Bonuses And Penalties

Subject to administration costs, participating businesses will get back the money paid for their previous year’s allowances. This will be plus or minus a bonus or penalty depending upon their actual performance in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme league table.

The bonus/penalty rates for the top and bottom placed participants in the league table have been set for the first five scheme years. The bonus/penalty rate for year six and beyond will be reviewed by the Government after the first five compliance years.

The maximum bonus or penalty for each year is:

Compliance with the scheme is a legal requirement for all qualifying businesses. The table below sets out the potential penalties if a business fails to comply:

Civil Penalties

Criminal Offences