The government is set to release details of the £125 million cash back scheme that it hopes will kick-start interest in its flagship Green Deal energy efficiency programme.

Although final details will not be announced until next week, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said he hoped the measure would be the first step towards instituting the “sea change” he wants the Green Deal to engender in the UK’s energy efficiency standards.

The Green Deal is due to go live on 28 January, at which point homeowners and businesses will be able to sign the first contracts under the scheme. Read the rest of this entry »