures such as external wall insulation, replacement boilers and cavity wall insulation. We provide a free and impartial energy efficiency advice service and work with partners to provide support and assistance to low income families. (NEA, EST, NEST, Warm Wales, Age Cymru