Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) and Fuel Poverty. Extension of the analysis estimating the effect of the Energy Efficiency Commitment on the fuel poor to 2010. Abstract. 19th May 2006

Abstract:

<p>The original analysis of the effect of the Energy Efficiency Commitment on the level of fuel poverty in England assumed that EEC3 was the same size as EEC2. In this note, the analysis has been extended to examine the effect of increasing the scale of EEC3 to 150% and 200% the size of EEC2. Both scenarios 1 (no loft top-ups under EEC2, loft top ups included under EEC3) and 2 (loft top ups included under both EEC2 and EEC3) have been recalculated with an enlarged EEC3 component. In total four additional runs of the model were required. The results of this analysis are shown in tables 1 to 12 below.</p> <p>Approximately 150,000 households are removed from fuel poverty following an EEC3 150% the size of EEC2 under both scenarios (n.b. this figure includes households removed from fuel poverty by all previous EEC stages). Of these around 130,000 are vulnerable households. Around 45,000 households have had their SAP rating raised above 65 (35,000 vulnerable).</p> <p>If EEC3 is extended further to 200% the size of EEC2, approximately 190,000 households are removed from fuel poverty at the end of all EEC stages under both scenarios. Of these around 160,000 are vulnerable households. Around 55,000 households have had their SAP rating raised above 65 (45,000 vulnerable).</p> <p>This document contains tables of the results, and an Appendix on Modelling details.</p>

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