Supporting guidance and overarching rules

Essential information and tools for participants and declarers.

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. The consultation closes on 17 December 2010.

We are working as quickly as we can to update our guidance documents.

Participants and information declarers will find the links on this page useful, to ensure compliance with CRC. The overarching rules expand upon terms within the footprint and annual reporting guidance, and explain terminology and concepts to both participants and information declarers. All the overarching rules will not apply to every organisation – they are designed to be used as you require.

Supporting guidance

Evidence pack
Explains how you should set up and maintain an evidence pack, including what documents, data and records you will need to keep for your organisation. The evidence pack is relevant to registration.
Changes to organisational structure - government departments (May 2010) (PDF, 193KB)
This document describes which organisational changes to government departments you need to notify us of and how to do this.
The CRC and Insolvency, Administration, Winding Up and Cessation of Business (August 2010) (PDF, 49KB)
How CRC applies to companies which went into receivership, were wound up or ceased trading during the qualification year or prior to registration.
The CRC and the treatment of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) (PDF, 68KB)
How to determine organisational structure and assess supply responsibility in the context of PFI contractual arrangements.

Overarching rules

Electricity generation
Explains how the primary input fuel, generated electricity and heat and onward supply is accounted for in CRC. This guidance is relevant to registration.
Supply rules
Types of supply, determining the supply that you are responsible for under CRC, and which supplies are excluded. This guidance is relevant to registration.
CRC Supply Rules Clarification (PDF, 60KB)
Clarification note on the supply rules and assigning emissions responsibility.
Meters and metering
Guidance on different meter types and explains how to collect the required data from them. This guidance is relevant to registration.
Northern Ireland meters and the Early Action Metric (PDF, 85KB)
This guidance supplements the 'Meters and metering' guidance for organisations operating in Northern Ireland.
Estimation techniques
Explains when a supply must be considered as an estimate under CRC.
Conversion and emission factors
Details of how to use conversion and emission factors in meeting your reporting obligations under CRC.
EU Emissions Trading System and Climate Change Agreements
Guidance on how CRC treats emissions which are already regulated as part of a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) or the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This guidance is relevant to registration.
Organisational change in the private sector
How any change in your organisation affects your CRC reporting.
Organisational change in the public sector
How any change in your organisation affects your CRC reporting.
Residual measurement lists
Decide if your organisation requires a residual measurement list (RML) and details on how to submit.
The Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) and Equivalent Schemes
Calculation and certification information on equivalent schemes to CTS.
Franchises and the CRC (updated 8 October 2010) (PDF, 61KB)
Defining franchises for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. This is an amended version to provide additional clarification on rule 2 of the franchise definition.
CRC and private equity funds (updated 23 August 2010) (PDF, 51KB)
The private equity funds guidance has been expanded so it is also applicable to Scotland, Northern Ireland and other jurisdictions.
CRC guidance on trusts (updated 23 August 2010) (PDF, 81KB)
The trust fund guidance has been expanded so it is also applicable to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Further information

The guidance is based on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010. You should make sure that you are using the most recent version of our guidance and contact our helpdesk, quoting your CRC reference number, or seek independent legal advice if you have any questions regarding the requirements in the legislation.

It is your responsibility to check that you are meeting the requirements of legislation. Although reference is made to legislative obligations, following this series of guidance is not in itself obligatory. However, if you do follow it, subject to any revisions in updated guidance, you will normally be doing enough to help your organisation meet its legal obligations in relation to the obligations of the scheme that are covered by the particular guides.

Supporting guidance and overarching rules

Supporting guidance

Overarching rules

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