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Energy, Water and Environment Help Page |
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INTRODUCTION GENERAL INFORMATION Do I still need to complete the form if the business/organisation was sold during the 2011-12 financial year? Do I still need to complete the form if the business/organisation was sold before the start of the 2011-12 financial year? What do I do if the business/organisation is still operating but didn't trade during the 2011-12 financial year? Do I still need to complete the form if the business/organisation has gone into liquidation/administration during the 2011-12 financial year? Do I still need to complete the form if the business/organisation was sold during the 2011-12 financial year? If the business/organisation operated by the selected entity (e.g. ABN) was sold during the financial year, then the form should be completed using figures up to and including the day that the business was sold, as well as figures relating to any other new activity undertaken by the selected entity for the remainder of the financial year. It is important to report the date the business was sold in Question 1 on the form. If the selected entity ceased to operate after the sale, indicate in the Comments section of Question 1 or at the rear of the form whether there are intentions for the business/organisation to trade in the future. Also provide the name of the new business owners in the Comments section of Question 1 or at the rear of the form. Do I still need to complete the form if the business/organisation was sold before the start of the 2011-12 financial year? If the business/organisation was sold prior to the beginning of the 2011-12 financial year, please contact the freecall (excluding mobile phones) phone number on the front of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey form. This will enable the ABS to stop sending the business/organisation reminder letters to return the form. What do I do if the business/organisation is still operating but didn't trade during the 2011-12 financial year? If the business/organisation is still operating, but did not trade during the 2011-12 financial year, please contact the freecall (excluding mobile phones) phone number printed on the front of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey form. This will enable the ABS to stop sending the business/organisation reminder letters to return the form. Do I still need to complete the form if the business/organisation has gone into liquidation/administration during the 2011-12 financial year? If the business/organisation has gone into liquidation or administration during the financial year, please complete the form using figures up to and including the day that the business was liquidated or went into administration. It is also important to report the date that this occurred by completing all of Question 1. If you are unable to access the accounts, then the liquidator or administrator should complete the survey. Where this is not possible, best available estimates of the data should be provided. Where estimates are not possible, please contact the freecall (excluding mobile phones) phone number printed on the front of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey form for further assistance. WATER SOURCES AND USAGE What if my business/organisation is unable to provide volumes of potable/mains/raw and/or recycled (reuse) water received from a water supplier? What if the billing period for water received from a water supplier falls outside of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey reporting period? What if my business/organisation is unable to provide self-sourced water volumes as they are not measured or metered? Conversion factors What if my business/organisation is unable to provide volumes of potable/mains/raw and/or recycled (reuse) water received from a water supplier? Volumes and expenditure on water received from a water supplier can be found on your water bill. Your accounts area should be able to supply the volumes and expenditure for water received for the survey period. For offices/locations of your business/organisation that are leased under arrangements that include payments for water received, please exclude associated water volumes as this information has been requested from the lessor. What if the billing period for water received from a water supplier falls outside of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey reporting period? Report expenditure and consumption of water received from a water supplier based on the consumption and expenditure detailed on the four quarterly bills or equivalent twelve month period closest to the 2011-12 reporting period. You can notify the ABS that you have used this method in Part 12 Comments section of the Energy, Water and Environment form. What if my business/organisation is unable to provide self-sourced water volumes as they are not measured or metered? If self-sourced water volumes are not available please provide a careful estimate of the self-sourced water extracted during the reporting period rather than the capacity of the business's/organisation's water storage facilities or the amount you are entitled to extract. Conversion factors Water 1 kilolitre (kL) = 1,000 litres (L) 1 megalitre (ML) = 1,000 kilolitres (kL) WATER SUPPLY AND DISCHARGE What if my business/organisation uses water and then stores it on-site. Do I report the water volumes as water discharged to the environment (off-site)? Conversion factors What if my business/organisation uses water and then stores it on-site. Do I report the water volumes as water discharged to the environment (off-site)? Only water volumes discharged off-site of your business's/organisation's location(s) should be reported as water discharged to the environment (off-site) including water released for environmental processes in accordance with a specific water plan prepared in conjunction with and/or approved by the appropriate environmental (resource) regulator. Mine dewatering and produced formation water (from oil and gas reservoirs) should also be included where this is discharged off-site. Exclusions include water discharged into on-site storage systems for later use (e.g. dams, tanks, wells), as well as water discharged into the sewerage system. Conversion factors Water 1 kilolitre (kL) = 1,000 litres (L) 1 megalitre (ML) = 1,000 kilolitres (kL) WATER EXPENSES Do I include administrative charges such as service or access fees in payments for water received? What if the billing period for water received from a water supplier falls outside of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey reporting period? Do I include administrative charges such as service or access fees in payments for water received? Administrative charges for water received from a water supplier like service or access fees should be included in payments for water received. What if the billing period for water received from a water supplier falls outside of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey reporting period? Report expenditure and consumption of water received from a water supplier based on the consumption and expenditure detailed on your last four quarterly bills or equivalent to a twelve month period. You can notify the ABS that you have used this method in Part 12 Comments section of the Energy, Water and Environment form. ENERGY CONSUMPTION Do I report electricity/natural gas expenditure and consumption if they are paid for by other businesses/organisations through a rent or lease agreement? What is meant by energy/fuels supplied on a non-monetary basis? What if the billing period for purchased electricity or natural gas falls outside of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey reporting period? Fuel definitions Conversion factors Do I report electricity/natural gas expenditure and consumption if they are paid for by other businesses/organisations through a rent or lease agreement? Do not report electricity/natural gas expenditure and consumption for offices/locations under leasing agreements where the electricity/natural gas bills are paid by the lessor. What is meant by energy/fuels supplied on a non-monetary basis? The use of energy products sourced from other business units (subsidiaries) within a business/organisation or from other businesses/organisations, where no corresponding financial transaction has taken place. What if the billing period for purchased electricity or natural gas falls outside of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey reporting period? Report expenditure and consumption of electricity and/or natural gas based on the consumption and expenditure detailed on the four quarterly bills, or equivalent twelve month period, closest to the 2011-12 reporting period. You can notify the ABS that you have used this method in Part 12 Comments section of the Energy, Water and Environment form. Fuel Definitions
Coal, coke and coal by-products
Renewable fuels Renewable fuels are combustible fuels derived from biological resources, including liquid biofuel, biogas, wood and bagasse.
Crude oil and other refinery fuels
Conversion factors Electricity 1 megawatt hour (MWh) = 1,000 kilowatt hour (kWh) Natural gas 1 gigajoule (GJ) = 1,000 megajoules (MJ) Other fuels 1 kilolitre (kL) = 1,000 litres (L) 1 megalitre (ML) = 1,000,000 litres (L) 1 megalitre (ML) = 1,000 kilolitres (kL) Compressed Natural Gas 1 kilolitre (kL) = 1 cubic metre (m3) 1 megajoule (MJ) = 0.0254 cubic metres (m3) (please note that while the energy content of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) can vary, this is the accepted Australian standard energy content) ELECTRICITY GENERATION Conversion factors What is cogeneration? What is trigeneration? Conversion factors Electricity 1 megawatt hour (MWh) = 1,000 kilowatt hour (kWh) 1 gigawatt hour (GWh) = 1 million kilowatt hours (kWh) What is cogeneration? Cogeneration is a process in which an industrial facility uses its waste energy (e.g. heat) to produce electricity and heat. It is also referred to as 'combined heat and power (CHP). What is trigeneration? Trigeneration is a process in which an industrial facility uses its waste energy to produce electricity, heat and cooling. It is also referred to as 'combined cooling, heat and power' (CCHP). ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES What are these questions intended to collect? What is the environment goods and services sector? What are Environmental Goods? What are Environmental Services? How do I report income received from the production/provision of Environmental Goods and/or Services? What are these questions intended to collect? Defining the Environmental Goods and Services sector is a complex topic. The sector produces/provides goods and services that can either improve the quality of the environment or prevent and minimise degradation. Part 7, Questions 25 and 26 of the Energy, Water and Environment Survey are designed to provide insight into this emerging industry with the longer term goal being to track production/provision of these goods and services through the economy. Responses provided in this section of the survey will assist the ABS in the categorisation of this industry and in the development of statistics for environmental goods and services in Australia. What is the Environmental Goods and Services sector? The environmental goods and services sector is a broad definition that covers businesses with activities for the purpose of:
What are Environmental Goods? Environmental Goods can include, but are not limited to, products for the purpose of:
What are Environmental Services? Environmental Services include, but are not limited to:
How do I report income received from the production/provision of Environmental Goods and/or Services? Businesses/organisations are required to report an aggregate (total) figure of income received from environmental goods and services during the reporting period. In instances where income from environmental goods or services is embedded in other income received, a careful estimate of the Environmental goods/services amount is acceptable. For example, architectural consultants may charge a client for site recommendations which may include recommendations for greener technologies. however this cost may be embedded in the total consultancy fee. RELATED ABS PUBLICATIONS The following ABS publications present related information on energy, water and the environment:
In addition, the following publications present economy-wide industry data:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABS publications draw extensively on information provided freely by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated; without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905. COMMENTS The ABS welcomes comments and suggestions from users regarding future surveys of energy, water and environment. These comments should be addressed to the Director, Annual Integrated Collections Business Statistics Centre, Australian Bureau of Statistics, GPO Box 796, Sydney, NSW 2001. INQUIRIES For further assistance in completing the Energy, Water and Environment Survey, please contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Freecall (excluding mobile phones) 1800 882 362. For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. FEEDBACK We welcome your feedback regarding the Energy, Water and Environment Survey Help Page. If you would like to provide feedback please e-mail australian.industry.statistics@abs.gov.au. This page first published 5 April 2012, last updated 4 October 2012
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