The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022

Partial project scores: innovation measure uplift

73.—(1) This article applies for the purpose of determining the value of “IM” in the formulae in this Chapter for calculating the partial project score to be given to a qualifying action.

(2) Where the qualifying action is an innovation measure, the Administrator must—

(a) determine, in accordance with paragraph (4), whether the participant’s general innovation allowance is exhausted; and

(b) if the participant’s general innovation allowance is not exhausted, determine, in accordance with paragraph (5), whether the qualifying action is an uplift eligible innovation measure.

(3) “IM” is—

(a) £0, where—

(i) the qualifying action is not an innovation measure;

(ii) the participant’s general innovation allowance is exhausted; or

(iii) the qualifying action is not an uplift eligible innovation measure;

(b) in any other case, the amount calculated as the innovation measure uplift for the innovation measure (see article 58(4)).

(4) Article 59 (determination whether general innovation allowance is exhausted) applies for the purposes of this article as it applies for the purposes of article 58, except that in article 59, for references to “the ECO4 project in question” substitute “the qualifying action in question”.

(5) Article 60 (determination whether a measure is an uplift eligible innovation measure) applies for the purposes of this article as it applies for the purposes of articles 58 and 59.