Article 7 Matters to be considered by the AuthorityI1

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(1)

The matters referred to in article 6(2) are—

(a)

total customer numbers;

(b)

supplier customer numbers;

(c)

in relation to the carbon emissions reduction obligation, the overall carbon emissions reduction target;

(d)

in relation to the insulation obligation, the overall insulation target; and

(e)

in relation to the super priority group obligation, the overall super priority group target.

(2)

For a supplier, except a new supplier—

(a)

total customer numbers are the total number of domestic customers supplied by suppliers on 31st December 2007;

(b)

supplier customer numbers are the number of domestic customers supplied by that supplier on 31st December 2007.

(3)

For a new supplier—

F2(a)

total customer numbers are the mean of the total number of domestic customers supplied by suppliers on—

(i)

31st December 2007;

(ii)

31st December 2008;

(iii)

31st December 2009;

(iv)

31st December 2010; and

(v)

where applicable, 31st December 2011;

(b)

supplier customer numbers are the mean of—

(i)

the number of domestic customers supplied by the supplier on 31st December prior to the commencement of the obligation period; and

(ii)

zero for each 31st December prior to that date until and including 31st December 2007.

Annotations

F1: Art. 7(1) substituted (31.7.2010) by The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1958), arts. 1, 8(2)
F2: Art. 7(3)(a) substituted (31.7.2010) by The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1958), arts. 1, 8(3)