{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-companies-obligation-order-2012/article-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-companies-obligation-order-2012/article-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/3018",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-companies-obligation-order-2012",
  "path": "article/18",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Approval of an appropriate methodology for carbon saving or cost saving",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of determining the carbon or cost saving to be attributed to a qualifying action, adjoining installation or excess action, a supplier may apply to the Administrator to approve a methodology other than the prescribed methodologies (“an appropriate methodology”).\n(2) Where the action to which paragraph (1) relates is a qualifying action, adjoining installation or excess action, an application under that paragraph must be made prior to the carrying out of the action.\n(3) The Administrator may approve an appropriate methodology if it is satisfied that—\n(a) the prescribed methodologies do not contain a methodology for determining the savings associated with the action for which a determination is required; and\n(b) in cases where the methodology is to be used to determine a carbon saving, it makes provision for the likely performance of measures once they are installed in domestic premises.\n(4) The Administrator must notify a supplier of its decision under this article.\n(5) In this article, “the prescribed methodologies” means the Standard Assessment Procedure, the Standard Assessment Procedure 2012, the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure and RdSAP 2012.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 18(1) substituted (1.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Determination of Savings) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2897), arts. 1, 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 18(3)(a) substituted (1.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Determination of Savings) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2897), arts. 1, 6(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 18(5) inserted (1.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Determination of Savings) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2897), arts. 1, 6(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 18 in force at 5.12.2012, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3018/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:11:31.792416+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}