Article 9 Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligationsF1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

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

(F21A)

A supplier must achieve its insulation obligation by promoting on or after 1st August 2010—

(a)

cavity wall insulation;

(b)

flat roof insulation;

(c)

loft insulation;

(d)

solid wall insulation; or

(e)

under floor insulation,

which is professionally installed.

(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).

(F36)

A qualifying action approved by the Authority for the purposes of the Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009 is not by that approval a qualifying action under this Order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 9 substituted (21.7.2009) by The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1904), arts. 1, 5(1)
F2: Art. 9(1A) inserted (31.7.2010) by The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1958), arts. 1, 10(2)
F3: Art. 9(6) inserted (1.9.2009) by The Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1905), arts. 1, 28