The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Will it affect your organisation?
Posted on: March 31, 2010
The UK’s new carbon emissions trading scheme kicks off on the 1st April 2010 and will require action from around 20 000 large public and private sector organisations. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is a new regulatory incentive to improve energy efficiency in large organisations which aims to help hit the UK’s target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050.
All organisations that had at least one half-hourly meter settled on the half-hourly market within 2008 will be required to take some form of action. All organisations fulfilling the above criterion will need to make an information disclosure. Further to this, organisations will qualify as a full participant if the annual electricity supply through all their half-hourly meters was at least 6000 MWh. Full participants will then need to purchase allowances (initially sold by the government) for each tonne of carbon dioxide they emit.
If your organisation is unsure as to whether it is obligated or would like assistance in complying with this scheme then please contact s.burley@envirocompli.com. For more information about the scheme, please visit our CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme webpage.