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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-order-2008/article-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110805306",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-order-2008",
  "path": "article/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Matters to be considered by the Authority",
  "text": "(1) The matters referred to in article 6(2) are—\n(a) the overall carbon emissions reduction target;\n(b) total customer numbers; and\n(c) supplier customer numbers.\n(2) For a supplier, except a new supplier—\n(a) total customer numbers are the total number of domestic customers supplied by suppliers on 31st December 2007;\n(b) supplier customer numbers are the number of domestic customers supplied by that supplier on 31st December 2007.\n(3) For a new supplier—\n(a) total customer numbers are the mean of the total number of domestic customers supplied by suppliers on—\n(i) 31st December 2007;\n(ii) 31st December 2008; and\n(iii) where applicable, 31st December 2009;\n(b) supplier customer numbers are the mean of—\n(i) the number of domestic customers supplied by the supplier on 31st December prior to the commencement of the obligation period; and\n(ii) zero for each 31st December prior to that date until and including 31st December 2007.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110805306/article/7",
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  "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."
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