Did your business own one or more half hourly electricity meters in the UK on 31
December 2008? If so you will be affected by the new carbon reduction commitment
(CRC) regulations and will need, as a minimum, to register and possibly fully participate
in the scheme on an ongoing basis, requiring a significant amount of administrative
work.
As a minimum you will be required to register your
business with the Environment Agency and if your business had an electricity consumption
of over 6,000 megawatt hours in 2008 (approx. £500k) you will need to register as
'full participant'
Full participants will be required to submit data
relating to all energy and fuel use and purchase allowances at the beginning of
every compliance year. The Government will then re-distribute the funds used to
purchase allowances distributed back amongst these organisations after the end of
that year based on the energy efficiency measures undertaken.
Businesses that fail to register will be
fined a minimum of £500. If you qualify as a full participant, the fines
start at £5,000 and increase depending on the severity of the offence. The Enforcement
Agents also have a list of all electricity meters from the qualification period
and contact details for their owners.*
Taking a hands on approach, we will work with you
and your energy suppliers to ensure that you:
- meet registration requirements by:
- sourcing & compiling data
- establishing your level
of participation in the scheme
- completing the online
registration
- achieve data compliance by:
- defining the structure
of your evidence pack
- producing your footprint
report
- producing your annual
report
- achieve legal compliance by:
- ensuring annual submission,
purchase and surrender of allowances
- helping you to source
energy reduction partners
Other benefits included as part of the service are:
regular seminars, access to a dedicated team of technical advisors and access to
online guidance on the CRC.
Registration only:
£245 for up to 2 sites
Full compliance only: £395
for up to 2 sites
Both services have the option of an additional fee of £95 for each
further site. Please click on the link for more
detailed information on the service
and costs
Joining Valpak's new CRC service couldn't be easier. Simply click on one of the
buttons below to download an application form.
* Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
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