Carbon Reduction Plan for Energy and Utilities Companies
Energy consultancies, meter operators, network contractors, and utility service firms supplying public sector bodies must have a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 006. CarbonVerified measures the emissions from your own operations - separate from the energy you manage for clients.
Emissions sources in Energy & Utilities
Your Carbon Reduction Plan must quantify all material emission sources. Here are the typical sources for your sector.
Scope 1 – Direct Emissions
Emissions from sources you own or control directly.
- Fleet vehicles for field engineers and inspection teams
- Gas heating in offices and operational depots
- SF6 and other insulating gas leakage from network equipment (where applicable)
- Diesel in portable generators and field equipment
Scope 2 – Indirect Energy
Emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
- Electricity in offices, control rooms, and depots
- Own-use electricity consumed at network infrastructure sites
Scope 3 – Value Chain
Indirect emissions across your supply chain and activities.
- Supply chain procurement - cables, switchgear, and network components
- Subcontracted civils and groundworks for network installation
- Employee commuting across field and office-based workforce
- Business travel for regulatory and client meetings
- Waste from network construction and decommissioning activities
Every CRP submitted under PPN 006 must meet the same six-point standard regardless of sector — covering baseline footprint, net zero commitment, interim milestones, Scope 1 and 2 data, Scope 3 disclosure, and a signed director declaration. Full CRP requirements →
Common challenges for Energy & Utilities suppliers
These are the data and reporting hurdles we see most often in this sector.
Energy firms are acutely aware that their own operational footprint is separate from the energy they procure or manage for clients, but procurement teams sometimes conflate the two
SF6 and specialist gas leakage data requires calibrated monitoring records not always kept in a finance-accessible format
Field engineer fleet data is often in a telematics system that does not integrate with financial reporting
Network construction projects create large but variable Scope 3 supply chain emissions year on year
Frequently asked questions
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Answer a few questions about your Energy & Utilities operations. We'll calculate your baseline footprint and generate a PPN 006-compliant CRP ready to publish.
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Related tools and guides
- PPN 006 Compliance Checker — check whether your existing CRP meets the standard
- Carbon Reduction Plan tool — generate a compliant, publishable CRP in minutes
- How CarbonVerified works — measure your full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions