PART 3 Determining carbon emissions reduction obligations, carbon saving community obligations and home heating cost reduction obligations

Determining a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation, carbon saving community obligation, home heating cost reduction obligation and provisional solid wall minimum requirement

7.—(1) Except where paragraph (6) or (7) applies, the Administrator must determine for each phase a supplier’s—

(a) carbon emissions reduction obligation;

(b) carbon saving community obligation; and

(c) home heating cost reduction obligation.

(2) Except where paragraph (6) or (7) applies, the Administrator must also determine for each phase a supplier’s provisional solid wall minimum requirement.

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator must—

(a) in the case of a supplier which is not a group company during the phase to which a determination relates, make the determination in accordance with article 8;

(b) in the case of a supplier which is a group company during the phase to which a determination relates, make the determination in accordance with article 9.

(4) A determination under paragraph (1) of a supplier’s obligations and under paragraph (2) of a supplier’s requirement must be notified to the supplier by no later than the last day of February prior to the commencement of the phase.

(5) In respect of a supplier to whom paragraph (6) or (7) applies, the Administrator must notify the supplier of the obligations and requirement by no later than the last day of February prior to the commencement of the relevant phase.

(6) Where a supplier—

(a) is not a group company; and

(b) has notified under article 6 a supply of gas or electricity for the relevant notification period which does not exceed a qualifying supply,

each of the supplier’s obligations in paragraph (1) and the requirement in paragraph (2) for a phase is zero.

(7) Where a supplier—

(a) is a group company; and

(b) has notified under article 6 a supply of gas or electricity for the group for the relevant notification period which does not exceed a qualifying supply,

each of the supplier’s obligations in paragraph (1) and the requirement in paragraph (2) for a phase is zero.

(8) A supplier is a group company during a phase where it is a member of a group with another supplier at the end of 31st December immediately before the commencement of that phase.