October 20th, 2006 
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CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Rejects the Double Sale
The groundbreaking proposal of the British government led to the immediate consolidation of feedback prior to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme being launched. Such is a cap and trade scheme which will mandate approximately 5000 organizations to comply.
When the program was first mooted, it was suggested that companies start buying allowances right from the beginning of the program, each allowance representing a tonne of carbon dioxide. While the organization would not actually pay these funds until the end of the first trading year, the point of payment also coincided with a requirement for them to pay the following year's allowances in advance. This was known as a double sale of emission allowances and became very unpopular as it would have been extremely prohibitive from a cash flow perspective.
As they were aware that what they were proposing was groundbreaking and was being rushed through as quickly as possible, the British government went out of its way to look for feedback prior to the launch of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. Once the program shall be operating fully, it will follow the cap and trade scheme at high stakes. 5000 or so organizations are being forced to comply and as each company spends about a half million dollars per year on energy costs, they are all by definition significant polluters of greenhouse gas.
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will unfold phase by phase. There will be a three-year introductory phase which is on its way. Allowances will be available for sale at the rate of £12 per tonne. As there are no limits to the amount of emissions purchasable under the initial phases, the meat of the scheme does not get underway until the cap is in place. A company will determine how many allowances it needs to purchase at the end of the first year of the program which gets underway in the spring of 2010 and this phase is called the "footprint year."
Companies now only need to pay for their emissions in advance and do not have to pay, in April 2011 as had been originally mooted, for both the footprint year and the following year.
At the end of the footprint year, companies in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will buy their allowances from the government for the subsequent year. By April 2011, companies shall make payments to the government. A registry will be developed during 2010 enabling the transactions in the scheme to be processed centrally.
If additional allowances are required to be purchased by an organization in the emissions scheme, basically due to the lack of efficiency or a miscalculation, these will be available on a secondary market. Thus companies will be allowed to trade with other participants in the scheme to buy and use allowances in this way. The agreed terms would be between buyers and sellers without anything to do with the government.
The double sale idea was hugely unpopular and organizations are pleased to see its elimination. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has been charged with being overly complex anyway and the double sale was seen as a serious flaw. Cash flow arrangements in April 2011 will be essentially half of what they would've been otherwise.
Energy efficiencies are very important and the organization will be highly advised to take action now. Once a league table of participants is published, those who are in the top half and have taken early initiatives will benefit more so than those who are in the bottom half. Early risers are fitting automatic meter readers and joining the Carbon Trust Standard as part of this effort. Efficiency will be a priority and the creme de la creme companies will include those which have very high performance in such.
About the Author
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Are You Ready? - Addressing the CRC Energy Efficiency reporting requirements needs not be financially draining. Many opportunities exist to increase operational efficiencies, reduce energy consumption, and manage carbon emissions with demonstrated return on investment. Learn more about Sustainability Resource Planning (SRP) software at http://www.verisae.com/articles
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