be generated clients to make on overall by Accredited it feasible for electricity use Certificate them and their is small Providers clients to relative to (ACPs) that participate in total site use. undertake the ESS. By It measures energy savings participating energy activities. through an consumption aggregator, a before and Demand for business or after the householder project is ‘energy savings can receive a implemented. benefit from certificates’ from: the ESS Depending on the without the activity or liable compliance methodology, a entities obligations. A variety of supplier, baseline installer or measures can be service adopted, who provider can including sell the be the absolute or aggregator. intensity ‘energy savings baselines—using historical or certificates’ to liable proxies where entities historical is not available. the voluntary There is no scope for or methodologies to individuals be developed by interested third parties. The in use of a rule managing allows, however, their for any policy carbon changes to be footprint. made via Ministerial To date, (rather than 7.7 million parliamentary certificates approval). have been created and There is no 3.8 million specified have been crediting period surrendered length, which can
be generated by Accredited Certificate Providers (ACPs) that undertake energy savings activities. Demand for ‘energy savings certificates’ from: liable entities who sell the ‘energy savings certificates’ to liable entities the voluntary or individuals interested in managing their carbon footprint. To date, 7.7 million certificates have been created and 3.8 million have been surrendered clients to make it feasible for them and their clients to participate in the ESS. By participating through an aggregator, a business or householder can receive a benefit from the ESS without the compliance obligations. A supplier, installer or service provider can be the aggregator. on overall electricity use is small relative to total site use. It measures energy consumption before and after the project is implemented. Depending on the activity or methodology, a variety of baseline measures can be adopted, including absolute or intensity baselines—using historical or proxies where historical is not available. There is no scope for methodologies to be developed by third parties. The use of a rule allows, however, for any policy changes to be made via Ministerial (rather than parliamentary approval). There is no specified crediting period length, which can
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