Please continue to provide energy readings for all buildings where measures were or are being installed with Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding. For any buildings where measures are installed late, please specify this in the drop-down and elaborate on this in the commentary box for that building. Please do not estimate your actual usage – the purpose of these reports is to gather general data about the current status of the implementation of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding projects.
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Annual Carbon Report
Annual Carbon Report
A key part of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, is to measure project carbon savings in reality against the expectation from the design. This information will support the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and ourselves at Salix in better understanding the impact of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and how to improve the scheme to maximise carbon savings. To this end, grant recipients are now required to complete and submit the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Annual Carbon Report by October 18 2024. This is applicable to ALL Phase 1 & 2 grant recipients for their second year of reporting and for Phase 3a Single Year recipients for their first year of reporting.
As per the Grant Offer Letter Schedule 1: Terms and Conditions or Memorandum of Understanding, clause 9. Monitoring and reporting states: 9.10 On each of the first three years’ following Practical Completion, the recipient shall provide us with a report outlining the effectiveness of their project in delivering energy savings and carbon dioxide reductions, and containing such other information and evidence as is reasonably requested by us in relation to the project.
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Annual Carbon Report can be downloaded below. Please read the guidance on completing this report which can be found in the guidance tab.
The completed Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Annual Carbon Report is to be submitted to this email: [email protected]
Frequently asked questions
The annual carbon report (ACR) is a mechanism to measure the extent of the carbon savings for each PSDS project for each of the three years post completion. By measuring the carbon savings, we are able to see how projects compare to their original applications, and how different they were than predicted. This data remains internal and allows us to better understand how projects progress over time. Providing the information was a clause in the grant offer letter that you would have received when you first received your offer.
We prefer data to be provided for FY23/24, but where this is not possible, please enter in the start date and end date of the energy usage figures for each building. If you are not able to provide specific dates, please enter approximate dates and indicate this in the commentary box for that row.
The form this year has been adapted to include more granular data on a per-building level. If you submitted data for the last reporting period, there is no requirement for you to fill in that year’s data again, but if you are able to enter it again at a more granular level, this would be welcomed and will assist in more accurate reporting.
In a situation where building-level data is not readily available, please attempt to split the aggregate data by building using the method you utilised in your original application to split the previous energy usage (this can be accessed on the application form and via your energy savings calculations). Where this is not possible, please enter your data split by site or a total output estimate (for when it can’t be split up at all). These are options at the bottom of the building drop-down selector. When choosing any of these alternatives, please indicate this in the commentary.
Where possible, please provide the most accurate baseline figure, even if this differs from that submitted in your original application. Be sure to indicate which year this refers to, and please explain in the commentary why this figure differs from your original baseline figure.
No. This also applies to any clients who do their own internal carbon tracking. As carbon factors are routinely updated each year, the figures may slightly differ. If the values are significantly different, please feel free to email us any questions.
Yes – it is very important that data for any removed fuels is still added in the form, in order for us to see what carbon emissions have now been entirely avoided. Please enter ‘0’ for energy usage in reporting periods for which they have been removed.
The purpose of collecting these carbon reports is to help us monitor the scheme’s effectiveness and to look for ways in which it could be improved. Therefore, it is important for us to know the accurate figures for energy consumption. This will help us better understand what support and guidance to offer.
Yes, please submit it anyway as there is a possibility we can include it in our reporting.
If you experience issues which may affect the operational use of your equipment post-installation please contact your Salix Relationship Manager, as we may be able to provide support or guidance on the issue. This will also provide useful information that can assist the development of future schemes. With regards the annual carbon reporting, a list of possible reasons has been provided in a drop-down box that can be selected for each row. Please elaborate on the selected reason in the commentary box as well. For any reason not on the list, please enter it in the commentary box.
Please enter the details for each of your projects on a different form. This assists us in reporting. We request one form per submission ID.
Please email [email protected] for any further queries about this carbon reporting exercise.