{"longTitle":"A Bill to make provision for the arrangement and financing of energy efficiency improvements to be made to properties by owners and occupiers; about the energy efficiency of properties in the private rented sector; about the promotion by energy companies of reductions in carbon emissions and home-heating costs; about information relating to energy consumption, efficiency and tariffs; for increasing the security of energy supplies; about access to upstream petroleum infrastructure; about a special administration regime for energy supply companies; about designations under the Continental Shelf Act 1964; about licence modifications relating to offshore transmission and distribution of electricity; about the decommissioning of nuclear sites; about the powers of the Coal Authority; for the repeal of measures relating to home energy efficiency; and for connected purposes.","summary":"<p>The flagship policy in the Bill is the 'Green Deal', a scheme whereby householders, private landlords and businesses would be given finance upfront to make energy efficiency improvements, which would then be paid for by energy bill savings. It also introduces a range of other provisions.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>establishes a new obligation on energy companies to help certain groups of consumers, who need extra support, with saving energy </li><li>facilitates the roll-out of smart meters</li><li>widens access to energy performance certificates</li><li>makes information on energy bills clearer</li><li>introduces measures designed to help improve energy security and to encourage low carbon generation</li><li>grants additional powers to the Coal Authority to charge for certain services. <br></li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":3797,"name":"Lord Marland","party":"Conservative","partyColour":"0063ba","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/3797/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/3797/contact","memberFrom":"Life peer"},"organisation":{"name":"Department of Energy and Climate Change","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":1517,"name":"Chris Huhne","party":"Liberal Democrat","partyColour":"fc7d0b","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1517/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/1517/contact","memberFrom":"Eastleigh"},"organisation":{"name":"Department of Energy and Climate Change","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change"},"sortOrder":2}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":805,"shortTitle":"Energy Act 2011","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Lords","lastUpdate":"2011-11-10T11:55:32","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":24,"includedSessionIds":[24],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":4519,"stageId":11,"sessionId":24,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":4335,"stageId":11,"billStageId":4519,"billId":805,"date":"2011-10-18T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":15}}