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DECC has announced the first stage of a consultation on a Microgeneration Strategy for England.  This consultation will look at four key areas for development:

• Quality: ensure consumers have confidence that equipment and installation is reliable and adheres to the highest standards
• Technology: examine how to improve products through more trialling of technologies new to the UK
• Skills: develop the microgeneration supply chain to ensure it is properly equipped with the right people to meet the expected rise in demand, as well as creating and sustaining jobs in the UK
• Advice: provide more accessible advice and information about Microgeneration to homeowners, communities and small businesses.

Unusually, there is no consultation document available at present.  At this stage, DECC are inviting input from respondents, to help them create their strategy.  The consultation webpage states that questions around the four key areas will be posted shortly, and they aim to publish the final Microgeneration Strategy in early 2011.

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JTec hopes that the desire to provide advice and information about Microgeneration isn't used as a reason to delay the provision of advice on Energy Efficiency.  Doesn't everyone now agree that this must be the first step in delivering low carbon housing?