Environmental Update (July 2010)
Register for CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
If the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme applies to your organisation
you must register or make an information disclosure by 30th
September 2010. If you want to register your private business
separately from the rest of your organisation, your parent
organisation must first register with the Environment Agency/SEPA
by 31st July 2010.
What is the CRC?
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), formerly the Carbon
Reduction Commitment, is a mandatory scheme designed to:
- promote energy efficiency;
- reduce carbon emissions; and
- help businesses save money by reducing their energy bills.
The CRC targets emissions that are not already covered by
Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) or the EU Emissions Trading System
(EU ETS). In addition, the following emissions are excluded from
the CRC: domestic accommodation, caravan sites, transport, supplies
provided to another party (except where you as a landlord are
responsible for paying your tenant's energy bill).
Who does the CRC affect?
The CRC mainly affects large private and public sector
organisations, such as supermarkets, local authorities and banks;
small emitters are excluded from the CRC.
You are likely to be covered by the CRC if your organisation's
electricity is metered by at least one half hourly meter (HHM) and
you buy on the half hourly market. Your electricity supplier can
tell you if you buy electricity on the half hourly market.
You will need to:
- comply fully with the CRC if your half hourly metered
electricity supply was 6,000MWh or more in 2008
- make an information disclosure if your half hourly metered
electricity was below 6,000MWh in 2008.
The Environment Agency/ SEPA has written to all UK organisations
they believe have an obligation under the CRC. You are
responsible for checking if the scheme applies to you.
For more information on the CRC, contact the Mentor 24/7
Advice Service on 0800 634 7006.