Climate Change Levy Scheme

The Climate Change Levy was introduced in 2001 as a tax on non-oil fuels (e.g. electricity, gas, coal). At the same time the Government provided an incentive for some industries to save energy by offering an 80% discount on the Levy in exchange for the achievement of energy reduction targets through climate change agreements.

In agriculture pigs, poultry meat, poultry eggs and horticulture were given the opportunity to take part in these agreements. FEC Services administers the schemes on behalf of the NFU. These schemes are still open to new entrants so to get an assessment on the value of participating contact us.

What it could mean to you

If you are a pig farmer with 500 sows using 270,000 kWh of electricity per year (£13,500), the CCL discount scheme would save about £1,000 per year.

To this must be added the saving associated with the reduction in energy use which would come from meeting the energy saving target. Many farmers have found that the discipline of reporting energy use has helped them focus on where waste is occurring and what they must do to make savings.

To this must be added the saving associated with the reduction in energy use which would come from meeting the energy saving target. Many growers have found that the discipline of reporting energy use has helped them focus on where waste is occurring and what they must do to make savings.

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