Energy Saving & Waste Reduction
Non-domestic Energy Bill Relief Scheme Northern Ireland
Find out about the Northern Ireland Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses and non-domestic customers and how you can get support this winter
This scheme will provide energy bill relief for non-domestic customers in Northern Ireland. Discounts will be applied to energy usage initially between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023.
There is a similar scheme for Great Britain, providing a comparable level of support.
Further technical guidance for energy suppliers will be published in due course.
Guide: Save money by using energy more efficiently
Saving energy doesn’t need to involve expensive new equipment – it’s often about changes in behaviour and using existing equipment more efficiently.
This guide has advice on assessing your energy use – with simple steps you can take to start saving money. This includes tips on creating a more energy efficient working culture.
You’ll also get specific guidance for different types of industries and where to go for more help.
Invest NI Support: Technical Consultancy & Resource Matching
Technical Consultancy
Invest NI offer technical consultancy support to help businesses identify areas for increased efficiency and cost savings. Invest NI provide specialist support to complete bespoke energy saving projects such as technical audits and feasibility studies.
This support will allow you to make informed decisions on potential investments in energy efficiency – and ultimately save on business energy and reduce business costs.
Technical Consultancy is available to all businesses with an annual energy and resource spend in excess of £30k – this can include the combined value of heating, electricity, water, waste disposal and raw material costs.
Resource Matching
Invest NI has a Resource Matching service, which offers opportunities to convert redundant materials of one business into a resource for another – both adding value and reducing business costs for all parties.
As well as benefiting from cost savings and productivity improvements, this service allows businesses to prolong the life of resources whilst reducing your carbon footprint.