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What benefits could it provide?
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The concept
A membership-based business that aims tosupport households to
achieve levels of carbonemissions reduction that would be difficult
andcostly on their own.
It would facilitate its members to install a range ofmeasures
in/on their homes...
...making these measures more accessible byselecting products,
managing the works, achievingeconomies of scale and arranging
finance
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Promoting a ladder of carbon reduction
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Possible products/services
1. Basic information and troubleshooting
- Members pack, energy monitor install, mutual
support/outreach
2. Upgrading your kit
-Information/access to household electrical offers and bulk
buying
3. Upgrading your home
- Assessing, designing, contracting and financing
improvements
4. Your own solar roof
- Assessing, designing, contracting and financing
improvements
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Being able to compare how you are doing
2.7 tonnes CO2/yearZero carbon 6.3 tonnes CO2/year
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What are the costs and benefits?
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Clubbing together makes sense
Driving down costs
- e.g. Solar PV -10 to -40%, retrofit for 300-400 homes,
insurance
Managing works contracts
-e.g. standardisation, trust, inspection, disruption
Ensuring the quality of products- e.g. new products, standards,
labelling, compatability
Getting the paper work arranged
- e.g. finance, loans, insurance, FIT/RHI contracts
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Helping you find the money
Signposting existing loans
Accessing grants/subsidies- FIT/RHI contracts
-Meeting Green Deal criteria
Saving for improvements/installs
Financing improvements/installs
-Pay As You Save loans
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How could members help get things moving?
1. Focussed governance and decision-making
- To steer development of the two Co-ops
2. Business planning and fund raising
-To deliver member services
- To startup the Carbon Saving Society
3. Building a committed membership
-To help develop/deliver member services
- To meet initial projection for solar PV installs
- To create economies of scale to roll-out other retrofit
programme
