The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010

Amendment of article 12 (approval of actions by the Authority)

12.—(1) Article 12 (approval of actions by the Authority) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) The Authority must determine whether or not it approves an action as a qualifying action and whether that approval is in respect of a supplier’s—

(a) insulation obligation;

(b) priority group obligation; or

(c) super priority group obligation.”.

(3) For paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) The benchmark action means an action under the 2001 Order or the 2004 Order, as applicable, which achieved the greatest carbon emission reductions for an action of that type.”.

(4) In paragraph (7B)(a) after “requests” insert “, in writing,”.

(5) In paragraph (7B)(b) after “requested” insert “, in writing,”.

(6) For paragraph (7C) substitute—

“(7C) The Authority must not on or after 1st April 2011 approve as a qualifying action the provision of compact fluorescent lamps or halogen lamps.”.

(7) After paragraph (7C) insert—

“(7D)  The Authority must not on or after 1st August 2010 approve as a qualifying action the provision of a measure which will not be professionally installed unless that measure has been requested, in writing, by a domestic energy user.

(7E) The Authority must not on or after 1st April 2011 approve as a qualifying action the provision of—

(a) an air source heat pump;

(b) a biomass boiler with a capacity of 300 kW or less;

(c) a combined heat and power plant with an electrical capacity of 2 kW or less;

(d) a ground source heat pump;

(e) a hydro generating station with a capacity of 50 kW or less;

(f) a solar photovoltaic panel with a capacity of 50 kW or less;

(g) a solar thermal water heating system with a capacity of 300 kW or less; or

(h) wind turbine with a capacity of 50 kW or less,

unless it is satisfied that the measure will be promoted to a member of the super priority group.”.