| 1 | Energy efficiency in buildings: overview This note provides an overview of the various measures in place in the UK aimed at increasing energy efficiency in buildings (including commercial and residential buildings). | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Feed-in tariffs (FITs) toolkit A guide to PLC Environment's materials on feed-in tariffs (FITs). FITs consist of guaranteed payments, for a fixed period of time, to generators of low-carbon electricity on a small scale. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Changes to EPC regulations in January 2013 A summary of the changes to the energy performance certificate (EPC) and display energy certificate (DEC) regimes brought in by the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3118), which come into force on 9 January 2013. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: in a nutshell This note provides a brief summary of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: links to primary sources This note provides links to the relevant primary sources (including legislation, guidance, and consultation and policy documents) on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: overview This practice note provides a detailed overview of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), which is a mandatory emissions trading scheme for large businesses and public sector organisations in the UK. The scheme came into force in April 2010. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: PLC glossary and ... This note contains a glossary of the terms defined in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 (SI 2010/768), the CRC User Guide and other guidance published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Environment Agency. It also contains a list of commonly used abbreviations relating to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Provisional publishing ... This note explains what materials we have published recently on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) and what additional materials we are planning to produce. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) and its predecessors ... This note summarises the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) and its predecessors, the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and the Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Energy performance certificates (EPC) This note explains the regime of energy performance certificates (EPCs), display energy certificates (DECs) and compulsory air-conditioning inspections introduced by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. It also summarises the effect of Council Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast). For a consideration of the provisions of sale contracts, leases and leasehold management documents that may be negotiated to deal with EPCs for commercial properties, see Practice note, Energy performance certificates: negotiation issues. NOTE ADDED (20.12.2012): The government announced changes to the EPC, DEC and air conditioning inspections regime, on 19 December 2012. This note is being updated to reflect the changes, which came into force on 9 January 2013. For more information, see Practice note, Changes to EPC regulations in January 2013 and Legal update, EPC regulations: destination table for 2012 regulations. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Energy performance certificates and the grant of a renewal ... A note on whether a tenant's renewal lease under the security of tenure provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 triggers an obligation to provide an energy performance certificate (EPC). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | EPC requirements between exchange and completion A note on whether an energy performance certificate (EPC) is required where heating is to be installed in the property between exchange and completion. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010 This note summarises the key provisions of the EPB Directive 2010 (Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast)) and how these have been implemented in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Is the owner of land which is subject to an electricity easement ... An article on whether an electricity easement implies an obligation on the owner of the land which is subject to that easement, to enter into a wayleave with an electricity company. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009: environmental ... This note explains the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MACAA 2009) insofar as it relates to the marine environment. It explains how the MACAA 2009 provides for creation of the marine regulator, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), introduces a new marine planning process (including a Marine Policy Statement and marine plans) and changes the licensing of marine activities. For information on: Marine Conservation Zones, see Practice note, Habitats and wildlife: designations in England and Wales: Marine Conservation Zones. The coastal access provisions of the MACAA 2009, see Practice note, Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009: coastal access. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Microgeneration This note summarises the main legal drivers for the development of microgeneration (the generation of electricity and heat on a small-scale) in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Planning policy on renewable energy This note summarises the government's planning policy on renewable energy. It covers the: High-level policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). National Policy Statement (NPS) on Renewable Energy Infrastructure. Planning and Energy Act 2008. Merton and Merton-plus rules. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | Proposals for new nuclear power stations This note provides a summary of the government's proposals for new nuclear power stations. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Renewable Energy Directive 2009 This note provides a summary of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009 and explains how the UK plans to meet the targets under the Directive. The full title of the Directive is Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC. The Directive is also known as RED. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | The Green Deal This note explains the Green Deal, which is the government's flagship initiative for improving the energy efficiency of buildings in Great Britain. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | UK Energy White Paper 2007 This practice note provides a summary of the Energy White Paper, which was published in May 2007 and background information on the energy and nuclear debate. | Practice notes | 01-Mar-2013 |
| 22 | What is a green lease? This practice note explains the: Key concepts of a green lease. Reasons a landlord or tenant might seek green lease provisions. Barriers to green leases. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | Zero carbon buildings This note summarises the government's targets and proposals for zero carbon homes and other buildings in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |