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 and 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.