Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Help for Businesses

Find out about the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) for non-domestic customers and how you can get support this winter.

Discounts will be applied to energy usage initially between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023.

Eligibility

The scheme will be available to 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 1 April 2022
• Signing new fixed price contracts
• On deemed/out of contract or variable tariffs
• On flexible purchase or similar contracts

Exclusions

The scheme is intended to be of broad application, but there may be very limited exclusions, for example businesses that use gas or electricity for the purpose of generating power they are selling back into the grid, such as power stations, pumped hydro or grid-level battery storage.

Find out more and how to apply