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Taxes & Legislation

With global warming and the carbon intensity of fuels being high on the government's agenda, energy taxes, levies and carbon accounting schemes are on the rise ...

There’s now a baffling list of items appearing on energy bills — including renewable obligations, Feed-in Tariffs and the Climate Change Levy.

In this section, we help you wade though the list of charges and levies, minimising the costs and maximising any discounts you may be entitled to.

  • CCL

    Climate Change Levy (CCL) is a tax on electricity, gas, LPG and coal supplied to business consumers. The tax does not cover oil fuels.

    Some business groups, including protected horticulture, are eligible for a discount on the tax through what are called Climate Change Agreements (CCA's).

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  • CPS

    Carbon Price Support (CPS) is an additional CCL charge payable on fuels used in combined heat and power (CHP) plants that have a capacity of over 2 megawatts.

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  • CRC

    The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme is a mandatory scheme aimed at improving energy efficiency and cutting emissions in large public and private sector organisations.

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  • EUETS

    If you have a net heat production of over 20 megawatts (MW), you need to be registered with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS).

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