List of building works completed by or on behalf Energy Efficiency Service Home Energy Scheme

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT BY DEPUTY J.H. YOUNG OF ST. BRELADE

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 29th APRIL 2014

Question

Will the Minister provide a detailed list of the building works which were completed by or on behalf of the Energy Efficiency Service Home Energy Scheme and were funded or supported by financial grants provided from the Department's budget during each year of the scheme's operation, indicating –

1. the nature of the works,
2. the cost,

(ii)  the amount of grant assistance

(iv)  the premises on which these works were carried out and whether the premises were owner occupied or tenanted?

Answer

A full pdf version of the table containing the information requested can be viewed on the statesassembly.gov.je website in the questions' section. A printed version is also available at the States Assembly Information Centre.

The table represents a breakdown of all works carried out by the Energy Efficiency Service (EES) Home Energy Scheme from the scheme's inception in 2009 and includes open orders as of 22-04-14.

The table is as follows:

• Please note that in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005, Part 1 Article 1, the Department of the Environment as the data controller must take all steps to ensure that the personal data (i.e. The HES applicant name and address) cannot be identified from the data we hold. For this reason we have not provided the specific applicant reference number which is assigned upon the receipt of an eligible application to the scheme. Instead, we have batched' the work carried out on each property and shaded it separately. Each block' represents the measures and expenditure on one property. If the Deputy would like particular information about a specific property then the Department would be happy to answer these;
• Column 1 - The nature of the works - Work item/ Energy Efficiency measure';
• Column 2 - The cost of the work item i.e. the grant spend -Amount Spent' and the number of items - Actual Quantity of items';
• Column 3 - Whether the property is privately owned or tenanted - Ownership Declaration (HES) Joint or sole ownership vs. tenanted (coded as not the property owner');
• Column 4 - The full date when all works were signed off as complete - Date of Completion' and which year this occurred in - Sign off Year'.

Under the work item / energy efficiency measure' column a code is given that relates to the category of work as referred to in the department's internal system as well as a descriptor of the work carried out. Most descriptors are self-explanatory but there are two categories of miscellaneous charges which include the following measures:

EES Misc charges – Measures not individually classified prior to 2012 tender round includes: extra measures associated with boiler replacement (E.g. Circulating pump for boiler, 2 port zone valves, motorized valves), electrical materials, extra labour (for revisits etc), making good, new immersion for hot water cylinder. NB The EES' code is used on work carried out prior to 2012. HES Misc charges include extras not separately itemised as part of the 2012 tender round, that are job specific such as: High level plume diversion kit, system inhibitor, extra cost for wireless thermostat/wall hung boiler/HWC, moving new boiler to new location & associated buildings works/repairs in order to ensure new boilers are compliant, making good. NB The HES' code is used on work carried out after 2012.

The exact expenditure relating to a misc charge' coding is known to the department and could be provided on request.

The Deputy (or any other member who would like further details or explanations) is invited to the Department where the EES team could explain how the whole scheme is managed, work flows are assigned and processed, and quality assurance tests are carried out.