£100m Green Deal scheme to deliver jobs and energy savings for LCR
THE Leeds City Region has announced the largest regional Green Deal initiative in the UK in a move that it says is worth £100m and could create 600 new jobs.
The 11 local authorities across the city region have agreed to work together to deliver the Government’s Green Deal initiative, enabling in the first few years more than 12,000 homes to make energy saving improvements reducing bills and carbon emissions.
The city region said the scheme could create more than 600 new jobs in the next three years and support up to 24,000 direct and supply chain jobs over the next 25 years.
Councillor Mehboob Khan, Leeds City Region lead on the Green Deal, said: “We are taking a dynamic approach to tackling fuel poverty, reducing health inequalities and creating jobs.”
“Our scheme will be the largest in the country and our residents will be able to get a much better deal due to the economies of scale we are going to achieve by working collectively.”
The Green Deal enables businesses and residents to afford energy efficient improvements such as insulation and new heating systems by attaching the charge to the electricity meter or through the electricity bill and it remains with the house if it is sold or re-let.
The Leeds City Region Partnership in association with Construction and Housing Yorkshire will be running an event on the April 29 specifically designed for local SME construction, heating, insulation companies and sole traders to learn about the scheme, how it will generate opportunities including training and accreditation. For further details go to www.leedscityregion.gov.uk
The Partnership will be looking for a delivery partner to set up and manage the Leeds City Region Green Deal programme. The procurement process will start in May 2013.
