Timeline of the Green Deal Scheme (2010-2012)
- Feb 2010
The Green Deal proposal has passed through House of Lords Committee
- 25 May 2010
The Queen’s speech announced the “implementation of a green deal” to deliver energy efficiency to homes and business – delivering a framework including potential incentives to energy suppliers and households that will transform the provision of energy efficiency in the UK by enabling a ‘pay as you save’ approach.
- 02 June 2010
Green Deal documents for discussion at the Energy Bill's Commons Committee stage published.
- 21 September 2010
Chris Huhne announces that “were all 26 million households to take up the Green Deal over the next 20 years, employment in the sector would rise from its current level of 27,000 to something approaching 250,000”.
- 02 November 2010
Chris Huhne, announces measures to improve the energy efficiency of the private rented sector. With Green Deal, landlords will face no upfront costs when improving their properties. The Energy Bill will create powers allowing any tenant asking for reasonable energy efficiency improvements to receive them from 2015 onwards. It will also allow local authorities to insist that landlords improve the worst performing homes. Whether or not we use these powers will be subject to a review.
- 08 December 2010
Energy Bill introduced to Parliament.
- December 2010
introduction of the Energy Bill to Parliament
- Pre-autumn 2011
Officials engage stakeholders as they develop the technical details for secondary legislation
- Autumn 2011
Formal consultation on secondary legislation
- Early 2012
Secondary legislation laid before Parliament
- Spring 2012
Detailed industry guidance prepared
- Autumn 2012
First Green Deals appear
