Determining obligations and minimum requirements for a participant who is not a member of a groupE+W+S
7.—(1) Where a participant is not a member of a group at the end of the qualification year for the phase—
(a)if the participant has notified the Administrator under article 5(2) of an amount of electricity or gas supplied in the qualification year for the phase which is less than the qualifying supply, the Administrator must determine the participant’s home-heating cost reduction obligation, solid wall minimum requirement and EFG minimum requirement for the phase to be zero;
(b)if the participant has notified the Administrator under article 5(2) of an amount of electricity or gas supplied in the qualification year for the phase which is equal to or greater than the qualifying supply—
(i)the Administrator must determine the participant’s home-heating cost reduction obligation and EFG minimum requirement for the phase in accordance with the following formula—
A x Tp / T;
(ii)the Administrator must determine the participant’s solid wall minimum requirement for the phase, as the number of domestic premises equal to the result of the following formula—
Hp / 2,492, expressed as the nearest integer, rounding 0.5 up to the next integer.
(2) In paragraph (1)(b)(i)—
(a)“A” is the value given for the obligation or requirement in the following table—
| Obligation or requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Home-heating cost reduction obligation | £28,037,500 |
| EFG minimum requirement | £19,487,500 |
(b)“Tp” is the amount of electricity or gas supplied in the qualification year for the phase by the participant as determined, for each phase, in accordance with article 9(2);
(c)“T” is the total amount of electricity or gas, as applicable, supplied in the qualification year for the phase by all participants as determined, for each phase, in accordance with article 9(4).
(3) In paragraph (1)(b)(ii), “Hp” is the participant’s home-heating cost reduction obligation for the phase.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 7 in force at 27.7.2022, see art. 1(1)