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Article 9 Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations

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(1)

A supplier must achieve its carbon emissions reduction obligation by promoting qualifying actions to domestic energy users.

(2)

A qualifying action must be approved by the Authority.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (4), if a supplier promotes—

(a)

a market transformation action;

(b)

a demonstration action; or

(c)

both such actions,

no more than 6% of the supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation may be achieved by these actions.

(4)

Where—

(a)

the Authority approves the promotion of microgeneration as a market transformation action; and

(b)

at least 2% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation is achieved by that promotion,

the limit in paragraph (3) is 8%.

(5)

The Authority—

(a)

must determine whether or not the limit in paragraph (3) is exceeded; but

(b)

in doing so it must not apply the increased reduction provided for by article 19(4)(b) to a market transformation action.