Is your organisation covered by the new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) scheme?

Introduced in April 2019, this is designed to replace (in part at least) the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme which ended in 2019 and to follow on from the energy savings recommendations generated by ESOS compliance. Note, SECR will cover a wider scope of organisations than CRC and ESOS.

SECR will require all large enterprises to disclose within their annual financial filing obligations to Companies House, their greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage (from gas, electricity and transportation as a minimum), energy efficiency actions and progress against at least one intensity ratio.

The scheme came into effect on April 1st, 2019 and will be required to be included in the first set of accounts published for financial years starting after this date.

The scheme covers publicly quoted companies (extending their current disclosure requirements) and UK incorporated companies or LLPs with two or more of the following.

• More than 250 employees
• A turnover in excess of £36 million
• A balance sheet in excess of £18 million

UK subsidiaries, who meet the eligibility criteria, but are covered by a parent group’s report (unless the parent group is registered outside the UK) and companies using less than 40,000 kWh of energy during the reporting year do not have to provide disclosure. Note the reporting year should be aligned to your financial year.

Eneco Consulting will be happy to help you with your SECR compliance obligations. Contact us now.