UK Statutory Instrument
2022
United Kingdom
The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022
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Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Overall home-heating cost reduction target
Definition of a participant
Notification by participants of domestic customers and energy supplied
Determining a participant’s obligations and minimum requirements
Determining obligations and minimum requirements for a participant who is not a member of a group
Determining obligations and minimum requirements for a participant who is a member of a group
Determining supply of gas or electricity
Achievement of total home-heating cost reduction obligation
Qualifying actions: overview
Qualifying actions: general requirements relating to Condition A
Measures installed at owner-occupied premises
Measures installed at private rented premises
Measures installed at band D social housing
Measures installed at band E, F or G social housing
Measures accompanied by a declaration from a relevant authority: household income below £31,000
Measures accompanied by a declaration from a relevant authority: premises meeting specified criteria
Measures accompanied by a declaration from a relevant authority: referral from a relevant health provider
Measures accompanied by a declaration from a participant: debt, discretionary credit and self-disconnection
Measures accompanied by a declaration from a relevant authority or participant: Secretary of State approval
In-fill measures in flats
In-fill measures in houses
Minimum insulation requirement for certain band D premises
Minimum insulation requirement for band E, F and G and other band D premises
Additional requirements to be met by heating measures
General requirements relating to heating measures
Requirements specific to heating measures installed at on-gas premises
Requirements specific to heating measures installed at off-gas premises
Hierarchy of heating measures installed at off-gas premises
Installation standards, consumer protection and smart meter advice
Part 6: interpretation
Applications for approval as an innovation measure
Approval as a standard innovation measure or substantial innovation measure
Further applications: substantial innovation measures
Publication of information following approval of an innovation measure
Definitions: standard innovation measures and substantial innovation measures
Applications
Approval as a data light measure or standard alternative methodology measure
Further applications: standard alternative methodology measures
Publication of information
Definitions: data light measure and standard alternative methodology measure
Notification requirements for completed measures
Deadline for notification of completed measures
Withdrawal of notification
Surplus actions
Part 10: interpretation
Calculating allowances and giving a score to an ECO4 project or to a qualifying action
Calculation of data light measure, exempted project, heating repair and heating replacement allowances
Requirements for a full project score: overview
ECO4 projects: minimum requirement for energy efficiency improvement
Determination of the post-project SAP band
Determination whether a measure is within the data light measure allowance
Full project score: overview and determination of post-project SAP rating
Publication of a methodology for determining ECO4 project cost savings
Full project score: calculation
Addition to annual cost savings for projects including basic heating repair or replacement measures
Addition to annual cost savings for projects including repairs and replacements of efficient electric storage heaters
Project innovation uplift
Determination whether general innovation allowance is exhausted
Determination whether measures are uplift eligible innovation measures
Building fabric repair increase for ECO4 projects
Determination of building fabric repair expenditure
Determination whether building fabric repair allowance is exhausted
Penalty for late completion of qualifying actions
Time frame for completion of qualifying actions
Interpretation: definitions related to formulae
Partial project score for basic heating repair or replacement measures: calculation
Partial project score for repairs and replacements of certain electric storage heaters
Determination whether the heating repair or heating replacement allowance is exhausted
Partial project score for district heating connections
Partial project score for data light measures and standard alternative methodology measures
Partial project score for other qualifying actions in an ECO4 project
Partial project scores: innovation measure uplift
Partial project scores: building fabric repair increase
Publication of annual cost savings methodology: data light measures and standard alternative methodology measures
Publication of annual cost savings methodology: other qualifying actions
Score for in-fill measures
Score for surplus action and ECO3 interim delivery actions
Exemptions
Transfer of measures
Transfer of obligations
Final determination and reporting
Reassignment of ECO4 savings to the ECO4A scheme
Information from participants
Declaration verification service
Enforcement
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
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