NGERs thresholds.
Three separate tests, assessed on different figures. The one most often misread is Safeguard: it looks at covered scope 1 emissions alone, so a large purchased-electricity load does not pull a facility over that line.
| Test | ||
|---|---|---|
| FacilityScope 1 + scope 2 combined, or energy produced, or energy consumed, at a single facility. Each is a separate test.25 kt CO₂-e·100 TJ | 25 kt CO₂-e | 100 TJ |
| Corporate groupTotalled across all facilities under the controlling corporation's operational control.50 kt CO₂-e·200 TJ | 50 kt CO₂-e | 200 TJ |
| Safeguard MechanismCovered scope 1 emissions only, per facility. Scope 2 does not count toward this test.100 kt CO₂-e | 100 kt CO₂-e | — |
A renewable energy portfolio usually crosses on energy rather than emissions. A single utility-scale solar or wind farm clears 100 TJ of production comfortably, while its scope 1 is close to nothing, which is why a portfolio can be deep in the scheme without anyone in the business thinking of it as an emitter.
Where do you sit against the thresholds?
Produced and consumed are tested separately; either one over the line counts. Blank means unknown, 0 means none.
Enter a rough estimate
Ballpark figures are fine. Leave a field blank if you don't know it; enter 0 if it genuinely doesn't apply.
Indicative only, not professional advice. Thresholds apply per facility and per corporate group; Safeguard is assessed on covered scope 1 emissions alone.