Skip to main contentClimate Change Agreements (CCAs) enable eligible industries to benefit from a reduction in Climate Change Levy (CCL) charges on energy bills, which can translate into substantial savings.
What is a CCA?
Climate Change Agreements (CCA) are voluntary agreements between eligible organisations and the UK Government to encourage more energy-efficient behaviours.
The scheme enables participants to receive a billing discount on their Climate Change Levy (CCL) – a tax paid on electricity, gas, LPG and coal – while being measured against energy efficiency targets.
At the end of each target period, CCA holders mist report their progress against their targets, where savings often far exceed carbon costs. It is important to stay on top of these reports as failure to meet the targets can result in carbon buyout payments.
What are the benefits?
Companies in eligible sectors can access substantial savings on energy costs, with available discounts of up to 92% on electricity and 89% on gas CCL charges. Having a CCA in place also demonstrates your business’s commitment to reducing emissions and embedding energy-efficient behaviours into the fabric of your organisation that can deliver tangible cost savings.
What are my obligations?
Proper CCA management is essential to protect your business from potential reviews by the Environment Agency, unexpected compliance issues such as fine, as well as to maximise cost savings. With such responsibilities to meet, working with the right partner is critical.
Why choose Envantage?
OUr consultants are experienced in establishing and managing these complex agreements in a range of industries, ensuring they adhere to the rigours of an official audit. In the past 12 months alone, we’ve saved our clients over £8.4 million through the CCA scheme.
Let us take away the burden and do that hard work to make sure your CA is protected. Envantage’s CCA services include:
- Managing and maintaining full scheme eligibility documentation and compliance
- Providing full audit support
- Obtaining CCL discount via suppliers and HMRC
- Identification of the most suitable target type and implementation to maximise savings
- Providing regular target performance tracking and cost tracking reports
- Ongoing energy and carbon reduction advice to help reduce carbon costs
Want to find out how we can help you join the dots with your CCA and energy challenges?
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Don & Low
Operating in an energy-intensive industry, Don & Low is firmly committed to managing the risk that this brings to its operations from a financial and regulatory perspective, as well as embracing new approaches and technologies to meet its decarbonization goals.
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Ocado
Envantage worked with Ocado to set up Climate Change Agreements (CCA), delivering significant savings to the organisation.
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