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asked Her Majesty's Government:Given the sharp decline in grant applications under the low-carbon buildings programme, what consideration is being given to other policies that will encourage micro and decentralised energy generation.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Given the sharp decline in grant applications under the low-carbon buildings programme, what consideration is being given to other policies that will encourage micro and decentralised energy generation.
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Lord Beaumont of Whitley
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Answered by
Lord Jones of Birmingham
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8 January 2008
The low-carbon buildings programme (LCBP) phase 1, with a £36 million budget, has successfully supported a number of microgeneration installations since April 2006. We have completed nine rounds of calls for larger scale projects under stream 2, committing funds to over 200 projects. We have seen a slow-down in applicants for household projects over the last eight months and are working with industry to promote the household stream to increase uptake. We continue to monitor uptake before making decisions on future developments.
The LCBP phase 2, with a £50 million budget, continues to make good progress supporting the public sector and not-for-profit organisations.
In addition, we already have policies in place and under development to encourage decentralised energy and help it become cost-competitive. These include:
strengthening the market price for carbon—so technologies are better recognised for their carbon benefits;
rewarding renewable electricity generation—through the renewables obligation;
support for combined heat and power—such as better treatment in the EU ETS phase 2;
the Prime Minister announced in November that we will publish a call for evidence on new measures to bring forward renewable heat in January;
Defra published new regulations on the CERT earlier this month, which builds on the success of the EEC and will allow support of microgeneration, community level CHP and biomass-fuelled district heating;
CLG published the new climate change PPS on 17 December 2007, which will ensure that more local authorities put the need for distributed energy at the forefront of their thinking for new developments, building on the lead taken by Merton Council; and
the zero-carbon new homes policy and drive for sustainability in new non-domestic buildings will also provide a strong pull in future.
Subjects
Combined heat and power; Grants; Microgeneration; Renewable energy; Low carbon buildings programme
Date
8 January 2008
Reference
875; 697 c193-4WA
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House of Lords
How much funding is currently available for grants under the low-carbon buildings programme.
How much funding is currently available for grants under the low-carbon buildings programme.
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Lord Beaumont of Whitley
(Other (affiliation))
Answered by
Lord Jones of Birmingham
(Other (affiliation))
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Written questions
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Answered
Answered on
28 November 2007
The low-carbon buildings programme is the Government’s £86 million capital grants programme for microgeneration technologies, launched in April 2006. The main objectives are to demonstrate the potential for microgeneration, encouraging both energy efficiency and microgeneration technologies in a range of buildings, driving down costs in the process and making the microgeneration market more sustainable.
Phase 1 of the programme has a £36 million budget, £13.7 million of which remains available for successful applicants.
Phase 2 has a £50 million budget, £43 million of which remains available to successful applicants.
Further information on programme spend going forward can be found at www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/info/stats/.
Subjects
Finance; Grants; Microgeneration; Low carbon buildings programme
Date
28 November 2007
Reference
267; 696 c122WA
House
House of Lords