Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006

Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)

5 (1) Section 41A (promotion of the efficient use by consumers of electricity) is amended as follows.

(2) For the sidenote substitute “Promotion of reductions in carbon emissions: electricity distributors and electricity suppliers”.

(3) In subsection (3), for “energy efficiency targets” substitute “carbon emissions reduction targets”.

(4) In subsection (5)—

(a) for “energy efficiency obligations”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “carbon emissions reduction obligations”,

(b) in paragraph (b), for “an energy efficiency target” substitute “a carbon emissions reduction target”,

(c) in paragraph (c), after “efficiency” insert “, increases in the amount of electricity generated, or heat produced, by microgeneration or otherwise using low-emissions sources or technologies or reductions in energy consumption”,

(d) in paragraphs (d) and (f), for “energy efficiency obligations” substitute “carbon emissions reduction obligations”, and

(e) in paragraph (e)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for “energy efficiency target” substitute “carbon emissions reduction target”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), after “efficiency” insert “, increase in the amount of electricity generated, or heat produced, by microgeneration or otherwise using low-emissions sources or technologies or reduction in energy consumption”.

(5) In subsection (6), for “energy efficiency obligation” substitute “carbon emissions reduction obligation”.

(6) In subsection (7), for “energy efficiency target” in each of paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) substitute “carbon emissions reduction target”.