CRC - Proposed Extension of Introductory Phase

On 17 November 2010, the Government issued a short consultation on proposed reforms to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). Responses must be delivered by 17 December 2010.

Key Issues

The Government proposes only minor alterations to CRC at this stage, as detailed alterations are not practical midway through a phase. One of the proposed alterations would extend the introductory phase of CRC by one year. This would provide time to discuss further simplifications with stakeholders before the next phase of CRC begins.

The issues on which the Government is seeking views are:

• extending the introductory phase by 12 months so that it runs until March 2014 rather than March 2013;