Discover everything you need to know about the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and where to take action
On 21 September 2022, further details of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) were published in response to rapidly rising energy prices for businesses.
Lasting 6 months, the EBRS came alongside the announcement of a new Energy Price Guarantee for households on 8 September 2022. Under these new plans, the Energy Price Guarantee limits the price suppliers can charge customers for units of gas for the next two years from 1 October.
What was announced in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme?
Utilising a similar mechanism to the Energy Price Guarantee, the government will provide a discount on business gas and electricity prices.
Suppliers will apply reductions to the bills of eligible non-domestic customers. Discounts will be applied to energy usage between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023 with a government-supported price set at £211 per MWh for electricity and £75 per MWh for gas. This is compared to forecast wholesale prices o
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