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Response 3834573

Response to request for information

Reference

3834573

Response date

5 November 2025

Request

Information regarding the uptake of the ECO4 (Energy Company Obligation, Phase 4) scheme within your council area.

Specifically, I would like to request the following information for the most recent full financial year (and, if available, for previous years since the start of ECO4 in 2022):

  1. ECO4 Grants Uptake
    • The total number of households within your local authority that have received upgrades under the ECO4 scheme.
    • The breakdown of these households by property type (e.g., detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat) and tenure (owner-occupied, private rented, social housing).
    • The total amount of ECO4 funding distributed within your local authority area.
  2. Types of Energy Efficiency Measures Installed
    • A list and count of the types of measures installed (e.g., insulation, boiler replacement, heat pumps, solar panels, etc.).
  3. Potential or Estimated Annual Energy Savings
    • Any available data or estimates on average or total annual energy bill savings per household or for the local authority area, resulting from ECO4-funded improvements.
  4. Application and Eligibility Data
    • The number of ECO4 applications received, approved, and rejected within your local authority area.
    • If available, reasons for common application rejections.

Response

  1. ECO4 Grants Uptake - We only manage FLEX declarations and there have been 25 issued to date.
    • The total number of households within your local authority that have received upgrades under the ECO4 scheme. We do not hold this data as managed by a third party organisation when declaration is issued.
    • The breakdown of these households by property type (e.g., detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat) and tenure (owner-occupied, private rented, social housing). We do not hold this information
    • The total amount of ECO4 funding distributed within your local authority area. We do not hold this information
  2. Types of Energy Efficiency Measures Installed - We do not hold this information
    • A list and count of the types of measures installed (e.g., insulation, boiler replacement, heat pumps, solar panels, etc.).
  3. Potential or Estimated Annual Energy Savings - We do not hold this information as would be bespoke to the property
    • Any available data or estimates on average or total annual energy bill savings per household or for the local authority area, resulting from ECO4-funded improvements.
  4. Application and Eligibility Data - We do not hold rejected data only approved Flex Declarations which is 25 to date.  As it contains individual address data I would need to check this can be released by our Data Protection Officer.  
     
    • The number of ECO4 applications received, approved, and rejected within your local authority area.
    • If available, reasons for common application rejections.

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