What is the Levy Exemption Scheme?

Levy Exemption Certificates are provided to Opus Energy for every unit of cleaner electricity that we purchase from a cleaner generator. The certificates are accredited by Ofgem and only awarded where the generator has demonstrated that the power it has produced is from a renewable source or, in the case of Combined Heat and Power (CHP), that the generator produces less greenhouse gases than other stations. Whilst Opus Energy pay extra for the certificates, there is no additional cost to our customers. The cost of the Levy Exemption Certificate replaces the Climate Change Levy (CCL) that would ordinarily be added to business electricity.

As part of the scheme, a supplier must publish the amount of power it has supplied from CCL exempt, renewable and CHP sources for averaging periods of two years. The table below shows Opus Energy's current estimate of these proportions for its last two averaging periods.