12th January 2023
*The UK Government has recently announced a new ‘Energy Bills Discount Scheme’, which will run from 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024. Replacing the current ‘Energy Bill Relief Scheme’, it aims to help support businesses with the cost of wholesale energy for an additional 12 months.
You can read our full statement on the recent announcement, here.
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4th November 2022
We welcome the Government’s announcement of their ‘Energy Bill Relief Scheme’ to support businesses during the current energy crisis. The legislation came into force on 1st November, and you can find the rules, guidance and scheme documents on the Government’s website, here. You can also find the full regulations of the scheme, here.
What is the Energy Bill Relief Scheme?
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provides a discount on wholesale electricity and gas prices for non-domestic customers, calculated by reference to a supported price set by the government.
The Government Supported Price has been set at £211/MWh for electricity, though the level of discount will vary for each business depending on their contract type and circumstances.
The scheme’s discount will be applied to energy usage initially between 1st October 2022 – 31st March 2023. It will apply to fixed contracts agreed on or after 1st December 2021, as well as to deemed, variable and flexible tariffs and contracts.
Eligibility
The eligibility for the scheme has been defined by The Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as follows:
Everyone on a non-domestic contract including:
- businesses
- voluntary sector organisations, such as charities
- public sector organisations such as schools, hospitals and care homes
who are:
- on existing fixed price contracts that were agreed on or after 1st December 2021
- signing new fixed price contracts
- on Deemed/Out of Contract or variable tariffs
- on flexible purchase or similar contracts
If you are on a fixed contract, your discount will be determined by the date you signed your contract. We recommend that you check the date you signed your contract to get an indication of whether you will be eligible for a discount on the electricity you consume between 1st October 2022– 31st March 2023.
You can view the dates and discounts you may receive on the Government’s website, here.
If you are eligible, you will not have to take action or apply to the scheme to receive support. We will automatically apply the associated discounts to all eligible customers’ bills for their electricity consumption from 1st October 2022, which will be billed from November onwards.
The Government will review the scheme in the coming months to inform decisions on future support after March 2023, focusing primarily on assisting the most vulnerable non-domestic customers.
Learn more
We have a range of FAQs on the ‘Energy Bill Relief Scheme’ and the energy market more generally that we continue to update, which you may find helpful during this time: https://www.brytenergy.co.uk/faqs/
You can also read more about the new support for businesses on the Government’s website, here.
