{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-amendment-order-2009/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-amendment-order-2009/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111481813",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-amendment-order-2009",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendment of article 9 (achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations)",
  "text": "(1) For article 9 substitute—\n“Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations\n9. (1) A supplier must achieve its carbon emissions reduction obligation by promoting qualifying actions to domestic energy users.\n(2) A qualifying action must be approved by the Authority.\n(3) A supplier must achieve its carbon emissions reduction obligation without exceeding any of the following limits—\n(a) no more than Y% minus X% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation may be achieved by—\n(i) a market transformation action;\n(ii) a demonstration action; or\n(iii) both such actions;\n(b) no more than 2% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation may be achieved by the provision of—\n(i) a real-time display;\n(ii) a home energy advice package; or\n(iii) both.\n(4) In paragraph (3)(a)—\n“Y%” means—\n(a) 10%; but\n(b) 12% where—\n(i) the Authority approves the provision of microgeneration units as a market transformation action; and\n(ii) at least 2% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation is achieved by the provision of microgeneration units;\n“X%” means 0%, but where a percentage of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation is achieved by the actions described in paragraph (3)(b), that percentage, subject to a maximum of 2%.\n(5) The Authority—\n(a) must determine whether or not the limits in paragraph (3) are exceeded; but\n(b) in doing so it must not apply the increased reduction in respect of market transformation actions provided for by—\n(i) article 19(4)(b); or\n(ii) article 19(4A)(a), (b) or (c).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111481813/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:56:57.114469+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}