Article 5 Amendment of article 9 (achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations)

For article 9 substitute—

“Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations

9.

(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)

A supplier must achieve its carbon emissions reduction obligation without exceeding any of the following limits—

(a)

no more than Y% minus X% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation may be achieved by—

(i)

a market transformation action;

(ii)

a demonstration action; or

(iii)

both such actions;

(b)

no more than 2% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation may be achieved by the provision of—

(i)

a real-time display;

(ii)

a home energy advice package; or

(iii)

both.

(4)

In paragraph (3)(a)—

• “Y%” means—

  1. (a)

     10%; but

  2. (b)

     12% where—

     1. (i)

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

     2. (ii)

        at least 2% of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation is achieved by the provision of microgeneration units;

• “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%.

(5)

The Authority—

(a)

must determine whether or not the limits in paragraph (3) are exceeded; but

(b)

in doing so it must not apply the increased reduction in respect of market transformation actions provided for by—

(i)

article 19(4)(b); or

(ii)

article 19(4A)(a), (b) or (c).”.