• Careers
  • Blog
  • FAQ
  • Contact our team
  • US

BLOG

Energy efficiency targets imposed on suppliers [UK]

  • #Emissions
  • #Gas
The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 applies in Great Britain. It imposes three energy efficiency targets to be achieved by electricity and gas suppliers from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017.

3 Energy efficiency targets imposed on suppliers

The targets are:
  • 1. the carbon emissions reduction target (12.4 MtCO2);
  • 2. the carbon saving community target (6 MtCO2); and
  • 3. the home heating cost reduction target (£3.7bn cost savings).

energy efficiency 3

To achieve the targets, suppliers must promote ‘carbon qualifying actions‘, ‘carbon saving community qualifying actions‘ and ‘heating qualifying actions‘. These actions are detailed in articles 12, 14 and 16 respectively. The aim is to reduce carbon emissions, to achieve carbon savings and to save on the costs of heating. Each supplier’s obligations are calculated based on furmulae given in the regulations.

More information on the targets

Sources : The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 (2014/3219), published 8 December 2014 on the government legislation website. Red-on-line EHS Legal Counsel

On the same subject

The UK Government Publishes Report Relating to Carbon Emissions and UK Consumption

The UK Government has published a report regarding the UKs carbon footprint, including both domestic emissions and emissions that are…

UK: Guidance on Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

On 8th February 2019 the Environment Agency and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy have published the Guidance on Energy Savings…

UK: Greening Government ICT 2017 Annual Report

On 30th August 2018 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published ‘Greening government ICT: 2017 annual report’.…