http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1905/contents/madeEnergy efficiencyEnergy conservationElectricity supplyGas supplyFossil fuelsThe Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009enQueen's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04ELECTRICITYGAS This Order applies in Great Britain and places an obligation on electricity and gas suppliers (“suppliers”) who have 50,000 or more domestic customers to achieve a carbon emissions reduction obligation. This Order also places an obligation on electricity generators (“generators”) who have generated 10TWh/yr or more of electricity in previous years (generation periods) 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 (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009 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 and carbon emissions reduction obligations 4 Definition of generator 5 Definition of supplier 6 Notification by generators 7 Notification by suppliers 8 Obligation period for generators 9 Determining a carbon emissions reduction obligation for generators 10 Determining a carbon emissions reduction obligation for suppliers 11 Matters to be considered by the Authority in relation to suppliers 12 Review of obligations by the Authority in relation to generators 13 Review of obligations by the Authority in relation to suppliers PART 3 Qualifying actions, notifications and approvals 14 Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligations 15 Purposes for which a qualifying action must be promoted 16 Notifications 17 Approval of actions by the Authority PART 4 Estimates, reporting and monitoring 18 Estimated reduction in carbon emissions 19 Reporting and monitoring PART 5 Transfers, trading, determination and reporting 20 Transfers 21 Trading 22 Notification of actions 23 Determination of reduction in carbon emissions 24 Determination of whole house bonus 25 Determination of area bonus 26 Final determination and reporting PART 6 Enforcement 27 Enforcement 28 Amendment of the Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008 SCHEDULE 1 HOME ENERGY ADVICE PACKAGES SCHEDULE 2 QUALIFYING ACTIONS SCHEDULE 3 CARBON CO-EFFICIENT VALUES 2009 No. 1905 Electricity Gas The Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009 Made 20th July 2009 Coming into force 1st September 2009

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 National Consumer Council, electricity generators, 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) and section 79 of and Schedule 8 to the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27). 1989 c.29. Section 41 was substituted for section 41A 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 and section 79 of and Schedule 8 to the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27). 2000 c.27. Section 103 has also been amended by section 79 of and Schedule 8 to the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27). The National Consumer Council replaced the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, see section 30 of the Consumer, Estate Agents etc. Act 2007 (c.17).