Energy Company Obligation

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a British Government programme. It is designed to offset emissions created by energy company power stations. The first obligation period ran from January 2013 to 31 March 2015. The second obligation period, known as ECO2, ran from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017. The third obligation period, known as ECO3, ran from 3 December 2018 until 31 March 2022. The fourth iteration, ECO4, commenced on 1 April 2022 and will run until 31 March 2026.

The Government obligates the larger energy suppliers to help lower-income households improve their energy efficiency.[1][2]

ECO is the replacement of two previous schemes, the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) and the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP).[3] It has been announced that the programme will be replaced in 2017 by a less extensive version.[1]

The programme focused on heating, in particular improving insulation.[2]

Ofgem has been appointed the scheme administrator on behalf of the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.

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  2. ^ a b "Energy Company Obligation | Energy Saving Trust". www.energysavingtrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Previous energy efficiency schemes | Ofgem". ofgem.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2016.