# The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014, Article 20: Determining the cost score for a qualifying boiler repair and replacement


(1) Subject to articles 21 and 23, the cost score for the repair or replacement of a qualifying boiler must be determined in accordance with the following formula—
( A−B )×N
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“A” is the cost of heating the premises (“P”) where the repaired or replaced boiler is situated and, where applicable, the cost of heating water at P as determined in accordance with—
(a) the Standard Assessment Procedure or (but only if the repair or replacement was carried out in Scotland) SAP 2009;
(b) the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure; or
(c) an appropriate methodology for calculating the cost savings approved by the Administrator under article 24,
where the calculation is based on the absence of a working heating system in P;
“B” is the cost of heating P and, where applicable, heating water at P using, as applicable, the boiler that was repaired or the replacement for the boiler;
“N” is—
(a) in the case of a repair of a qualifying boiler which is accompanied with—
(i) a warranty for at least one year, but less than two years, 1;
(ii) a warranty for two years or more, 2;
(b) in the case of a replacement of a qualifying boiler, 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111122297/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2014/article-20
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