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Consultation Archive • NEA response to Ofgem Consultation on Forward Work Programme 2018-19

2018-02-26T14:22:54

NEA has published its response to this consultation, which can be downloaded from:
http://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/upload ... tation.pdf

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:22 pm

Consultation Archive • BEIS Consultation: Data sharing regulations for a safeguard energy tariff

2018-02-22T16:34:10

On 12 February 2018, BEIS opened a consultation on adding the safeguard energy tariff imposed by Ofgem for vulnerable consumers on standard variable and fixed-term default tariffs to the list of fuel poverty measures for which public authorities can share data with gas and electricity suppliers for the purpose of assisting households in fuel poverty.

Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 gives government powers to share personal information across organisational boundaries to improve public services. The consultation proposes adding the safeguard tariff for vulnerable consumers at risk of fuel poverty to the list in section 36(3) of the Act, which currently includes measures such as the Warm Home Discount and the Energy Company Obligation scheme.

The deadline to respond to the consultation is 26 February 2018.

To download the consultation documents, see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... rgy-tariff

The BBC reported on this on 11 February, see
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43022840

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:34 pm

Consultation Archive • Defra Climate Change Adaptation Consultation: proposals for the third round of adaptation reporting

2018-02-13T10:48:41

Defra has published a consultation on its strategy for the third round of climate change adaptation reporting, as required by the Climate Change Act 2008.

The consultation proposes to build on the voluntary reporting approach, established in the second round of reporting, with various organisations from the following sectors identified as eligible to report:
- The transport sector
- The energy sector
- A range of public bodies
- The Digital Communications sector
- The Water Sector
- Financial Regulators
- The Historic Environment sector

Local authorities are included under organisations which are already considering key climate risks, which also includes national park authorities and fire and rescue authorities.

Section 75 of the consultation document states that: "In view of the fact that local councils already have a range of duties and reporting obligations highlighting the important role they play in addressing a range of climate risks we do not see a strong case for additional reporting on adaptation in the next cycle. Hence, we do not propose to include local councils within this strategy, but will consider other means where we can work with councils on their current responsibilities to address ongoing challenges to address climate risks as part of the National Adaptation Programme."

For more information, and to respond to the consultation, visit:
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environmen ... reporting/

The deadline for responses is 26 March 2018.

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:48 am

Consultation Archive • Ofgem Consultation on Forward Work Programme 2018-19

2018-01-30T15:23:04

On 30 November 2017, Ofgem published a consultation on its proposed Forward Work Programme for 2018-19.

Listed policy areas relevant to domestic consumers include: gas and electricity retail markets; enforcement; ECO; the Domestic RHI and FITs; Warm Homes Discount; licences, codes and standards.

The closing date for responses is noon on 16 February 2018.

For more information and to download the consultation document, visit: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a ... nsultation

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:23 pm

Consultation Archive • Building a market for energy efficiency: call for evidence

2017-12-21T15:34:22

BEIS is seeking evidence and views on additional measures and incentives that could encourage home-owners to invest in energy efficiency improvements.

This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 9 January 2018

For more information, see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... r-evidence

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:34 pm

Consultation Archive • Re: Ofgem proposals on prepayment meters installed under warrant

2017-11-20T15:16:27

Ofgem published the outcome of this consultation on 10 November 2017.

From January 2018, charges for installing pre-payment meters under warrant for all consumers will be capped at £150, and pre-payment meter installations and charges will be banned for the most vulnerable.

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Mon Nov 20, 2017 3:16 pm

Consultation Archive • Re: BEIS consultation on proposals to amend the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)

2017-11-20T14:57:56

On 17 November 2017, BEIS published the outcome of this consultation.

To download the outcome document, visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... cedure-sap

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:57 pm

Consultation Archive • Ofgem consultation on protecting consumers who receive backbills

2017-11-16T14:53:32

On 16 November, Ofgem published a statutory consultation inviting views on its proposal to introduce a licence obligation around backbilling.

As Ofgem are concerned that not all suppliers have appropriate backbilling policies in place, this statutory consultation sets out the licence changes proposed following Ofgem's review in April 2017.

For more information, visit:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a ... nsultation

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:53 pm

Consultation Archive • BEIS Consultation - Leading by example cutting energy bills & carbon emissions in the public & higher education sectors

2017-10-17T11:24:01

On 12 October 2017, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy opened a consultation seeking evidence and views about the action required to deliver an ambitious decarbonisation programme across the public and higher education sectors, in England over the next 10 years.

BEIS particularly welcome your comments on the introduction of a voluntary emissions target for the public and higher education sector - excluding central government departments and their agencies which already have their own targets.

The consultation closes on 7 December 2017.

For more information visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... on-sectors

BEIS are also offering the opportunity to share your thoughts and comments with policy officials through a workshop on Wednesday 29 November 11:00 -13:00 at 1 Victoria Street, London. Places are limited so please book your place using the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leading- ... 9765929967

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:24 am

Consultation Archive • BEIS Call for evidence on the reform of the Green Deal Framework

2017-10-13T16:18:23

On 12 October 2017, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) opened a call for evidence on the reform of the Green Deal Framework, to improve its knowledge of stakeholders' views, and determine whether there is scope for changing the framework so that it can better support current and future needs.

BEIS is seeking views on the framework as a whole, all the elements within it and on factors that may warrant changes to it. The government will ensure throughout any review that the interests of consumers are foremost.

The deadline for responses is 11:45pm on 23 November 2017

For more information, please see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... -framework

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:18 pm

Consultation Archive • Ofgem Consultation for a vulnerable customer safeguard tariff

2017-10-11T15:53:41

On 11 October, Ofgem announced a consultation on its proposals for a vulnerable customer safeguard energy tariff, first announced in July.

This safeguard tariff would limit the amount a supplier can charge per unit of energy to customers receiving the Warm Home Discount, and will be set at the same price level as the current safeguard tariff for customers using prepayment meters.

The deadline for responses to the consultation is 9 am, 13 November 2017.

For more information, and to download Ofgem's consultation document, visit: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/d ... tariff.pdf

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:53 pm

Consultation Archive • Consultation on Digital Economy Act, part 5

2017-09-25T12:53:51

On 21 September, the Government published a consultation on the Digital Economy Act (DEA), part 5, covering data sharing codes and regulations.

The regulations establish objectives under the public service delivery (PSD) power, including that of alleviating fuel poverty, and enable specified public authorities to share data between themselves for the purposes of alleviating fuel poverty.

The PSD codes of practice provides statutory guidance on the use of the powers in the DEA. Anyone sharing information under the Digital Economy Act 2017 is required to have regard to this Code when doing so.

Responses should be filled in online, using the electronic format provided, by the deadline of 2 November.

For more information, and to respond to the consultation, see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... egulations

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:53 pm

Consultation Archive • Ofgem consultation on potential change to the Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme

2017-09-14T16:43:39

Ofgem is seeking views on its proposal to update the eligibility criteria for the Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme (FPNES). It is proposing to remove the criterion that the household must “reside within the 25% most deprived areas, as measured by the government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation”, from 1 April 2018.

The FPNES helps households that are not connected to the gas grid to switch to natural gas. It does so by offering funding towards the cost of connecting to the gas network. Access to gas, a cost-effective fuel for heating, is a good way to ensure fuel poor households can access affordable energy supplies.

Ofgem's deadline for responses is 2 November 2017.

For more information, please see
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a ... ion-scheme

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Thu Sep 14, 2017 4:43 pm

Consultation Archive • APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings Report

2017-08-15T14:04:50

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Healthy Homes and Buildings has published a Green Paper titled Building our Future Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings, which sets out key recommendations on what needs to be done to ensure that all our homes and buildings are healthy and do not create or exacerbate health issues.

Under the heading of The Devolution and Localism Agenda, the report says that "the move by a number of Local Authorities and regions to drive increased building and energy efficiency standards of course offers an opportunity to also engage on the health and wellbeing agenda and aid the gathering of reliable evidence".

Under Development of the Energy Efficiency and Renovation Agenda, the report says:
"Energy Policy is focussed on supply, leaving the energy efficiency of many homes unaddressed and their occupants living in fuel poverty. Where efforts have been made to install energy-saving measures a whole house approach, considering improvements in air quality and ventilation, acoustics, lighting and other elements vital to health and wellbeing has rarely been taken. There is a need to address how the government will meet its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement and create an ambitious Clean Growth Plan. This plan needs to consider wider health and wellbeing aspects, taking a holistic approach to renovation and not simply focussing on energy efficiency. These policies need to also consider how we can ensure people have a decent roof over their heads, allowing for basic renovation measures where required."

The deadline for submitting responses to Building our Future: Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings is 30th September 2017.

For more information and to download the report, visit:
http://healthyhomesbuildings.org.uk/

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:04 pm

Consultation Archive • Ofgem proposals on prepayment meters installed under warrant and measures for a fairer more competitive energy market

2017-07-05T16:21:56

In an open letter to Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, dated 3 July, Ofgem has announced its plans to deliver a fairer, more competitive market for all consumers.

These plans are in response to the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published in June 2016, following its two-year investigation into the energy market. (See viewtopic.php?f=86&t=774&p=735&hilit=pre+payment#p735)

Ofgem has opened a new consultation - 'Prepayment meters installed under warrant - statutory consultation' - which includes plans for a £150 cap on charges to customers for installing a pre-payment meter under warrant, as well as a ban on charges for the most vulnerable customers and the option of introducing a safeguard tariff for them. This follows Ofgem's previous consultation on 'Prepayment meters installed under warrant: final proposals' published in September 2016, to which ALEO submitted a response (see viewtopic.php?f=129&t=884).

The consultation also proposes:
- A prohibition on suppliers using warrants in certain exceptional cases, intended to ensure that customers 'do not suffer the trauma of the force-fitting experience, which they might otherwise endure due to their mental capacity and/or psychological state'

- A prohibition on suppliers levying warrant-related costs in certain other cases, intended to protect vulnerable customers and those who are already in severe financial difficulty

- A proportionality principle, to ensure that suppliers take actions and levy charges that are proportionate in all cases where they seek to recover debt from consumers.

- A 'sunset clause' by which prohibitions would cease to apply at the expected end-date for smart meter rollout (31 December 2020), since Ofgem expects the rollout of smart meters to ultimately remove the need for the physical installation of prepayment meters using a warrant to force entry.

Ofgem's deadline for responses to this new consultation is 29 August 2017.
For full details, see https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a ... nsultation

Ofgem has also announced new consumer engagement measures designed to help and encourage customers to switch energy suppliers.

These measures include a “Check Your Energy Deal” trial - an online switching service to help customers who have been on their suppliers’ expensive standard tariff for three years or more to find cheaper offers. The service, to be trialed in Northampton from September, will know the tariff and consumption information of customers who are taking part in the trial, making it easier for them to find a cheaper deal.

In a separate trial, customers will receive a tailored letter from their supplier or from Ofgem telling them about cheaper offers from rival companies.

Ofgem is also proposing to remove a rule in Ofgem's voluntary Confidence Code for comparison website, which requires them to show tariffs that the customer cannot directly switch to, as the CMA found that this rule is making it more difficult for customers to switch.

Ofgem is also planning to consult on the way that personalised estimates of the annual cost of energy tariffs are calculated, to help customers shop around and compare deals. For more information on this, see: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a ... ay-forward

For Ofgem's press release and to download its letter to the Secretary of State, visit:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a ... -consumers

Statistics:Posted by ALEO Admin — Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:21 pm