Warm Home Discount Industry Initiative workshop
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Ofgem E-Serve is to hold a Warm Home Discount (WHD) Industry Initiative workshop in Birmingham on 29 September 2016.
The purpose of the event is to facilitate dialogue between energy suppliers who participate in the WHD scheme, and third party organisations with proposals for specific WHD Industry Initiatives.
What are Industry Initiatives?
Under the WHD scheme, larger energy suppliers deliver support to people living in fuel poverty or who are at risk of fuel poverty. Suppliers can choose to deliver some of this support through Industry Initiatives.
These are projects that help these customers through a variety of activities. An Industry Initiative must be an activity permitted under Schedule 4 of the Warm Home Discount regulations. You can find more detail about the specific requirements in chapter 7 of our WHD scheme guidance.
Suppliers can collectively spend up to £30 million in each scheme year on Industry Initiatives, if they bring suitable proposals for Ofgem E-Serve’s approval.
How will the event work?
Third parties will be able to meet a range of participating energy suppliers and propose specific ideas for Industry Initiatives to them. These third parties should ensure their proposals meet the requirements outlined in our guidance, so that a supplier willing to become involved in the project will be able to take this forward as soon as possible.
If you have a specific proposal in mind which is likely to meet the requirements for targeting support, and are interested in attending the event, then please contact WHD@ofgem.gov.uk to confirm your attendance by Friday 2 September 2016. Please also include a short summary of your proposal. Further detail around the format and location of the event will be provided in due course.