The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014

Determining the cost score for a qualifying electric storage heater repair and replacement

22.—(1) The cost score for—

(a) the repair of a qualifying electric storage heater; or

(b) the replacement of a qualifying electric storage heater by another electric storage heater,

must be determined in accordance with the following formula—

(2) In paragraph (1)—

“A” is the cost of heating the part of the premises (“PP”) which is heated by the repaired or replaced electric storage heater as determined in accordance with—

(a)

the Standard Assessment Procedure or (but only if the repair or replacement was carried out in Scotland) SAP 2009;

(b)

the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure; or

(c)

an appropriate methodology for calculating the savings approved by the Administrator under article 24,

where the calculation is based on the absence of a working heating system for PP;

“B” is the cost of heating PP using, as applicable, the electric storage heater that was repaired or the replacement electric storage heater;

“N” is—

(a)

in the case of a repair of a qualifying electric storage heater which is accompanied with—

(i)

a warranty for at least one year, but less than two years, 1;

(ii)

a warranty for two years or more, 2;

(b)

in the case of a replacement of a qualifying electric storage heater, 20.