– A joke that solely helps the wealthy – NRK Vestfold and Telemark – Native information, TV and radio

The case briefly:

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• House owner Stian Thomassen upgraded the home to save lots of electrical energy, however obtained no assist from Enova.
• Thomassen believes that Enova solely helps those that can afford to fully renovate the home, and small measures are usually not taken under consideration.
• MDG requires oil cash for use to additional assist vitality effectivity measures.
• Enova gives assist for so-called “exemplary tasks”, and believes that their major process is to make sure that new and unproven applied sciences achieve a foothold out there.

AI service from OpenAi does the summarization. The content material is high quality licensed by NRK journalists earlier than publication.

– They encourage you to take vitality measures, however then you need to fully renovate the home. Small measures imply nothing

The state-owned enterprise Enova works to advertise a transition to extra environmentally pleasant vitality use and vitality manufacturing in Norway.

” data-term=”Enova”>Enovadespair for the proprietor of the home Stian Thomassen in Mandal.

Final 12 months, the cheerful south modified by partitions. He insulated and elevated the thickness of them.

On the similar time, he changed all of the home windows on one flooring, and has beforehand put in a warmth pump.

In whole, the house proprietor paid over NOK 400,000.

Due to this fact, it obtained NOK 0 assist from the state-owned enterprise Enova.

Have you ever obtained assist from Enova?

Sure, after all No, ever Huh? Enova? What about it?

Present end result

– Not for the person on the street

Vitality effectivity in Norwegian buildings can cut back vitality use equal to 10 p.c of Norway’s electrical energy consumption, in accordance with NVE.

Thomassen shortly observed outcomes on the electrical energy invoice.

The house proprietor he doesn’t perceive why the state doesn’t encourage extra folks to do because it does at a time when energy has turn out to be a scarce commodity.

Enova’s lack of assist schemes to save lots of vitality has inspired the center class.

– It isn’t for the common particular person on the road.

NRK beforehand stated in regards to the single mom from Skien who self-isolates her residence, shifts once in a while as a nurse and takes care of two kids:

Improve will likely be step-by-step

One of the vital worthwhile vitality saving measures you’ll be able to take is to interchange your home windows.

Home windows account for 40 p.c of warmth loss in Norwegian buildings, in accordance with the NHO Norske trevarer affiliation.

They characterize near 300 Norwegian wooden merchandise corporations.

Hilde Widerøe Wibe is common supervisor of Norske trevarer. She finds out that Norwegians don’t select low vitality home windows that may cut back the electrical energy invoice.

– 70 p.c say they’d take energy-efficient measures of their residence, if there have been assist schemes.

Hilde Widerøe Wibe, common supervisor of Norske trevarer.

Photograph: PRIVATE

Wibe recommends a step-by-step assist scheme. she suppose Norway ought to take a look at Denmark.

They supply assist within the meantime 25 to 30 p.c of the associated fee for those who substitute previous home windows with low vitality home windows.

– So, when you’ll be able to substitute one window with a chance, you’ll be able to take it.

Linda Bakken in Skien changed nearly each window in the home, however she stayed with one. She acquired no assist for that.

Photograph: Sindre Thoresen Lønnes / NRK

Many have contacted NRK who really feel that Enova doesn’t assist “the widespread man on the road”.

Nice dedication

The Client Council believes that extra folks ought to obtain assist from Enova to cut back electrical energy use in Norwegian houses. Listed here are a few of the reactions.

• “I’ve been involved with Enova many instances, however it’s unimaginable to get assist for something. Dwelling since 1913. They would not assist a warmth pump or new home windows or a clear burnt range. Simply bullshit the entire thing. Pure symbolic politics, so we gentle a fireplace with wooden and oil from September to Might. Enova is a joke!”

• “I known as Enova and requested what measures had been supported. Then it was present in response that they didn’t present assist for upgrading residences or condominiums. That is extraordinarily unfair, and upsets lots of people. Is it actually true that these of us who reside in previous residences do not want an improve?”

• “That is simple arithmetic! I’ve had a home since 1932. It had some insulation executed within the 80’s. If I will have an A vitality class, I’ve to alter all of the home windows, strip the cladding, re-lining, re-insulate and paint the brand new cladding. With out calculating it, it’s a price of 1-11/2 million If I pay NOK 50,000 per 12 months in electrical energy and if the vitality price is diminished by 50%, it’s going to take me 40 years to pay again 1 million a 12 months. With the present grant scheme, I’ll by no means begin this course of, and I must contain the conservation authorities as effectively.”

• “I am within the course of of creating main upgrades to my own residence, together with re-insulating and changing home windows. I’ve a vocational certificates as a carpenter so (after all) do it myself as a lot as potential. The upgrades don’t qualify for subsidies, as I’m not an “permitted firm” at Enova. In case you suppose that skilled competence and execution are extra essential than who performs.. If you may also doc the execution, I do not see why it might probably’t be supported. In any case, it is extra worthwhile for me to do the work with out assist than to pay for one thing in return.”

Sea view

Asking the oil corporations to pay on your warmth pump

NRK beforehand reported that the Client Council will make Enova’s mandate extra user-friendly for shoppers.

So will the Inexperienced Social gathering.

They imagine that the dearth of assist for vitality effectivity measures is among the greatest neglects of the federal government within the subject of local weather and vitality.

The MDG will now change the legislation and impose a brand new conversion tax on oil manufacturing.

– We want a assist scheme that the oil business pays for and that’s easy and simple for folks to take care of, says chief Arild Hermstad.

The MDG chief believes that extra must be executed in order that extra folks may be supported to cut back vitality use.

Photograph: Bjarte Johannesen / NRK

MDG will present assist for warmth pumps, extra for photo voltaic cells and different vitality financial savings corresponding to re-insulation, new home windows and different environmentally pleasant measures.

The local weather minister admits that the present association might be improved.

It’ll now take a look at how the vitality saving scheme can higher attain extra folks.

However he doesn’t need to get cash from oil, as MDG suggests. He believes that violates the rule of motion:

– We in all probability have doubts about that proposal, however there isn’t a doubt that now we have to proceed making preparations to enhance vitality effectivity and affect our personal electrical energy invoice, says Andreas Bjelland Eriksen.

The local weather minister says the federal government is working to make sure extra folks get assist and says they’re already effectively underway.

Photograph: Tom Balgaard

Enova helps new know-how and mannequin tasks

Enova has observed an unprecedented curiosity in vitality measures lately. In 2023, they supported nearly 35.000 vitality bundles in households.

On the subject of re-insulating and changing home windows, it’s clear that they assist so-called “mannequin tasks”.

In 2023, they gave NOK 67.5 million to over 600 exemplary tasks, together with retrofitting and substitute of home windows.

– Enova’s major process with the assist schemes aimed toward residence homeowners is to make sure that new and unproven applied sciences achieve a foothold out there, and to contribute to one of the best options in the long run with out assist, he says. director of know-how and market growth Astrid Lilliesråle for NRK.

Astrid Lilliesråle, advertising and marketing director at Enova.

Photograph: Enova

Enova reveals that Many householders additionally take motion and implement vitality measures with out assist.

Again in Mandal, the owner may be very upset in Enova, who offers mockery and klenodium to the wealthiest folks.

– I used to be a little bit shocked once I went by the Enova web site and spoke to a marketing consultant about what I might get assist for. 0. Completely zero, nada, nix, he says to NRK.

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