Saving energy to save money

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

The Government's Energy Bill Relief Scheme (announced in September 2022) cuts energy prices for businesses, charities and public sector organisations such as schools and hospitals. The scheme covers energy use for six months from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. This scheme is due to be updated, for the latest information visit GOV.UK.

How you receive the reduction will depend on the type of contract you currently hold. You can read how the scheme works for businesses on GOV.UK. It is important to note that there is no need to apply to the scheme and discounts will be calculated automatically. If you receive a request for your bank details, this could be a scam.

After this initial six-month scheme, the government will provide ongoing, focused support for vulnerable industries. A review three months into the initial scheme will consider where this focused support should be targeted to help those most in need. There is more help and advice about your energy bills available from Ofgem.

Reducing your energy costs

There could be small changes you can make in your office or workspace that will, over time, help reduce your energy bills and save you money.

You can find many tips on how to reduce costs on the Energy Savings Trust web pages. These range from reducing transport costs to energy efficiency.

Ofgem has also made a list of useful tips to help businesses. To find business energy efficiency grants and schemes, and energy efficiency advice, see Ofgem's guide.

The Carbon Trust energy benchmark tool helps small and medium-sized businesses assess typical energy use in their sector. It covers the hospitality, office-based, manufacturing, retail and leisure sectors.

The Carbon Trust also has a range of other online tools to help businesses reduce their energy consumption and costs:

What the council is doing to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

Reducing your energy costs

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