8.—(1) Where a participant is 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(3) of an amount of electricity or gas supplied by the group 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(3) of an amount of electricity or gas supplied by the group 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 Tg / T) x (B / C);
(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” and “T” have the same meaning as in article 7;
(b)“Tg” is the amount of electricity or gas, as applicable, supplied in the qualification year for the phase by the group of which the participant is a member as determined, for each phase, in accordance with article 9(3);
(c)“B” is the amount of electricity or gas notified by the participant under article 5(2) for the qualification year for the phase;
(d)“C” is the amount of electricity or gas notified by the participant under article 5(3) as supplied in the qualification year for the phase by the group of which the participant is a member.
(3) In paragraph (1)(b)(ii), “Hp” is the participant’s home-heating cost reduction obligation for the phase.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 8 in force at 27.7.2022, see art. 1(1)