The Government has announced an update regarding the BEIS Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) for businesses and other non-domestic customers.
According to recent communications, the date from which fixed contracts are eligible under the scheme has changed from April 1 2022 to 1 December 2021.
The decision on expanding the eligibility period was taken to ensure businesses and other non-domestic consumers who have experienced recent energy price increases are supported as they navigate the challenging winter period ahead.
BEIS has also a introduced a ‘floor price’ for the scheme, which, it said, will help to ensure a consistent level of support, as well as help to avoid unintended consequences in some circumstances, such as a customer’s retail unit prices turning negative after a discount is applied.
You can read the updated guidance here.
Additionally, details for the Northern Ireland part of the scheme have been published.
This update provides information on how the Government will be supporting businesses and other non-domestic energy users with their energy bills, including eligibility criteria, exclusions and maximum discount figures for those non-domestic consumers on deemed or variable contracts.
You can read the full EBRS NI scheme details here.
And finally, the Energy Bill Relief Scheme discount rates for fixed and default/variable contracts have also been published, which you can find here.
According to recent communications, the date from which fixed contracts are eligible under the scheme has changed from April 1 2022 to 1 December 2021.
The decision on expanding the eligibility period was taken to ensure businesses and other non-domestic consumers who have experienced recent energy price increases are supported as they navigate the challenging winter period ahead.
BEIS has also a introduced a ‘floor price’ for the scheme, which, it said, will help to ensure a consistent level of support, as well as help to avoid unintended consequences in some circumstances, such as a customer’s retail unit prices turning negative after a discount is applied.
You can read the updated guidance here.
Additionally, details for the Northern Ireland part of the scheme have been published.
This update provides information on how the Government will be supporting businesses and other non-domestic energy users with their energy bills, including eligibility criteria, exclusions and maximum discount figures for those non-domestic consumers on deemed or variable contracts.
You can read the full EBRS NI scheme details here.
And finally, the Energy Bill Relief Scheme discount rates for fixed and default/variable contracts have also been published, which you can find here.
