BEIS Energy Bill Discount Scheme
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) for UK businesses, charities, and the public sector from April.
The new energy scheme for businesses, charities, and the public sector was confirmed on 9th January 2023, ahead of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme coming to an end in March. EBDS will mean all eligible UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users will receive a discount on high energy bills. The new scheme will run for 12 months from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.
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 December 2021
- signing new fixed price contracts
- on deemed / out of contract or standard variable tariffs
- on flexible purchase or similar contracts
- on variable ‘Day Ahead Index’ (DAI) tariffs (Northern Ireland scheme only)
There are some domestic customers who receive energy bill support via the EBRS, including those in park homes and heat networks. The government is developing options to ensure domestic consumers on a non-domestic meter continue to benefit from support in line with other domestic users after April
