30 Aug 2011

Local Energy’s survey on 2010-2011 CRC league table performance

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At Local Energy’s July CRC events, there was a lot of concern amongst our delegates about how to manage the publication of their position on the CarbonReduction Commitment (CRC) league table this autumn; and around the amount of notice they would be given before publication.

In response we set up a survey to allow CRC participants to get an impression of how their organisation will perform according to this year’s criteria.

After four weeks of collecting early action metric (EAM) scores, we have received 100 submissions, covering roughly 4 million tonnes carbon or 6.5% of the total emissions in the CRC Scheme.

Our analysis shows that there is a mixed bag out there, with very few obvious trends, but nonetheless some significant results.

Firstly, let’s look at the top of the table. We received only one submission, from a London hospital, that reported a perfect score – both 100% Automatic Meter Reading and 100% Carbon Trust Standard or equivalent. I imagine that their evidence pack will be relatively easy to complete!

The median combined score is 45%, which effectively means that if you have full CTS or equivalent accreditation, you are likely to have a ‘top half’ league table position and therefore avoid any negative press this year.

Whilst 52 of those surveyed have CTS or equivalent accreditation, it’s difficult to say whether or not this will be true of the private sector, which is currently under-represented in this table.

Another less obvious point to note is that a number of public sector organisations in the North West seemed to do very well. So if you are in the North West and your score is a respectable 60%, you may still find some bad (local) press coming your way.

The bottom of the table is pretty much as expected – 10% have a zero score, and any combined score above 10% should keep you out of the lower quartile.

London Boroughs have tended to score poorly, largely due to having no CTS but also in part to lower than average AMR scores. Perhaps some of the installation and commissioning delays we have heard about have contributed to this.

Next year will, of course, be a very different story, with the inclusion of the absolute metric and growth metric alongside a reduced early action metric. Whether or not the better performers will be able to climb the table through real reductions in carbon emissions remains to be seen.

If you would like any further information on managing your own performance in this year’s league table, please get in contact with us.

Rank Organisation Type Region CTS % AMR % EAM tCO2
1 Hospital London 100 100 100 16965
2 Higher Education North West 100 98 99
3 Borough North West 100 85 92.5 24134
4 Higher Education Midlands 100 83 91.4 21847
5 Unitary North West 100 77 88.5 78220
6 Unitary North West 100 77 88.5 33453
7 Central Government London 98 76 87
8 Hospital London 90 77 83.5 32878
9 Police or fire Midlands 100 67 83.5 24706
10 Private Sector Scotland 100 65 82.5
11 Unitary Wales 100 63 81.5
12 Unitary Scotland 100 61 80.5
13 Unitary Scotland 100 61 80.5 18012
14 Unitary South West 97 62 79.5 20245
15 Unitary South West 84 67 75.5
16 Private Sector South East 100 50 75 19683
17 Unitary Wales 93 52 72.5 36283
18 County South East 100 45 72.5 33268
19 County South East 100 42 71
20 Central Government London 100 41 70.5 158639
21 Private Sector London 90 50 70 70000
22 Unitary North East 98 38 68
23 Unitary South West 80 54 67 13726
24 District South East 95 39 67
25 District South East 95 39 67 5799
26 District South East 98 35 66.5
27 Scottish Scotland 100 30 65 77000
28 County South West 83 45 64 51094
29 Central Government London 100 25 62.5 54000
30 Hospital North West 95 30 62.5
31 Scottish Scotland 100 23 61.5 92063
32 Central Government London 100 18 59 47000
33 Unitary Midlands 100 18 58.8
34 Borough Midlands 94 22 58 34049
35 Borough Midlands 92 23 57.6 26628
36 Scottish Scotland 100 11 55.5 47450
37 County South East 100 11 55.5 65165
38 District North East 100 11 55.5 98219
39 Unitary North East 100 10 55 14669
40 District East 70 40 55
41 County Midlands 59 45 52 54782
42 Higher Education North West 100 0 50
43 Commercial London 100 0 50
44 Higher Education North East 100 0 50 9819
45 Hospital London 100 0 50
46 Hospital London 100 0 50
47 Higher Education Midlands 0 99 49.7 11234
48 Hospital South East 0 99 49.5
49 London Borough London 0 94 47 26154
50 Police or fire South West 0 90 45
51 Central Government London 20 70 45
52 Hospital South East 0 86 43
53 Hospital London 0 86 43 13911
54 Unitary Midlands 0 74 37 43069
55 Hospital Northern Ireland 0 73 36.5
56 Scottish Scotland 53 15 34 24732
57 Private Sector East 0 67 33.5 34570
58 Higher Education South East 0 66 33 37400
59 London Borough London 38 27 32.5 31650
60 Unitary South West 0 65 32.5
61 Borough North West 0 60 30
62 Unitary North West 0 59 29.5 25162
63 Unitary Wales 0 55 27.5 14286
64 Unitary South East 0 52 26
65 Private Sector South East 0 50 25 15314
66 District South West 25 25 25
67 County South East 0 48 24 42693
68 Unitary South East 0 45 22.5
69 Higher Education South East 0 38 19 84012
70 Borough Midlands 0 35 17.5 34934
71 London Borough London 14 20 17 33919
72 Unitary East 0 32 16 22496
73 Borough North West 0 29 14.5 25057
74 Scottish Scotland 0 27 13.5 23474
75 Unitary South West 0 25 12.5 43802
76 Hospital London 0 23 11.5
77 County South West 0 19 9.5 39311
78 Borough North West 0 18 9
79 County Midlands 0 17 8.5 47408
80 Private Sector Scotland 0 15 7.5 10413
81 Unitary South East 0 15 7.5 38000
82 Hospital Midlands 0 12 6 5937
83 London Borough London 0 12 6 27304
84 Unitary Wales 0 10 5
85 County East 0 10 5 129919
86 Unitary North East 0 9 4.5 24500
87 Borough East 1 5 3
88 London Borough London 0 5 2.5
89 Unitary North West 0 2 1
90 London Borough London 0 1 0.5 29681
91 Higher Education South East 0 0 0 11296
92 Police or fire North East 0 0 0 15829
93 Hospital North East 0 0 0
94 Hospital Scotland 0 0 0 10003
95 Unitary North East 0 0 0
96 Police or fire South East 0 0 0
97 Central Government North East 0 0 0 21943
98 Hospital East 0 0 0 9351
99 Hospital Scotland 0 0 0 30443
100 County Midlands 0 0 0 78579