Decision details

Purpose of Report: To outline the work to date by the Leeds City Region and City of York Council's Green Deal Steering Group on maximising delivery of the national Green Deal scheme locally in York. The report will focus on an opportunity, through the Leeds City Region (LC), to procure a Green Deal provider who will deliver Green Deal packages in York to homes from 2014. This scheme will deliver packages of energy efficiency measures that will save homeowners money on their energy bills, tackle fuel poverty, create warmer and healthy homes, possibly generate local jobs and reduce city-wide carbon emissions.
Members are asked to evaluate the LCR opportunity and provide a steer on whether York should continue to participate in this scheme to procure a regional Green Deal Provider. Should Cabinet wish to proceed they will need to approve funding to support this process.

RESOLVED:       That Cabinet agree to approve Option 1 to proceed with the Leeds City Region scheme as a partner and proceed to full procurement stage.

REASON:           To ensure that the council participate in a trustworthy scheme partnership with other local authorities and benefit from the economies of scale and by doing so improve take up and help to ensure that our more vulnerable residents are offered additional grant funding (through the ‘Energy Company Obligation’).