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CHPQA Certificates for 2010– existing CHP schemes. Submission date for Self-Assessment forms (F4)
Background 1. CHPQA Certificates for 2009 are valid until 31/12/2009. 2. Entitlement to Climate Change Levy exemption is demonstrated by a Secretary of State (combined heat and power) exemption Certificate. 3. The Secretary of State (combined heat and power) exemption Certificate remains valid from the date of issue, unless varied or revoked, provided the operator maintains its validity by sending a copy of a suitable, current CHPQA Certificate to the Secretary of State annually by 30th June. 4. Completion of HM Revenue and Customs form PP11 (Supplier Certificate) and PP10 (Supporting Analysis) requires data certified under CHPQA. Bear in mind that each form refers to the entire fuel supply for the customer account in question, and not necessarily just to the fuel used by the CHP Scheme. You must review the accuracy of a supplier certificate at least annually and take corrective action where required. The HMRC notice CCL 1/2 Combined Heat and Power Schemes provides guidance on this process. Advice 1. Self-Assessments to support application for CHPQA Certificates for 2010 must be based on actual data up to the end of 2009. 2. Entitlement to CCL exemption will not be affected so long as you send a copy of the new CHPQA Certificate for 2010 to the Secretary of State by 30th June 2010. 3. Please send in your completed Self-Assessments to the CHPQA Administrator as soon as possible, and not later than March 31st 2010, to help ensure that you receive your CHPQA Certificate for 2010 in good time to maintain validity of your Secretary of State (combined heat and power) exemption Certificate. Imporant Note If you also have a ‘ROC Eligible’ CHPQA Certificate for 2009, this is also only valid until 31/12/2009 and annual certification is required. In order to maintain your eligibility to claim CHP ROCs, you must also submit your annual operating data for 2009 on a separate Self-Assessment (paper) form which will be validated , resulting in the issue of new ‘ROC Eligible’ Certificate for 2010. Heat
Monitoring for Small Scale CHP Schemes
EU-
CHP Directive (2004/8/EC)-Indication of Primary Energy Savings (PES)
A workbook “PESCalc.xls” with instructions has been developed in Microsoft Excel for RPs to estimate CHP efficiency and primary energy saving according to Annex III of the EU CHP Directive against the agreed matrix of reference values for separate production of electricity and heat. All of the information required for you to perform the calculations (apart from the grid connection voltage in kV) may be found either on your CHPQA Certificate, on the F2 scheme description form or on your F4 self-assessment form.
CHPQA Events: 21 and 22 February 2006 The CHPQA Programme held two free events in February, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP, to inform you of the latest developments that may have an impact on your next CHPQA submission. These events were held in the Crowne Plaza hotel at the Birmingham NEC on the 21st and 22nd February 2006. Below are copies of the agenda and presentations:
CHPQA Events in March 2007 The CHPQA Programme held three free events in March, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP: Two Full Day Seminars: designed to cover wider CCL and CHPQA issues. These were held at two separate venues: the Crowne Plaza Hotel, NEC, Birmingham on Thursday 22nd March 2007 and the Malmaison, Manchester on Tuesday 27th March 2007. One Half Day Workshop: designed to suit new Responsible Persons and those that have small scale CHP schemes. This was held at the Malmaison Hotel, Manchester on Monday 26th March 2007. Below are copies of the agenda and presentations:
CHPQA Guidance note 44 The purpose of this Guidance Note is to provide operators of biomass and waste-fuelled CHP Schemes with guidance on how to use their CHPQA Certificates to obtain ROCs including under a banded obligation (expected to apply from April 2009). CHPQA Guidance note 29 - Alternative Fuels - Energy Inputs The purpose of this Guidance Note is to provide guidance to operators of proposed and existing CHP Schemes using alternative fuels on how to determine their energy input to ensure compliance with CHPQA - all fuel energy inputs must be based on actual gross calorific value (GCV) in the as-fired condition. CHPQA Guidance note 42 updated GN42 and the Combined Heat and Power Energy Technology Criteria List (Appendix B) which was updated to include solid recovered fuel (SRF) equipment are now available, see recent update. CHP Focus Launched CHP Focus is a new Defra initiative to support the development of CHP in the UK. On the website you will find comprehensive information on all aspects of CHP, whether you are new to CHP or looking for specific information. There is also free helpline support provided on 0845 365 5153, where experts can provide guidance to those who require it. CHPQA Guidance Note 45 "Use of CHPQA in obtaining allowances from the EU ETS Phase II NER" The purpose of this Guidance Note is to advise operators of proposed GQCHP Schemes on the role the CHPQA plays in obtaining allowances from the NER where a phased increase in heat demands as a result of connecting new heat loads over time is planned. It also explains how operators who achieve certification to GQCHP both before and after commencement of operation will be treated.
In order to estimate the number of allowances for which a CHP scheme will be eligible, CHPQA have developed a spreadsheet. This is intended to enable large fully and partially qualified CHP schemes that are likely to increase their QPC over time, to estimate the allocation that may be supplied from the GQCHP NER. The information for this spreadsheet will come out of the associated CHPQA certificates and deals with the gradual increase in GQCHP capacity (QPC). It does not address the allocation to the remaining non-GQCHP capacity.
CHPQA Guidance Note 44 The purpose of this Guidance Note is to provide operators of biomass and waste-fuelled CHP Schemes with guidance on how to use their CHPQA Certificates to obtain ROCs including under a banded obligation (expected to apply from April 2009). CHPQA Guidance Notes In January of this year, a new version of most of the Guidance Notes were uploaded to our web site, however it has come to our attention that some RPs are still referring to previous versions when completing this year's submission. Could you please check that you are using the latest version which can be found under the Guidance Notes section of the CHPQA website. In addition, if you are submitting 'on paper', please ensure that you are completing the most up to date Form (see 'CHPQA Forms' page on our website).
CHPQA Events in November 2007 The CHPQA Programme held three free events in November, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP. These were held at three separate venues: 21st November 2007 - Holiday Inn, Manchester Airport / 22nd November 2007 - Menzies Strathallan Hotel, Birmingham / 30th November 2007 - Ramada Hyde Park Hotel, London. Three Half Day Seminars: designed to cover wider CCL and CHPQA issues. Three Half Day Workshops: designed to suit new Responsible Persons and those that have small scale CHP schemes. Below are copies of the agenda and presentations:
CHP & Biomass Presentation "CHP & Biomass: A Regulatory Update"........presentation given by the CHPQA Programme Manager on Thursday 18th October 2007 at a one day conference "Biomass: Making It Work" organised by the CIBSE Energy Performance Group Please click on the link below to download the presentation:
CHP Potential Reports Published Two reports were published on Defra's website on the 19th October 2007:
as required by the Cogeneration Directive 2004/8/EC
CHPQA Events in November 2007 The CHPQA Administrator will be hosting both Seminars and Workshops (each half a day) in November 2007. Workshops: Seminars: Dates: Registration: Please click on the links below to download the registration form:
Compliance with EU CHP Directive and Changes to CHPQA The attached presentation on Compliance with EU CHP Directive and Changes to CHPQA was given by the CHPQA Programme Programme at a CHPA Members Briefing in September 2007. The proposed changes to the CHPQA Formulas ('x' and 'y's), are outlined, these will come into force for new schemes from 1 Jan 2007 and for existing schemes from 1 Jan 2011. Please click on the link below to download the presentation.
CHP Guarantee of Origin Certificate (CHPGO) Article 5 of the EU Cogeneration Directive [ 2004/8/EC] requires that a guarantee of origin (CHPGO) certificate be issued to a CHP Producer on request. In the current legislative framework, the guarantee is only useful if the Producer wishes to trade electricity with another Member State (i.e. CHP electricity to be exported outside the UK) where they are used to determine eligibility for public support. The issue of CHPGOs certificates are linked to the existing CHPQA assessment system and much of the details of the operation will come from a Producer’s previous F1 and F2 submission to CHPQA, with some additional information provided by the applicant on the application form. The CHP GO will include the:
The issue of CHPGO certificates is linked to the existing CHPQA assessment system and an operator who requires a Guarantee of Origin certificate will apply to the CHPQA Administrator as the nominated body and the application will be subsequently assessed. AEA Technology plc act as CHPQA Administrator on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The CHPQA administrator will calculate the information required to issue the CHPGO using the Annex II and III methodology as required by the Directive. What to do Next There will be a charge for the issue of a CHPGO certificate. Should you wish to obtain a CHPGO, please complete the application form shown below and enclose a cheque to cover the cost of issuing this certificate. See the ‘ Application Guidelines’ below for the amount due. Further details are provided in the briefing note below together with the application form.
The Government's Strategy for Combined Heat and Power to 2010 .... was published on April 26th and may be downloaded from the DEFRA website at: This follows a consultation which took place around May 2002.
Climate
Change Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs) for electricity produced by
Good Quality CHP
From 1 April 2003, the exemption from CCL has been extended to include indirect supplies of qualifying CHP electricity. However, in order to identify ‘Good Quality’ electricity from CHP stations, Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs) will be issued for all Qualifying Power Output (QPO) within a CHP Scheme’s notified outputs. The Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and the Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland (Ofreg) are the relevant Authorities for issuing LECs. Ofreg will issue CHP LECs to generators based in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, and Ofgem to the rest of the UK. LECs will be used as part of the evidence that exported electricity meets the definition of having been generated from a qualifying CHP Scheme and will only be issued to CHP Operators that have obtained a CHPQA Certificate for their Scheme and obtained a SOS (CHP) Exemption certificate from Defra. Simplified arrangements for 'non-exporting'CHP The effect of the extended exemption introduced on 1 April 2003 is to provide relief from CCL to qualifying CHP generated electricity that is supplied to the end user via an electricity utility. It is not the intention to alter the levy liability treatment in respect of supplies of electricity that are either self-consumed (self-supplies) or supplied direct from the CHP to the end-consumer. These supplies remain subject to CCL where appropriate or free from the levy based upon the station's CCL status as determined under CHPQA. To this end, and with the coming into force on 22 July 2005 of The Climate Change Levy (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations SI 2005/1716, the requirement to notify Ofgem or Ofreg of the electricity supply of their CHP only applies if at least some of the electricity produced is supplied via a third party (indirect supplies). For definitive guidance, please refer to HM Revenue and Customs Notice CCL1/2, please click here to download Further
information
CHPQA Events in November 2008 The CHPQA Programme held four free events in November in Oxfordshire, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP. As in previous years, the format was a seminar in the morning and workshop in the afternoon of each day. The Seminar: was presentation based and focused on recent developments relevant to CHP including fiscal benefits, legislative/policy issues and covered issues such as RO Review/ ROCs eligibility and compliance, Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) and impact on CHP, carbon allocations under EU-ETS Phase II, etc. The Workshop: was very 'hands on' with the focus being on what RPs need to do to obtain CHPQA certification for new and existing schemes and then, once certified, what they need to do to obtain the fiscal benefits. Below are copies of the presentations:
Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard, Issue 3, January 2009 is now published Table 2 (QI Definitions for Various Sizes and Types of New CHP Schemes) has been amended with: 1) the 'x' value for wood fuels greater than 1MWe but less than or equal to 25MWe corrected to '315'. 2) a separate formula for Fuel Cell Schemes now included." SRF and Heat Use Seminar 28 January 2009 CHPQA methodology, procedures and treatment of EfW and Renewable CHP.
CHPQA Events in December 2009 / January 2010 The CHPQA Programme held four events (three in December 2009 and one in January 2010) in Oxfordshire, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP. A workshop was held in the morning and seminar in the afternoon of each day The Workshop: was very 'hands on' with the focus being on what RPs need to do to obtain CHPQA certification for new and existing schemes and then, once certified, what they need to do to obtain the fiscal benefits. The Seminar: was presentation based and included presentations on legislative/policy developments (RO; EU-ETS; CRC; RHI; CCL exemptions & ECA) relevant to CHPQA and also programme compliance issues (e.g. scheme boundaries; metering). Below are copies of the presentations:
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