We have summarised below each piece of legislation, the participation requirements, an overview and the deadlines to help business better navigate the energy legislation landscape. These deadlines will be updated on a regularly basis.
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| Legislation | Who must participate | Overview | Deadlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) | UK Quoted Companies, Large Unquoted Companies & Charities with two or more: 250+ Staff, £18m+ Balance sheet, £36m+ Turnover | Report UK energy use and GHG emissions in an annual report alongside end of year accounts submitted to Companies House | Annually |
| Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) | Any large UK undertaking that meets the following conditions: it employs 250+ staff, Or it has an annual turnover in excess of €50m and an annual balance sheet in excess of €43m | Gather all relevant data, draw up an audit plan, undertake audits, identify energy-saving opportunities, have your report signed off by a lead assessor & submit to the EA | Phase 3 – 5/12/2023
Phase 4 – 5/12/2027 |
| Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) | Any organisation with combustion plants with a rated thermal input of between 1MW-50MW. | The Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) regulates pollutant emissions from the combustion of fuels in plants with a rated thermal input of between 1MW-50MW. | 20/12/2018 for new plants.
2025 or 2030 for existing plants, above 5MW 2029 & 2030 for exisiting plant, below 5MW See full table here |
| Climate Change Levy (CCL) Reconciliation | Organisation operating CHP’s and participating in the CHPQA scheme | Annual reconciliation against an organisations CHPQA Certificate to be carried out as per HMRC guidance for CCL exemption relief. | Annually |
| Heat Meter Verification (CHP) | CHP Operators | To maintain registration under the CHPQA Programme, CHP heat meters need to be verified. | Every 2 years |
| Capacity Market – Voluntary | Interconnectors. Embedded Generators, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), New and Existing Generators, Electricity Storage, Demand Side Responders (DSR), | Participants of the Capacity Market are able to bid for contracts in auctions held four years prior to the delivery date | Participants can voluntarily enter the capacity market. Bids take place for four years in advance |
| Display Energy Certificates (DEC) | All public buildings visited by the public larger than 250sqm | Conduct energy audits to find saving recommendations and production of an energy certificate based on actual performance | 250m2 – 1,000m2 – Every 10 years >1,000m2 – Annually |
| Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) | Required for buildings being sold, rented or built | A theoretical view of a building’s projected energy performance | Every 10 years or when a building is being sold |
| Climate Change Agreements (CCA) | Various industrial sectors including manufacturing, data centres and cold storage | A CCA is a voluntary contractual agreement between an organisation and the Government Regulator (Environment Agency). The organisation agrees to report its energy use against a specific target. | Bi-Annually |
