Direction to appoint Cooperative Energy as gas supplier of last resort
Licence revocation
Publication date
Company
Licence type
Gas Supplier Licence
LAST RESORT SUPPLY DIRECTION
Direction made by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority under standard condition 8 of the gas supply licence granted or treated as granted under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 to Co-operative Energy Limited
To: Co-operative Energy Limited (Company number 06993470)
Whereas
(A) The Gas And Electricity Markets Authority ("the Authority") has the principal objective under section 4AA(1) of the Gas Act 1986 ("the Act") to protect the interests of consumers in relation to gas conveyed through pipes.
(B) The Authority’s general duties include the duty under section 4AA(2)(a) of the Act to have regard to the need to secure that all reasonable demands for gas are met
(C) Circumstances have arisen which would entitle the Authority to revoke the gas supply licence of GB Energy Supply Ltd (company registration number 8500842) ("GB Energy").
(D) Co-operative Energy Limited ("the Licensee") is the holder of a gas supply licence ("the Licence") granted or treated as granted under section 7A(1) of the Act.
(E) The Authority has the power under paragraph 1 of standard condition 8 ("the Condition") of the gas supply licence ("the Licence") to direct the Licensee to supply gas to the customers of another gas supplier.
(F) It appears to the Authority that the Licensee could comply with this last resort supply direction without significantly prejudicing its ability to continue to supply its customers and to fulfil its contractual obligations for the supply of gas.
(G) The Authority considers it is appropriate to exercise its power under the Condition in order to protect the interests of consumers and will, in due course, separately issue and publish a notice setting out its reasons for this decision in accordance with section 38A of the Act.
Therefore:
Pursuant to the Condition of the Licence, the Authority hereby directs the Licensee to supply gas to all legal and natural persons which were being supplied by GB Energy in its capacity as a licensed gas supplier at the time and date which immediately precedes the time and date this direction takes effect ("Relevant Persons"), and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this direction, the terms of the Condition and any information or instructions which may be provided by the Authority for the purposes of identifying Relevant Persons.
This direction shall take effect on and from 05:01 hours on 30 November and shall continue in force for a period of six months on and from the date on which this direction takes effect.
Signed
Rob Salter Church
Authorised on behalf of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
Dated: 28 November 2016