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Energy Tax Relief is a scheme designed to reduce the energy costs for energy-intensive businesses and certain types of businesses in the UK. It allows eligible companies to claim reductions or exemptions on certain energy-related taxes, helping them remain competitive while promoting efficiency and sustainability.
Fluid Network Solutions was originally formed in 2003 as a totally independent telecoms provider, working with all of the major telecommunications networks, providers and vendors in the UK. The benefit of being independent allows us to offer our customers the freedom of choice and impartial advice, by taking the best parts from the carriers and vendors to provide competitive bespoke solutions for each individual client.
The Climate Change Levy (CCL) is a UK tax applied to energy supplied to businesses and the public sector. It aims to encourage energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Some types of energy use are exempt from the levy — for example, energy used in metallurgical processes (such as steel and aluminium production) and mineralogical processes (such as cement and glass manufacturing).
Eligibility for CCL exemptions can be complex, but in general, they may apply to:
Because the full eligibility criteria are extensive, if you’d like to find out whether your organisation could qualify for a reduction on your energy bills, we can review your situation and provide tailored guidance.
EII stands for Energy Intensive Industries, “industrial sectors – usually manufacturing industries – that are high users of energy”.
Most of the qualifying Energy Intensive Industries are from manufacturing industries, including:
Wood, Paper, Rubber, Glass, Plastics, Metal production, Metal casting and processing, Battery production, Malts, Grain milling, Chemical production, Fertiliser production, Ceramics, Cement, Refectory products, Animal feed and Poultry processing.
The scheme is a form of energy tax relief that allows eligible companies to reduce their energy bills through an exemption on taxes that fund low-carbon and renewable support schemes.
These renewable energy schemes fund renewable energy generation (solar, wind, solar, hydro and nuclear power). There are three different schemes:
The EII scheme is not technically a compensation scheme. Instead, it reduces renewable energy (electricity) related taxes by exempting eligible companies from having to pay by providing them with an exemption certificate. There is a separate UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) that acts as a compensation scheme where you receive compensation payments periodically.
This new charge was introduced in April 2025, levied on non-EII (i.e. non-exempt) businesses to fund benefits for eligible EII companies.
The estimated rate of the ESL is between:
£0.90–£1.40 per MWh, which equates to £0.0009–£0.0014 per kWh
For example:
If a business is eligible for the EII scheme (i.e., it manufactures in high-energy-use sectors and passes the 20% electricity intensity test), it may be exempt from ESL charges and can receive compensation.
Key benefits for eligible EII businesses:
If you’re eligible, you don’t pay the ESL, and you benefit from substantial savings on non-commodity and network charges.
Non-EII business:
For any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@energysmartconsultancy.co.uk
The rules are detailed, but as a general guide, you may be eligible if:
If you think your business might qualify, we can review your situation and guide you through the application process.
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