In the winter issue of Real World we reported on
fundamental changes to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme ("the
Scheme") including the scrapping of recycling payments
following the Comprehensive Spending Review. In June 2011 the
Department of Energy and Climate Change ("DECC")
published proposals to simplify the Scheme in an effort to further
reduce the administrative burden on businesses. Interested
parties have until 2 September 2011 to comment on the
proposals. DECC will consult on draft legislation in
February 2012 and the changes will come into force from April
2013.
Simpler Qualification Rules
DECC suggests a streamlined "one step" qualification
process in place of the existing two step process. Participants
will only be required to prove that they use a certain amount of
electricity from a settled half hourly meter. If this proposal is
accepted the 6,000 MWh threshold may need to be revisited to
maintain the Scheme's current coverage.
