npower will help you meet your targets to reduce your carbon emissions and maximise the financial opportunities of the new CRC legislation.
What is the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)?
Coming into force in January 2010, the CRC is a mandatory scheme operated by Defra, who will impose fines on any business that fulfils the entry criteria but does not participate or comply fully.
Will it affect my business?
If your organisation, including any parent company and subsidiaries, spends more than £500,000 a year on electricity then you’re likely to be included. The proposed annual consumption threshold is over 6GWh across all of your half hourly metered sites.
What commitment do I need to make?
Initially, your business will be required to declare its current consumption level. This will establish which businesses are affected and the emissions level of the target sector.
Then every year, affected businesses will have to buy allowances to cover their emissions. These allowances are certificates that correspond to the level of your emissions. The certificates are surrendered at the end of the year, along with evidence of consumption, such as an Annual Statement of Emissions from suppliers.
An annual league table will show all participants’ annual energy consumption and reduction compared to the previous year. Those organisations performing well will benefit from a financial incentive.
What do I have to do now?
Although the CRC doesn’t start until 2010, you will be expected to submit your company details, including records of 2008's energy consumption (this includes all energy sources) in 2009. Organisations will have to confirm to Defra whether or not they will be liable for CRC.
How can npower business help me?
We recognise that the CRC will make it increasingly important for businesses to be able to understand exactly how they use energy and to have a clear plan of action to reduce consumption.
Measure, Monitor and Minimise are the key steps that need to be taken to put businesses back in command and m3, npower’s comprehensive suite of energy management tools and services, covers these steps. Each element of m3 addresses a separate aspect of managing energy and all together they form a journey that will help deliver a long-term and sustainable reduction in energy consumption, helping business succeed in the low carbon economy.
Where can I find out more?
View our Energy Management Products
Visit the Defra Website
Contact us on
0845 070 9494*
Mon to Thurs - 9am to 5pm
Fri - 8am to 4.30pm
email us at: energymanagementservices@npower.com
