Article 22 Final determination and reportingI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Administrator must determine whether a supplier has achieved its—

(a)

total carbon emissions reduction obligation;

(b)

total carbon saving community obligation; and

(c)

total home heating cost reduction obligation.

(2)

A supplier may apply to the Administrator, in writing, by F130th April 2015 for a qualifying action (“Q”) or an excess action F2or group excess action (“E”) to be credited against a different obligation from F3the one it is credited against at the time the application under this paragraph is made.

(3)

The Authority must approve an application—

F4(a)

if it is satisfied, as applicable, that—

(i)

Q is a qualifying action in respect of that different obligation; or

(ii)

E meets any applicable requirement in article 21(4)(d) or (5)(d) F5or article 21ZA(3) in respect of that different obligation;

(b)

unless it has reasonable grounds to believe that if the application was approved A would not be able to achieve its—

(i)

total carbon emissions reduction obligation;

(ii)

total carbon saving community obligation; or

(iii)

total home heating cost reduction obligation.

(4)

The Administrator must notify the supplier of its determination under paragraph (1) no later than F630th September 2015.

(5)

The Administrator must submit to the Secretary of State a report each month, commencing in March 2013, setting out the progress which suppliers have made towards meeting their obligations under this Order.

(6)

Not later than F730th September 2015 the Administrator must submit to the Secretary of State a report setting out whether suppliers achieved the—

(a)

overall carbon emissions reduction target;

(b)

overall carbon saving community target;

(c)

overall home heating cost reduction target.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 22(2) substituted (5.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 15(a)(i)
F2: Words in art. 22(2) inserted (5.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 15(a)(ii)
F3: Words in art. 22(2) substituted (5.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 15(a)(iii)
F4: Art. 22(3)(a) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 8
F5: Words in art. 22(3)(a)(ii) inserted (5.12.2014) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 15(b)
F6: Words in art. 22(4) substituted (5.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 15(c)
F7: Words in art. 22(6) substituted (5.12.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3231), arts. 1, 15(d)

Commencement

I1: Art. 22 in force at 5.12.2012, see art. 1