We are offering free energy efficiency assessments which could lead to grants for businesses who wish to use their energy more efficiently, reducing costs and improving environmental credentials.

Step 1: Energy & Resource Efficiency Assessment

An Energy Advisor will assess your equipment, premises, processes and performance to identify opportunities for improvements in energy usage. You
will then receive a report detailing recommendations for improvement.

Step 2: Grant Application

Following your assessment you can apply for a grant of up to £20,000. The grant intervention rate is 40% e.g. if your project costs £10,000, your
contribution is £6,000 and we provide £4,000. The minimum grant is £1,000.

The grant can fund:

• lighting which includes movement / light sensors
• variable speed drives & compressors
• electric forklift & machinery
• energy efficient equipment that leads to process improvements
• systems offering better use of heat or waste heat
• energy efficient refrigeration equipment
• renewable technologies (where FIT's and RHI's are not claimed)
• energy storage
• energy management
• fast shutting doors
• heating (including boilers), insulation and double/triple glazing
• waste reduction and recycle
• water recovery
• heat recovery

Business Events

We host regular events and sustainability forums looking at clean growth, which are available to all businesses.

To qualify, your business must:

1. be situated in and trading from Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Telford and Wrekin or Shropshire
2. employ fewer than 250 employees
3. have a turnover of less than 50 million Euros per annum or a balance sheet of less than 43 million Euros

Minimum energy spend applies and full European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) eligibility applies. We conduct a full business eligibility assessment when you apply to the programme.

Some industries such as primary agriculture and retail are not eligible. Retail is defined as the provision of goods and services to the general public and this support is aimed at business-to-business. Other activities are excluded such as social welfare and education facilities, banking and insurance.

Priority will be given to businesses that help meet the project aims.

Support is subject to the availability of funding.

How to apply

To apply for an assessment and grant email sustainability@worcestershire.gov.uk 

Download the Business Energy Efficiency Programme registration form

Privacy Notice

Our privacy notices sets out how we, Worcestershire County Council collect, stores and handle your personal information and what your information rights are. Read the Business Energy Efficiency Programme privacy notice

The project is receiving up to £2,161,050 of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structure and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020.

For more information see European Growth Funding.

We have a range of case studies that show how we’ve helped businesses across Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire.

To read them visit Business Central BEEP