Analyse the threats to CSP of the changes in the energy market and government policy.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] Threats - external factors that impact business negatively
2. [1] Definitions of terms from text, for example government subsidies, government grants, energy efficiency
3. [1] Use of information from text as to what this means for CS, green energy provider, solar panels, 'green' mission statement
4. [1] Increasing energy efficiency of electrical products
5. [1] Withdrawal of government grants from European governments
6. [1] Subsidies to individual and business customers have been reduced or removed
7. [1] Reasoned chain of argument, e.g. governments will no longer be giving grants/subsidies, which will increase productions costs. Will CS need to increase prices of solar panels to customers?
8. [1] Electrical devices more efficient now, needing less energy, maybe less incentive for customers to install solar panels?
9. [1] May have to drop prices otherwise solar panels out of reach for most householders/small businesses
10. [1] Also credit references to technical developments, can CS afford to keep up?