http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/188/contents/madeEnergy efficiencyElectricity supplyGas supplyFossil fuelsThe Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008enQueen's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04ELECTRICITYGAS This Order applies in Great Britain and places an obligation on electricity and gas suppliers who have 50,000 or more domestic customers to achieve a carbon emissions reduction obligation. The Order is administered and enforced by the Office for Gas and Electricity Markets (“the Authority”). The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008 Contents PART 1 Introduction 1 Citation and commencement 2 Interpretation PART 2 Overall carbon emissions reduction target and carbon emissions reduction obligations 3 Overall carbon emissions reduction target 4 Definition of supplier 5 Notification by suppliers 6 Determining carbon emissions reduction obligations 7 Matters to be considered by the Authority 8 Review of obligations by the Authority PART 3 Qualifying actions, notifications and approvals 9 Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations 10 Purposes for which a qualifying action must be promoted 11 Notifications 12 Approval of actions by the Authority PART 4 Priority group obligations 13 Priority group obligations 14 Priority group flexibility action PART 5 Estimates, reporting and monitoring 15 Estimated reduction in carbon emissions 16 Reporting and monitoring PART 6 Excess actions, transfers, determination and reporting 17 Credit of excess actions 18 Transfers 19 Notification of actions and determination of reductions in carbon emissions 20 Carbon emissions reduction for priority group flexibility action 21 Carbon emissions reduction for demonstration action 22 Final determination and reporting PART 7 Enforcement 23 Enforcement SCHEDULE 1 MEANING OF HOUSEHOLDER SCHEDULE 2 BENEFITS AND CREDITS SCHEDULE 3 CARBON CO-EFFICIENT VALUES 2008 No. 188 Electricity Gas The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008 Made 30th January 2008 Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33BC of the Gas Act 1986, section 41A of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 103 of the Utilities Act 2000.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, electricity distributors, electricity suppliers, gas transporters, gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

 A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 33BC(12) of the Gas Act 1986, section 41A(12) of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 103(5) of the Utilities Act 2000. 1986 c.44. Section 33BC was inserted (as section 33BB) by section 10(1), Schedule 3, paragraph 36 of the Gas Act 1995 (c.45). Section 33BB was substituted for (and renumbered as) section 33BC by section 99 of the Utilities Act 2000. This section was also amended by sections 15 and 17 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c.19). 1989 c.29. Section 41A was substituted for section 41 by section 70 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) and amended by sections 16 and 17 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006. 2000 c.27.