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SI 1403/2014 The Energy Efficiency (Encouragement, Assessment and Information) Regulations 2014

This instrument imposes a duty on the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers,

the Welsh Ministers and the Northern Ireland departments (together, the “competent

authorities”) to:

• Develop programmes to encourage small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to undergo energy audits and make available to SMEs examples of how energy management systems could be beneficial to their business.

• Undertake an assessment of the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling by 31st December 2015; and ensure that the origin of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration can be guaranteed according to objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria.

• Ensure that information on energy efficiency mechanisms is accessible and widely disseminated to relevant market actors; encourage the provision of information to banks and other financial institutions about the possibilities of financing measures; and promote the provision of suitable information, training and other awareness- raising initiatives to inform individuals of the benefits of energy efficiency

• Promote the energy services marked by publishing information about: energy performance contracts, the current and future development of the energy services market, and a list of energy service providers, and by encouraging the development of quality labels.

• Evaluate and, where necessary, take action to remove barriers to energy efficiency

This instrument also imposes a duty on the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority

(“the Authority”) to undertake an assessment of the energy efficiency potentials of the gas

and electricity infrastructure in Great Britain, including measures identified for energy

efficiency improvement, and to deliver this assessment to the Secretary of State by 30th

June 2015.

Policy milestone details

Start date: 2014-6-2

Countries: UK -

Milestone source: Energy efficiency regulations 2014 link

Milestone type: Legislation

Sector: Energy demand and use - Policy and governance -

Organisation: Department of Energy and Climate Change|The Department for Energy and Climate Change

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Skills, education and training, Policy and Governance, Regulation, Energy policy, Management systems