Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS): evaluation of Phase 3
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Scheme in delivering energy efficiency and low carbon heat measures in public sector organisation buildings.
Applies to England
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The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) provides eligible public sector organisations with grant funding to install low carbon heating and energy efficiency measures within their buildings. Phases 1-3 of the Scheme have awarded 拢2.8 billion in grant funding since it started in 2020.
It is complemented by the Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF) which helps organisations put in place heat decarbonisation plans and apply to the PSDS.
The PSDS element of the Phase 3 evaluation assesses the scheme鈥檚:
- effectiveness in delivering low carbon heat and energy efficiency measures in public sector organisations
- impact on carbon savings
- cost-effectiveness
- contribution towards its objectives
The LCSF element of the evaluation aims to:
- assess its effectiveness in supporting the development and delivery of PSDS projects, through the development of heat decarbonisation plans
- understand the resourcing and skills gaps the scheme addressed and whether it was successful in addressing them
- understand how PSDS and LCSF work together to deliver scheme objectives
The report findings are based on qualitative interviews, workshops, surveys and desk-based analysis of scheme application and monitoring data. The process evaluation technical annex contains the full set of evaluation questions and objectives.
The then Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) commissioned Winning Moves in consortium with CAG consultancy and the University College London Energy Institute to conduct this process and impact evaluation of PSDS and LCSF Phase 1. The analysis and fieldwork was conducted in 2022, so some details in the reports may no longer be up to date.