What is ECO?
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty.
Under the scheme, larger energy suppliers have to deliver energy efficiency measures to homes in Great Britain.
Suppliers are given targets based on their share of the domestic gas and electricity market.
The scheme focuses on the installation of insulation and heating measures and supports vulnerable consumer groups.
What are the main obligations?
- Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO)Under CERO, obligated suppliers must promote ‘primary measures’, including roof and wall insulation and connections to district heating systems.
- Carbon Saving Community Obligation (CSCO)Under CSCO, obligated suppliers must promote insulation measures and connections to district heating systems in areas of low income. The CSCO target has a sub-obligation which states that at least 15% of a supplier’s CSCO must be achieved by promoting measures to low income and vulnerable households in rural areas or deprived rural areas.
- Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO)Under HHCRO, obligated suppliers must promote measures which improve the ability of low income and vulnerable households (the ‘affordable warmth group’) to heat their homes. This includes actions that result in heating savings, such as the replacement or repair of a boiler.
Effective Eco Ltd is actively involved in successfully delivering ECO Projects to help qualifying homeowners and tenants alike.
More Information can be found form the following link:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/
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Energy Company Obligation | Ofgem www.ofgem.gov.uk
E-Serve administers the Energy Company Obligation, a government scheme requiring energy suppliers to deliver energy efficiency measures to domestic premise