# The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018, Article 32: The score for all other qualifying actions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This article applies for the purpose of calculating the score of a qualifying action which is not—
(a) a district heating connection;
(b) a demonstration action;
(c) an innovation measure;
(d) a monitored measure; or
(e) a surplus action.
(2) Where this article applies, the score is calculated by determining the cost savings for the qualifying action in accordance with the following formulae—
(a) in the case of a qualifying action which meets the conditions in paragraph (2A)—
Q×R×1.2
(b) in all other cases—
Q×R
(2A) A qualifying action meets the conditions in this paragraph if the qualifying action is a measure which—
(a) is referred to in PAS 2030:2019;
(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
(c) is completed before 1st July 2021.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
“Q” is the cost savings for the qualifying action calculated in accordance with a methodology published by the Administrator under article 33;
“R” is—
(a)1.35, in the case of a qualifying action which is installed to improve the insulating properties of non-gas fuelled premises;
(b)4, in the case of a qualifying action which is the replacement of a broken boiler with another boiler and which is—
(i)a measure to which article 12(9) applies; or
(ii)a renewable heating measure;
(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);
(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;
(d)1.25, in the case of a qualifying action which—
(i)is not a qualifying action described in paragraph (a), (b) , (ba) or (c);
(ii)is a qualifying action by virtue of meeting the condition in article 17; and
(iii)is installed at domestic premises described as relevant F or G owner-occupied premises in Schedule 4;
(e)1, in all other cases.
(4) In this article—
“broken boiler” means a boiler that has broken down and cannot be economically repaired;
“broken electric storage heater” means an electric storage heater that has broken down and cannot be economically repaired;
“non-gas fuelled premises” means domestic premises where, both before and after the installation of the qualifying action—
(a)the main space heating system for the premises is not fuelled by mains gas; and
(b)the premises are not connected to a district heating system.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1183/article/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2018/article-32
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