Legislation, guidance and relevant information
To help in meeting your obligations as a scheme participant, we have compiled the following information:
- scheme participant legislation
- exemptions legislation
- guidance and reporting documentation
- information about our online portal TESSA
- targets and penalties
- four peak days of the PDRS.
See below for a summary of this information and links to further details.
Scheme participant legislation
Our Scheme participant legislation page explains the Act, Regulation and Compliance Rule relevant to scheme participant obligations.
Exemptions legislation
Our Exemptions legislation page explains how exemptions apply and lists the current Exemption Orders and Exemption Rules which identify exempt electricity loads and how exemptions are calculated.
Guidance and reporting forms
Our Guidance and reporting forms page explains where scheme participants and auditors can find detailed guidance to meet their scheme participant or auditing obligations. It also explains the forms used to meet these obligations.
TESSA for scheme participants
Our TESSA for scheme participants page explains how scheme participants use our online system TESSA to meet their obligations.
This includes information on:
- creating accounts
- adding and removing contacts
- viewing certificate holdings
- transferring and surrendering certificates
- lodging their individual liable demand cases
- ESS and PDRS annual statements as well as how they pay a shortfall penalty.
Targets and penalties
Our Target and penalties page explains how targets are calculated and how scheme participants meet these targets. It also explains how penalties are calculated where the target is not fully met by the surrender of certificates.
Four peak days of the PDRS
Our Four peak days of the PDRS page explains how the four peak days of the PDRS compliance period are identified and lists the four peak days for the current reporting period.
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