The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018

Monitored measures

22.—(1) A participant may apply to the Administrator in writing for the installation of a measure at domestic premises to be approved as a monitored measure.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) must include—

(a) the following information—

(i) the arrangements for monitoring the cost savings achieved by the measure at the premises where it is installed;

(ii) reasons why the arrangements in paragraph (i) are likely to improve the information available about the cost savings achieved by the measure;

(iii) a methodology, based on the performance of the measure at the premises where it is installed, for calculating the cost savings achieved by the measure at those premises; and

(iv) such other information relating to the measure as the Administrator may require; and

(b) consent to the publication of information provided by the participant to the Administrator in relation to the methodology for calculating the cost savings achieved by the measure.

(3) An application under paragraph (1) must be made before the installation of the measure to which the application relates.

(4) The Administrator must not approve the application unless it is satisfied that—

(a) the measure to which the application relates is capable of resulting in a reduction in the cost of heating domestic premises;

(b) the arrangements described under paragraph (2)(a)(i) are reasonable, and are likely to improve the information available about the cost savings achieved by the measure;

(c) the methodology provided under paragraph (2)(a)(iii) is reasonable; and

(d) the measure is not—

(i) a district heating connection;

(ii) the installation of equipment for the generation of heat wholly or partly from oil; or

(iii) a repair.

(5) A monitored measure is a measure which is the subject of an application under paragraph (1) which has been approved by the Administrator.