Organisations with half hourly metered electricity consumption that was greater than 6,000MWh in the calendar year 2008 will be 'full participants' in the first three year phase of the CRC. This is expected to include around 5,000 organisations who must summit detailed data, must buy and surrender CRC allowances, will be ranked on a published performance 'league table' and will receive 'recycling payments' at the end of the compliance year.

The CRC will effect all organisations with half hourly electricity meters, including:

• businesses



• organisations that are part of a group



• a 'primary member' is expected to join and participate on behalf of the group, who must in turn provide data internally for the submission


• franchisor



• a franchisor performs the role of a 'primary member' to include all franchisees - the opposite of the Packaging Waste Regulations


• a landlord



• to cover energy used in leased buildings only if the landlord pays the energy bills


• government bodies



• including the Environment Agency, Local Authorities and schools


• universities

In all cases except that of franchises, this means that it is most likely that the obligations will lie with the bill payer.

Those organisations that consumed less than 6,000MWh through half hourly electricity meters in 2008 will be required to complete an information disclosure, which requires a simple declaration of this energy use at the beginning of each phase (which lasts for three years from April 2010 in the first instance).

Click here to find out what is required of participants.