Any organisation that had at least one half hourly electricity meter settled on the half hourly market in 2008 will be required to participate to some extent in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. Those consuming 6,000MWh of electricity per annum (excluding domestic and transportation use) will be required to participate fully. This is currently estimated to be around 30,000 organisations, considerably higher than original estimates.
Although qualification is based on electricity consumption, once ‘captured’ these organisations will need to report on all fossil fuel usage (excluding residential properties and transportation).
In addition, those organisations that have half-hourly metering but use between 3000MWh(e) and 6000MWh(e) per annum will be required to disclose their fuel consumption and could be captured in future footprint years.
Where organisations are part of a larger group, the parent group acts as a single entity – the primary member – and subsidiaries will need to submit their energy data to the primary member. In cases where the parent organisation is outside the UK, one of the UK subsidiaries must be nominated as the primary member.
Half hourly metering
There are several forms of half-hourly metering, but only those settled on the half-hourly market count towards qualification. Your electricity supplier will be able to confirm whether your organisation qualifies. Qualifying forms of half-hourly metering include:
- Voluntary and mandatory half-hourly meters
- So-called pseudo half-hourly light meters
- Remotely read meters that produce half-hourly data (only if settled on the half-hourly market)
Exceptions
Emissions that are already covered under the EU Emissions Trading System or a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) are excluded from the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. Plus, an organisation with over 25% of its emissions covered by a CCA will also be exempt.