Assessing ECO Scheme’s Success a Year after Its Set Up
When the United Kingdom government set up the ECO scheme, it had two goals in mind. The first was to minimize the country’s carbon print by easing the access to energy effective boilers. The second goal was to give households with a small or below average income the chance to spend less when it comes to utility bills. The plan was to set up a network between installers, utility companies and the government that would benefit low income British citizens. In the eyes of government officials, it was similar to shooting two birds with one stone.
Clear success signs
All things considered, it now seems that the program has sparked the interest of many people. If, at first, many were understandably doubtful that this government initiated scheme would do them any good, they were soon proven to be mistaken. Another worry was that the program would involve a lot of bureaucracy, papers and visits to local institutions, but the government tried to find a way through which such steps would be as little of an inconvenience as possible.
It is still early on the road to establish whether the scheme is a successful one or not. There are mixed signals coming from the British citizens, especially with regards to the eligibility selection. If the government will succeed to manage the loose ends of the program, the near future might see ECO take a turn for the better, becoming the program its developers imagined it in its inception.