The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014

Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligation

12.—(1) A supplier must achieve its total carbon emissions reduction obligation by no later than 31st March 2017.

(2) A supplier must—

(a) achieve its total carbon emissions reduction obligation by promoting carbon qualifying actions; and

(b) in meeting that obligation, promote the installation of solid wall insulation so that the supplier achieves at least the solid wall minimum requirement which applies to the supplier.

(3) A carbon qualifying action is the installation, at domestic premises, of a measure which is—

(a) a primary measure or, subject to paragraph (4), a secondary measure;

(b) installed on or after 1st April 2015 and in accordance with the Publicly Available Specification, where the installation is referred to in the Specification; and

(c) except in respect of a primary measure described in paragraph (g) of the definition of “primary measure”, a recommended measure.

(4) A secondary measure is not a carbon qualifying action unless—

(a) it is installed at the same premises where a primary measure has been or will be installed (“a related primary measure”);

(b) except where the related primary measure is described in paragraph (g) of the definition of “primary measure”, the installation and supplier conditions are met in respect of the secondary measure; and

(c) where the related primary measure is—

(i) described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of “primary measure”, it is installed to at least 50% of the roof area of the premises;

(ii) loft insulation, it is installed in lofts which have no more than 150mm of insulation before the installation takes place and results in the lofts being insulated to a depth of no less than 250mm;

(iii) wall insulation, it is applied to at least 50% of the walls which are exterior facing;

(iv) insulation applied to the ceiling, floor and walls of a mobile home, it is applied to at least 50% of the mobile home;

(v) described in paragraph (g) of the definition of “primary measure”, the supplier condition is met.

(5) Where a secondary measure is installed before a related primary measure, the secondary measure is not completed for the purposes of article 17 until the installation of the related primary measure is complete.

(6) In this article—

“installation condition” means that the secondary measure is installed on the same date as, or no more than six months before, or no more than six months after, the date on which the related primary measure is installed;

“primary measure” means—

(a)

flat roof insulation;

(b)

loft insulation;

(c)

rafter insulation;

(d)

room-in-roof insulation;

(e)

wall insulation;

(f)

insulation applied to the ceiling, floor and walls of a mobile home; or

(g)

a relevant district heating connection;

“secondary measure” means a measure, other than a primary measure, which is installed to improve the insulating properties of domestic premises;

“supplier condition” means that the secondary measure is installed by the same supplier who installs the related primary measure.