# The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023, Article 43: Amendment to article 27 (general requirements relating to heating measures)


In article 27, in paragraph (1)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (d), omit “or the installation of a connection to a district heating system that delivers heat generated wholly or partly from mains gas,”;
(b) for sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) substitute—
“(e) where the measure is the installation of an electric storage heater, but is not a repair—
(i) the measure has a responsiveness rating equal to, or greater than, 0.8 when assessed against the Standard Assessment Procedure; and
(ii) the measure—
(aa) replaces an electric heating system at on-gas premises;
(bb) is installed at on-gas premises where one or more electric storage heaters are already installed;
(cc) is installed at on-gas premises which, immediately prior to the installation of the measure, have neither an efficient heating system nor an inefficient heating system; or
(dd) is installed at off-gas premises;
(f) where the measure is the installation of an electric heating system, but is not a repair—
(i) the measure has a responsiveness rating equal to, or greater than, 0.8 when assessed against the Standard Assessment Procedure; and
(ii) the measure—
(aa) replaces an electric heating system at on-gas premises;
(bb) is installed at on-gas premises where one or more electric storage heaters are already installed;
(cc) is installed at on-gas premises which, immediately prior to the installation of the measure, have neither an efficient heating system nor an inefficient heating system; or
(dd) is installed at off-gas premises;”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (i), for “includes the installation of equipment for the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity” substitute “includes the installation of equipment for the generation of electricity by renewable means”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348248340/article/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2023/article-43
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