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Update - 8th November 2011
The Environment Agency have today released the first CRC Performance League Table. You can view it here to find out where your organisation has been placed:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/126698.aspx
In addition to a listing within the league table, the EA have also published a "Participant Scorecard" for each participant (an example is attached for reference) which summarises some of information submitted within the annual report, including responses to the voluntary "tick-box" questions.
Positioning within this first league table is determined purely by performance under the "Early Action Metric", which is the level of consumption occurring via voluntarily installed automatic meter reading (AMR) meters and the extent of CRC emissions occurring under certification to one of the EA-accredited carbon management schemes.
If you are looking for assistance in managing your CRC compliance, or improving your table position for next time, Inenco can help. E-mail us at enquiries@inenco.com, or telephone on 08451 46 36 26.
Update - 27th October 2011 The Environment Agency have now provided some additional details on the CRC PLT (Performance League Table) that will be launched shortly. Whilst the publication date of the PLT has not yet been announced, the link below give you an idea of what it will look like and how the information will be presented: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/127996.aspx Update - 19th September 2011 The Environment Agency will soon begin undertaking table-top audits of CRC submissions. Following this initial review, further on-site inspections may be required. We understand that the organisations responsible for these investigations will include: 1. PWC who will be reviewing the public sector 2. Atkins Ltd who will be looking into technical business issues 3. AEA Energy and Environment covering all other areas
Update - 25th August 2011
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Update report.
Should I be paying Subsistence Fees?
The EA has started invoicing companies for £1,290 subsistence fees. The subsistence fee is to pay for the EA to administer the CRC scheme. As the CRC rules currently stand:
1) Full participants(i.e. those that will have to purchase carbon eventually and have no CCA exemptions) will have to pay the annual subsistence fee.
2) Participants that are claiming CCA exemption at footprint year will have to pay the annual subsistence fee for year 1 only(only if proven that they can claim this exemption at footprint year).
3) Participants that have claimed general/group CCA exemption at registration will NOT have to pay the annual subsistence fee(you might to refer to guidance on EUETS & CCAS, section 2, pg.13, bullet point 1, bottom of the page)
4) Participants that have claimed CCA member exemption within a group at registration will have to pay the annual subsistence fee.
5) Information declarers will NOT have to pay subsistence fee.
Important CRC Update - 29th October 2010
The Environment Agency have released some further details relating to the future of the Carbon Reduction Committment Energy Efficiency Scheme. Whilst changes to the scheme are still unclear, reduction of carbon emissions remains as the core driver for organisations covered by it.
The present intention is that the Performance League Table will be retained, with publication in October 2011. This will be supported by the full set of CRC metrics.
Information on the public consultation on further simplification of the scheme will be circulated next month, with any subsequent legislative changes occurring next year. It’s unclear exactly what will be covered by the consultation, so we can’t rule out further substantial changes.
Inenco will keep you informed of any further announcements that are made. If you have any questions, please contact your Inenco CRC consultant.
Important CRC Update - 21st October 2010
The comprehensive spending review announcement yesterday brought forward some of the expected developments of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme.
Based on the actual text of the review, the only certainties are that the first payment organisations will make under the scheme will be in 2012, and that the recycling payment will be scrapped.
This leaves a large amount of detail to be filled in and we believe that a consultation will commence shortly to look at further simplifications to the scheme.
At this point, however, the requirements of the current compliance year remain in force. We believe it is essential that all registered participants must maintain the activity to produce and submit their evidence packs to the existing timescale.
The mechanism of the simplified scheme will determine the exposure that an organisation will face to this new "carbon tax". In our view it will massively increase the priority of emission reduction activity.
If you are an Inenco customer your CRC consultant will be making contact in the near future to discuss the impact of these changes for your organisation.
As the changes are clarified then we will continue to provide updates on the general position and the impact on your organisation through your Inenco consultant, our website and our multimedia news site www.energyupdates.com
IMPORTANT CRC UPDATE - 15TH SEPTEMBER 2010
Recent responses from the Environment Agency have clarified the criteria that will apply to Automatic Meter Reading equipment (AMR) for it to qualify under the AMR element of the CRC Early Action metric. The AMR element of the metric relates to consumption of electricity or gas through the following categories of voluntarily installed AMR:
For electricity:
• Non-mandatory half-hourly settled meters (i.e. those not required under the Balancing and Settlement Code on a mandatory basis). Evidence that the meter was installed on a voluntary basis should be kept within the CRC Evidence Pack.
• Non-settled half-hourly meters.
• Dynamic supplies. These supplies are relatively uncommon and are used for installations such as some street-lighting, where metering used for one part of a set is used to create consumption data for the whole set. The data is used for settlement purposes and the supply is treated as a settled half hourly metered supply under CRC.
For gas:
• Non-mandatory daily meters (i.e. those not required under the Uniform Network Code on a mandatory basis). Evidence that the meter was installed on a voluntary basis should be kept within the CRC Evidence Pack.
• Hourly meters.
Only AMR fitted to electricity and gas supplies within an organisation’s CRC emissions (core supplies and those included on the residual measurement list) will be eligible under the AMR element of the Early Action metric. AMR fitted to supplies regulated under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) or Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) will similarly not yield any benefit under the Early Action metric.
Further criteria relating to component based Automatic Monitoring and Targeting (cAM&T) systems exist under CRC, and specify that where data provided directly by energy management systems is to be used for CRC reporting purposes the systems must comply with the criteria under the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme Energy Technology List (ETL), and that evidence to this effect should be retained in the CRC Evidence Pack. It should be noted that requirements to comply with the ETL criteria do not relate to AMR for the purposes of the Early Action metric.
IMPORTANT CRC UPDATE - 7TH JULY 2010
Even if you are entering the CCA scheme in April 2011, you will still have the following CRC obligations:
1. Registration fee.
2. Registration as a full participant - which will then have to be followed by proof of exemption once you are registered for a CCL discount through a trade federation.
3. Supporting evidence for registration.
4. Carbon footprint report.
If you are in this situation and would like to seek Inenco's assistance to comply with the scheme, make an enquiry.
IMPORTANT CRC UPDATE - 12TH MARCH 2010
BSI have developed a new Kitemark scheme designed to verify and certify Energy Reduction and Management in UK organisations. Built on the BS EN 16001 Energy Management system standard, the Kitemark is expected to be adopted as an Early Action Metric under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, as an alternative to the already established Carbon Trust Standard.
Organisations with a BS EN 16001 Energy Management System in place will be able to qualify for the Kitemark by demonstrating an annual Enegy Reduction of at least 2.5% per annum, based on 3 years of consumption data (the current compliance year, plus the 2 previous years). This data will be independently assessed and verified by BSI before the Kitemark is awarded.
Once an organisation has achieved the Kitemark, it will be valid for 2 years following the compliance year. If you would like to seek Inenco's assistance in achieving the Kitemark, make an enquiry.
IMPORTANT CRC UPDATE - 9TH NOVEMBER 2009
The Environment Agency are now the administrator for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. Registration guidance is now available on their website: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/crc
For further information on the resources available, you can download the letter recently sent out by the Environment Agency: download pdf
IMPORTANT CRC DISCLOSURE UPDATE - 6TH NOVEMBER 2009
Businesses are now being asked to complete their information disclosure on-line on the CRC on-line registry.
To clarify companies will no longer receive disclosure packs through the post.
IMPORTANT CRC UPDATE - 7TH OCTOBER 2009
The Carbon Reduction Commitment will now be known as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). The new words have been added to better reflect the primary objective of the scheme which is the achievement of carbon emission reductions through increased energy efficiency.
The most important changes to the CRC policy as a result of the consultation include:
Cash flow
The first sale of allowances in April 2011 will now only require participants to purchase allowances for the year ahead and no longer for the previous year as well. This comes after stakeholder concern regarding the impact of a double sale on their cash flow. As a result, the first year of the Introductory Phase will therefore become a monitoring period.
Principal Subsidiaries
Large subsidiaries that would qualify in their own right can now choose whether to disaggregate themselves from their organisational group and participate independently. To reflect these changes, Principal Subsidiaries are now referred to as Significant Group Undertakings.
Early Action Metric
Organisations which have demonstrated commitment to reducing their emissions either by achieving the Carbon Trust Standard, or accreditation from an equivalent scheme can use this to be counted towards the Early Action metric. The relative weighting of this metric in the overall performance score, compared to the Absolute reduction and Growth metrics, will be reduced more gradually to better recognise early action taken, from 100% in the first year, 40% in the second year and 20% in the third year.
Treatment of renewables
The CRC will treat electricity which receives a Feed In Tariff in the same way as electricity which is issued a Renewable Obligation Certificate, and has simplified the approach to reporting and accounting for renewably generated electricity. As an energy efficiency mechanism, CRC will not provide additional incentives for renewable generation. We will, however, publish alongside the performance league table, the organisations increase in onsite renewable generation together with energy efficiency savings. This will allow organisations to gain reputational credit for their investment in onsite renewables.
Public Sector Organisations
The definition of a public sector organisation has been simplified to create better clarity for participants in the CRC. Organisations designated as a „public authority‟ in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 will participate in CRC on the basis of their individual FOI/FOI (S) listing, unless they are legally part of another body, in which case they would participate as part of that parent body.
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