The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, previously known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), is an energy saving and carbon emissions reduction scheme for the UK.
Government announces removal of information disclosure under CRC
Organisations are no longer required to make an information disclosure for phase 2 of CRC, which now starts in April 2013, or for subsequent phases.
This is in response to feedback from consultation and as government is satisfied that the original aims for making a disclosure have been met from the phase one registration period as follows:
- settled half-hourly meters had been accounted for and eligible organisations had registered for the scheme
- registration data had given sufficient information upon which to potentially revisit the scheme’s qualification threshold under a policy review.
Further information on this can be found on the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) website:
It is still each organisation’s responsibility to assess whether they will qualify as a participant in subsequent CRC phases:
The qualification year for phase 2 will be 2012-2013 and registration will be from April 2013.
Recently updated guidance
Subsistence fees
We have recently sent out our subsistence fee invoices to you for the financial and annual reporting year 2010/11. It is intended that future annual invoices will be issued in April of each year but for the 2011/12 financial year it is likely that we will issue bills in July or August 2011.
For more information on our fees and charges, please read our charges guidance:
I have registered Climate Change Agreement (CCA) exemptions - will I still be invoiced? You will not receive an invoice if you have registered a CCA group or general exemption as part of your registration. If you are claiming a group or general exemption as part of your footprint report you will pay subsistence fees for 2010/11 only.
If you have claimed CCA member exemption(s) as part of your registration or are claiming CCA member exemption(s) as part of your footprint report, you will continue to pay subsistence fees.
Government Spending Review
Changes to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme have been announced as part of the Government's Spending Review.
Please refer to the HM Treasury Spending document for more information following the spending review. You will find the details about CRC on page 62:
Access the CRC Registry
You can access the
CRC registry to amend your registration and notify us of any changes to your organisation.
What does the scheme involve?
Organisations will need to monitor their emissions and purchase allowances to emit carbon dioxide (CO2). The more CO2 an organisation emits, the more allowances it will need to purchase, so there is a direct incentive to reduce emissions.
Does my organisation qualify?
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is mandatory. How you qualify and what you need to do depends on your organisation's electricity consumption through half hourly meters during 2008. Find out more using
Find the correct guidance
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IMPORTANT: As a result of recent announcements by the Coalition Government some of the CRC guidance documents on our website may no longer be up to date.
When using these documents, please bear in mind the following issues:
- Revenue recycling will no longer take place.
- The first purchase of allowances is now in 2012, not 2011 and will be for emissions released in 2011/12.
- DECC is conducting a consultation on a proposal to extend the introductory phase to 2013.
We are working as quickly as we can to update our guidance documents. |
We have lots of guidance on our website to help you understand the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. The following guidance map will tell you which documents and web pages are available and provides a direct link to each one, so you can find what you are looking for quickly:
