Guidance

DECC Local Authority Competition

This competition aims to cut heating costs by installing measures like efficient boilers and insulation.

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Published: 24 January 2013

This guidance was withdrawn on 20 May 2015

The Local Authority Competition closed in 2012.

Overview

In 2012 the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) launched a Local Authority competition, which closed to applications on 30 November 2012.

DECC has awarded £46 million to projects across the country to help reduce fuel poverty, boost energy efficiency and encourage collective switching and purchasing across the country.

The £46 million has been allocated in 3 areas:

• £31 million to help vulnerable householders keep warm this winter
• £10 million to kick start the Green Deal with ‘Pioneer Places’ projects
• £5 million to set up collective switching schemes – ‘Cheaper Energy Together’

DECC Local Authority Competition 2012/13 projects awarded funding (PDF, 313 KB, 11 pages)

Read the press notice: £46 million boost for 132 local energy schemes.

Background

Bids for each of the competitions were judged separately against a range of criteria including:

• value for money
• impact on fuel poverty
• potential to generate further investment

Local Authority competition guidance pack (PDF, 180 KB, 37 pages)

A live webchat took place on Tuesday 13 November 2012 at 10am. You can watch a complete replay of the event: Local Authority webchat.

Further background information is available on the National Archives website.

Published 24 January 2013