Business Energy Bill Support Scheme

chefcolin

Hello, I am looking for some
advice regarding the business energy bill support scheme. From
reading the government website over and over again I approached my energy supplier(BES utilises unfortunately) to ask why I am not receiving this and they kept sending me to the government website and saying I need to apply but I don’t. It saws in black and white it is done automatically(unless your in the energy and trade sector, I am a restaurant with Rooms) I currently pay 50p pk/h (crazy) and from what I read on the government website the threshold is 30.1p pk/h. Am I right in thinking I should be receiving the discount? I am on a market tracker contract which I guess comes under the variable contract. I hope someone can clarify as my supplier are a nightmare to deal with. Any advice and help is much appreciated:) 

regards
Colin

CSI_Yorkshire

50p is not a crazy price for business electricity, and might be cheap enough that the amount of discount you qualify for is 0p.

Robin9

This is what I had from my business supplier :

Dear customer,

On March 31st , 2023, the Energy Bill Relief Scheme ended and will be replaced by a new government energy scheme called the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS ) . The new scheme offers a more modest level of support to eligible business energy consumers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It will apply to energy consumption from April 1st 2023 to March 31st 2024, once passed into legislation.

 What do you need to know? • The EBDS will run for a 12 -month period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. • The support will be available to customers on a non -domestic contract, including businesses, voluntary sector organisations like charities and public sector organisations, which are: - On existing fixed prices contracts that were agreed on or after 1 December 2021 - Signing new fixed-priced contracts - On deemed/out-of-contract or standard variable rates - On flexible purchase or similar contracts - On contracts paying energy costs above a price threshold •

As with the existing scheme, the government will provide a discount on gas and electricity unit prices to eligible customers through your supplier. However, the discount is subject to a maximum threshold which has been set as follows : - Electricity: £19.61/MWh with a price threshold of £302/MWh - Gas: £6.97/MWh with a price threshold of £107/MWh • You do not need to take any action to receive the baseline level of support, and if you are eligible, a discount will automatically be applied to your invoice. •

Given that the current wholesale price is below minimum thresholds, most customers will not see additional support on their energy bills from April 2023. Should the wholesale price increase, discounts may then be applicable



PS When your contract is due for renewal go direct to a supplier !