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Article 19D Attributing an uplift to certain eligible group CERO actionsF1

(1)

This article applies where the Administrator has notified suppliers which are members of G that G has a group qualifying CERO achievement which is greater than zero.

(2)

One or more suppliers which are members of G may, by no later than fifteen working days after the date on which all suppliers which are members of G have been notified by the Administrator of their qualifying CERO achievement, nominate to the Administrator eligible group CERO actions, with relevant carbon savings which in sum total do not exceed G’s group qualifying CERO achievement, which they wish to be attributed with an uplift.

(3)

Only one nomination may be made in respect of G under paragraph (2).

(4)

If no nomination is made under paragraph (2), the Administrator must determine which eligible group CERO actions are to be attributed with an uplift, selecting the most recently installed eligible group CERO actions which have relevant carbon savings which, in sum total, do not exceed G’s qualifying CERO achievement.

(5)

The Administrator must attribute an uplift, in lifetime tonnes of carbon dioxide, calculated in accordance with paragraph (6), to eligible group CERO actions which—

(a)

are nominated or selected in accordance with paragraph (2) or (4), as applicable; and

(b)

the relevant carbon savings of which, in sum total, do not exceed G’s group qualifying CERO achievement.

(6)

The uplift to be attributed to an eligible group CERO action under paragraph (5) is—

A×0.75

where “A” is the relevant carbon saving for that action.

(7)

The contribution that an eligible group CERO action makes towards a supplier’s total carbon emissions reduction obligation is the sum total of—

(a)

the relevant carbon saving for that action; and

(b)

the uplift, if any, calculated for that action under paragraph (6).

(8)

The Administrator must notify the suppliers which are members of G, by no later than 30th September 2015, of—

(a)

the eligible group CERO actions which have been attributed with an uplift under paragraph (5); and

(b)

the contribution that each eligible group CERO action identified under sub-paragraph (a) has made towards a supplier’s total carbon emissions reduction obligation.

(9)

In this article—

  • “eligible group CERO action” has the meaning given in article 19C;

  • “G” has the meaning given in article 19C;

  • “qualifying group CERO achievement”, in relation to G, is the amount calculated for G under article 19C(4);

  • “relevant carbon saving” has the meaning given in article 19C.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Arts. 19A-19D inserted (5.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 10