Article 3 Overall carbon emissions reduction target, carbon saving community target and home heating cost reduction target

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

For the period 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2017 the overall—

F1(a)

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(b)

carbon saving community target is 6 MtCO₂;

(c)

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F2(1A)

For the period 1st April 2015 to 30th September 2018 the overall—

(a)

carbon emissions reduction target is 19.7 MtCO₂;

(b)

home heating cost reduction target is £6.46bn.

(2)

The Administrator must ensure that—

(a)

the total of all carbon emissions reduction obligations imposed on suppliers (excluding the increase, if any, in those obligations which applies by virtue of article 11) equals the overall carbon emissions reduction target;

(b)

the total of all carbon saving community obligations imposed on suppliers equals the overall carbon savings community target; and

(c)

the total of all home heating cost reduction obligations imposed on suppliers equals the overall home heating cost reduction target.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 3(1)(a)(c) omitted (29.3.2017) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 3(1)
F2: Art. 3(1A) inserted (29.3.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 3(2)