{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2018/article-32",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2018/article-32.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/1183",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2018",
  "path": "article/32",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "The score for all other qualifying actions",
  "text": "(1) This article applies for the purpose of calculating the score of a qualifying action which is not—\n(a) a district heating connection;\n(b) a demonstration action;\n(c) an innovation measure;\n(d) a monitored measure; or\n(e) a surplus action.\n(2) Where this article applies, the score is calculated by determining the cost savings for the qualifying action in accordance with the following formulae—\n(a) in the case of a qualifying action which meets the conditions in paragraph (2A)—\nQ×R×1.2\n(b) in all other cases—\nQ×R\n(2A) A qualifying action meets the conditions in this paragraph if the qualifying action is a measure which—\n(a) is referred to in PAS 2030:2019;\n(b) is installed in accordance with PAS 2030:2019 and PAS 2035:2019 by, or under the responsibility of, a PAS 2030:2019 certified installer; and\n(c) is completed before 1st July 2021.\n(3) In paragraph (2)—\n“Q” is the cost savings for the qualifying action calculated in accordance with a methodology published by the Administrator under article 33;\n“R” is—\n(a)1.35, in the case of a qualifying action which is installed to improve the insulating properties of non-gas fuelled premises;\n(b)4, in the case of a qualifying action which is the replacement of a broken boiler with another boiler and which is—\n(i)a measure to which article 12(9) applies; or\n(ii)a renewable heating measure;\n(ba)2, in the case of a qualifying action which is the replacement of a broken boiler with another boiler and which is not a qualifying action described in paragraph (b);\n(c)2.4, in the case of a qualifying action which is the replacement of a broken electric storage heater with another electric storage heater;\n(d)1.25, in the case of a qualifying action which—\n(i)is not a qualifying action described in paragraph (a), (b) , (ba) or (c);\n(ii)is a qualifying action by virtue of meeting the condition in article 17; and\n(iii)is installed at domestic premises described as relevant F or G owner-occupied premises in Schedule 4;\n(e)1, in all other cases.\n(4) In this article—\n“broken boiler” means a boiler that has broken down and cannot be economically repaired;\n“broken electric storage heater” means an electric storage heater that has broken down and cannot be economically repaired;\n“non-gas fuelled premises” means domestic premises where, both before and after the installation of the qualifying action—\n(a)the main space heating system for the premises is not fuelled by mains gas; and\n(b)the premises are not connected to a district heating system.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 32(2) substituted (1.1.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1441), arts. 1, 12(a) (with art. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 32(2A) inserted (1.1.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1441), arts. 1, 12(b) (with art. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 32(3) substituted (1.1.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1441), arts. 1, 12(c)(i) (with art. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 32(3) inserted (1.1.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1441), arts. 1, 12(c)(ii) (with art. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in art. 32(3) inserted (1.1.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1441), arts. 1, 12(c)(iii) (with art. 15)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1183/article/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:52:15.170002+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."
}