Supplier Obligation Project

SDC Supplier Obligation Project

Electric Meter'Our vision is to see a transformation of the market for the supply of domestic energy. Suppliers and consumers both need to have a shared incentive to reduce carbon emissions from homes. Creating this will require an innovative policy, which changes the way suppliers view their relationship with their customers.' The Household Energy Supplier Obligation from 2011: A Call for Evidence – Defra – June 2007

The Supplier Obligation is an innovative policy instrument currently being developed by Defra. It aims to transform the market for the supply of domestic energy, by giving suppliers and consumers a shared incentive to reduce carbon emissions from homes. For more information, please view Defra’s website

The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) Supplier Obligation project engaged with stakeholders and consumers to discuss innovative approaches to this critical area of energy policy.

The SDC has now concluded its engagement programme and has had the process independently evaluated.


» Download SDC Supplier Obligation Project - Household Energy from 2011
» Evaluation: Summary of key learnings from the project
» Evaluation : Full report
» Appendix 1: Engagement process
» Appendix 2: Consumer group recruitment specification
» Appendix 3: Proposition development process
» Appendix 4: Summary of Core Group input to propositions
» Appendix 5: Summary of E-Group input to propositions