Energy Company Obligation (ECO): Help to Heat
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to ECO for 2017-18 and aspects of the high level design for a longer term supplier obligation (2018-22).
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a programme to deliver energy efficiency measures in homes across Great Britain in order to reduce carbon emissions and improve the ability of low income and vulnerable consumers to heat their homes to comfortable levels. ECO was launched in January 2013 and is currently in its second obligation period, which is due to end on 31 March 2017. The Government’s Spending Review 2015 announced plans for a supplier obligation to run for 5 years from April 2017 at an estimated level of £640 million per year.
Alongside our ECO consultation document we have published an illustrative draft of the regulations to enable stakeholders to understand how the proposals in the document could be implemented. This is provided for information only.