Making the Carbon Reduction Commitment Work

Keith Brierley – Project ManagerBelfast seminar - 26 March 2009

Approach to Implementation

Joint Administrators – EA, SEPA, NIEA

IT application & dedicated web-pages

Single dedicated national team

Informed usersTargeted consultation

User participation

Inner circle users

Screen design

Process

Guidance

Regulators and

Government

General public website

General public website

User Support

Regional workshops

Helpdesk

Guidance documents

Web-based pop-ups and training tools

September

Qualification PeriodParticipants with at least one HH settled meter need to determine their total HH electricity consumption.

The EA sends out registration packs to all half-

hourly billing points

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013April

July

October April

July

October

Registration Period

2nd Annual Report due

Allowances surrendered

1st sale of allowances‘Double’ sale to cover 2010-11 emissions and forecast for 2011-12

Footprint Report due

1st Annual Report due

Allowances surrendered

1st recycling payment

Start of 2nd compliance year

2nd recycling payment

2nd sale of allowances

Start of 3rd compliance year

Start of Capped Phase

Introductory phase

2008 2009 2010

Calendar year 2008:

Suppliers record electricity use for all organisations with half-hourly (100kW/70kW) metering systems

May 2009: Qualification ‘heads-up'

Full year data sent to all customers with 100kW/70kW metering systems.

1 Apr 2010: Scheme Starts

Timeline

April – Sept 2010: Registration

All organisations buying electricity settled on the half hourly market disclose total half hourly electricity consumption

September 2009: Registration packs

Full year data sent to all customers with 100kW/70kW metering systems.

Registration guidance:

Consultation & issue before August 09.

Reporting & evidence guidance: Consultation & issue before December 09.

Trading Guidance:

Consultation & issue before October 10.

Parent Company

Subsidiaries

In this company structure, subsidiaries M & N have emissions covered by CCAs. These CCAs cover at least 25% of the subsidiaries’ total emissions, therefore they are exempt from CRC.

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Organisational Coverage

Subsidiaries with >25% emissions in CCAs

[HLP002] You must choose the country where the registered office of the parent organisation (or nominated UK lead) is registered.

[HLP006] If you are a subsidiary of a parent based overseas, please confirm that you are acting as UK parent

SIC code*

Country where UK registered office is located*

[HLP004] Your trading name is the name your company / organisation uses if different from the name registered with Companies House.

Trading name

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Please enter your company details

Please enter your Companies House company number*

Registered address

Registered name

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Is your Parent based overseas?* Yes No

Are you the Nominated Subsidiary acting as UK Parent?

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1[HLP003] Your SIC is the code for the principal business activity (from SIC(03) as used for notification by the company for the purposes of their annual returns to Companies House

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Capture Parent Details

Primary Contact Details

Secondary Contact Details

Director Contact Details

Half Hourly Meters

Electricity Consumption

Participation Declaration

Invoice Contact

Qualifying Subsidiaries

CCA Exemption

Summary of details

Terms and Conditions

Payment

Confirmation of completion

Auditing

Flexible evidence packs – outcome driven

Types: Registration “Orphan” Meters Compliance

Process balance between staff/third parties weight can give to existing accreditations such as CTS

Conclusions

CRC implementation is a challenge

Challenge: User participation in design User support

DECC User Guide