During the past few years, we have seen a considerable increase in demand for greener products and services in almost every sector. From household goods and cars to heavy manufacturing and property, the demand for more environmental products is gathering at a considerable pace.

The CRC league table will help buyers to cut through the glossy brochures and slick advertising and expose those companies that simply don’t make the grade. Your organisation’s position on the league table could have considerable impact on all areas of business, from sales and marketing to finance and business operations.

The Early Action Metric aims to reward the efforts that organisations have put into energy efficiency measures before the start of the CRC scheme by installing Automated Metering and Carbon Trust Standard or equivalent.

CarbonTrust Standard

The Carbon Trust Standard was developed by the Carbon Trust to encourage good practice in carbon measurement, management and reduction by businesses and public sector organisations. It is designed to provide a robust, objective and consistent methodology for assessing corporate carbon performance.

Achieving certification against the Carbon Trust Standard helps you identify and target inefficiencies, promote an energy efficient culture and minimise future costs. energyTEAM’s accredited engineers can help you in achieving the Carbon Trust Standard but also offer services such as Gap Analysis.

Gap Analysis
energyTEAM understands that some organisations may not be ready for an assessment under the Carbon Trust Standard. Therefore, we can provide a Gap Analysis service which will give you a clear understanding as to whether you are able to proceed with an assessment, and if not, our accredited engineers will identify what actions you need to be put in place to enable an assessment to be carried out. For enquiries please click here.


Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) form the other half of the early action metric and in doing so it provides the opportunity for organisations to receive half of the available bonus payment during the first year. In order to qualify, the automatic meter reading equipment must cover both electricity and gas.

All qualifying AMR will need to be installed by the 31 March 2011. In addition to the CRC league table benefits of AMR, organisations should gain from an increased awareness of energy consumption to help implement better energy management.

A participant’s score in the AMR element of the Early Action Metric is based on the volume of electricity and gas supplied during the first annual reporting year through meters that count as voluntarily installed AMR and were installed before the 31st March 2011. The earlier you voluntarily install metering arrangements that count as AMR, the better your organisation will score in the AMR element of the Early Action Metric. Please see example below...




energyTEAM can assist organisations in understanding what AMR solutions are the best fit based on your business requirements. For further information please click here