The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025

Amends/Commences: 

• The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022 
• The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023

Comes into force: 1st August 2025

Jurisdiction: GB

Changes are made to both the ECO4 and ECO4A energy company obligation schemes.

Changes to ECO4 scheme relate to:

• updated PAS 2030 and 2035 standards;
• off-gas hierarchy, relating to improvement options evaluation reports;
• innovation measures, relating to shared ground loops; and
• scheme installation standards relating to building repair fabric.

Changes to ECO4A scheme relate to:

• the scoring of savings over 25% of a participant’s total home-heating cost reduction obligation;
• the maximum number of insulation measures per property; and
• the methodology for scoring.

Changes affecting both ECO4 and ECO4A relate to:

• definition of `rural area`;
• installation standards (referrals);
• benefits of smart meters; and
• reassignment of savings under the ECO4 to the ECO4A scheme.

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