The CRC Performance League Table (PLT) was replaced by the Annual Report Publication (ARP) from the compliance year 2012-13 and the Environment Agency (EA) published the first ARP in November 2013 (https://www.gov.uk/crc-energy-efficiency-scheme-annual-report-publication).

For future ARPs DECC and the DAs would like to take the opportunity to consider developing the ARP in order to:

• support the operation and success of the CRC scheme;
• provide transparency of participants take up of cost-effective energy efficiency measures to act as a reputational driver for energy efficiency; and
• be in line with the Government's transparency agenda enabling publication of data held by Government (including arm's length public bodies like the EA) which is not commercially sensitive for third parties to use.
Please note the Government is not proposing any changes to the volume of data collected under the CRC or any further action by participants, merely how the data held by the regulator should be best published and in what format. We are seeking the views of participants on what they believe is reasonable to meet the aim of enhancing the current ARP within the current CRC scheme rules.

Having read the discussion paper on the DECC CRC webpages (www.gov.uk/crc-energy-efficiency-scheme) which sets out further thinking on these issues, your views on the following questions are welcomed.

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* 1. Question 1 – Do you support the proposal to expand the narrative section of the ARP in respect of renewables by providing a commentary highlighting the total use of renewables?

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* 2. Do you support the proposal for presenting for each participant the concept of ‘amount of emissions avoided that would have come from non-renewable sources’? If not, please explain your reasoning. Please provide specific examples to support any concerns.

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* 3. Do you have any other proposals on raising the profile of renewables or public recognition within the CRC by better use of existing data that you think should be considered? Please set out in detail how it would work.

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