19 December 2023
More than 1,000 subsidies supporting Islanders with the cost of Home Energy Audits have
been awarded by the Government of Jersey in 2023, far exceeding the targets set in the
Carbon Neutral Roadmap (CNR).
The audits inform Islanders of how energy efficient their homes are, confirm how much
energy is being used, and recommend home improvements and behaviour changes which
can help cut bills. An Energy Performance Certificate is then given to the homeowner which
includes both a carbon dioxide emissions rating and an energy costs rating.
Subsidies of £200 for a 1–2-bedroom property and £250 for a 3+ bedroom property have
supported Islanders with the cost of the audits.
The Carbon Neutral Roadmap, agreed by States Members in April 2022, set an ambition of
800 subsidies by the end of 2024. However, a sharp increase in uptake this year has seen
that target beaten already:
- May to December 2022: 250 subsidies funded.
- January to December 2023 (as of 7 December): 1,095 subsidies funded.
- Total home energy audit subsidies funded within the CNR timeframe (so far):
1,345.
The subsidy will be gradually phased out over the next few years. The Government is
proposing Energy Performance Certificates become mandatory at the point of sale or new
rental at the start of 2026.
From March 2024, the subsidy amount will be reduced to £100 for 1–2-bedroom
properties, and £150 for 3+ bedroom properties. Further reductions will be made in
January 2025.
Deputy Hilary Jeune, the Assistant Minister for the Environment with responsibility for
energy and climate change, said: “It’s really pleasing to have reached our first objective of
this Carbon Neutral Roadmap policy more than a year ahead of schedule, demonstrating a
real desire amongst Islanders to focus on energy efficiency in their homes and to,
understandably, want to reduce heating bills where possible.
“We’re committed to ensuring hundreds more Islanders get Energy Performance
Certificates over the next few years, and lowering the subsidy gradually will help ensure we
can support as many people as possible ahead of the upcoming legislation but without
taking such a big slice of the climate emergency funding.”
A consultation on the draft Energy Performance Assessment (Jersey) Law 202-, and on the
technical work that is being done to review the Jersey specific energy performance
assessment scheme, will open in 2024.
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