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.

Please note however that these schemes are currently closed to new members. If you would like to be informed when a follow on scheme is available please contact us.

What it could mean to you

If you are a grower with 1 Hectare of greenhouse space using 100,000 kWh of electricity per year and 5 million kWh of gas per year, the CCL discount scheme would save you approximately £6,500 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 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.

More Information:

CCL Discount Scheme to be extended to 2023. More information to follow when available.