Value100% exemption (up from 85% since April 2024) from the indirect costs of funding the Renewables Obligation, Contracts for Difference and small-scale Feed-in Tariff schemes in electricity bills — typically worth tens of £/MWh for qualifying sites
DeadlinesOngoing; apply to Department for Business and Trade for an EII certificate, then renew as required
RequirementsManufacturing business in an eligible energy-intensive sector (SIC-code list); pass the electricity-intensity business-level test against gross value added; EII certificate issued by DBT and passed to supplier to apply exemption at billing
CaveatsGreat Britain only; exemption applies at the meter via the supplier once certified; sector list and intensity thresholds set by DBT guidance — confirm current eligibility test before applying; certificate also gates the NCC and capacity-market elements of the British Industry Supercharger
Last verified2026-08-24