The BPIF Climate Change Levy Reduction Scheme
How the BPIF can help you avoid the forthcoming hike in the Climate Change Levy
In April 2019 the Climate Change Levy, which is an environment tax on all industries energy bills, is set to rise by a massive 42%.
The good news is that the printing industry has been designated as an energy intensive sector and can therefore claim huge discounts off the levy. In fact, at the same time as the levy increases, the discounts available will also rise from the current 90% on Electricity, to 93%, and from 65% on Gas, to 78%.
Unfortunately however printing companies only have until this year to start claiming the discount, with the deadline for applications being 31 July 2018.
In order to start claiming the discount a site has to join the BPIF's Climate Change Levy Reduction scheme, but its only worth doing if the benefits of the discount outweigh the costs of the scheme.
Luckily it's very simple to work out whether that's the case, as the levy appears as a distinct line on your energy bills. Or the BPIF can do it for you, simply send a representative monthly electricity bill to Steve Walker (details below), or better still your annual electricity consumption in kWh's and he will be able to tell you exactly how much you would save.
If you think the savings are worthwhile he will then visit, free of charge, to explain the requirements of the application process and the energy efficiency requirements so you can move forward in the full knowledge of what you're getting and what's required of the site.
250 of the larger sites in the industry are already on the scheme but with the increase in the levy many more may find it beneficial. However by the time the levy increases in 2019 it will be too late to join the scheme. The chart below gives an example of the saving on both electricity and gas at various consumption levels.
|
Energy |
Annual Usage in kWh's |
Current Annual Saving |
Annual Saving from April 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Electricity |
500,000 kWh's |
£2,556 |
£3,938.55 |
|
|
1,000,000 kWh's |
£5,112 |
£7,877.10 |
|
|
3,000,000 kWh's |
£15,336 |
£23,631.30 |
|
Gas |
500,000 kWh's |
£643.50 |
£1,322.10 |
|
|
1,000,000 kWh's |
£1,287 |
£2,644.20 |
|
|
3,000,000 kWh's |
£3,861 |
£7,932.60 |
The cost of the scheme starts at £1,185 plus VAT for a member company with a turnover of less than £10m.
If you want to know more please contact Steve Walker on 01676 526050 or email steve.walker@bpif.org.uk
- Resource Library We have a wealth of online templates you can use. From incident report forms to checklists and guidance, as a member you are entitled to use these all for your business.
- Our Advisers are industry experts Our Advisers understand your business and how to ensure you meet key environment issues.
- Environmental Healthcheck We can tell you how your business is performing and how it compares with current UK environmental legislation with a BPIF Healthcheck.
- Stamp your business with a BPIF Environmental Seal of Excellence Once you have assessed where your company is at we can help you achieve and be recognised for excellence.
- Legislation Update Service The Legal Register is a list of legislation applicable to the Printing Industry, it offers you a way to keep up to date with environmental and health & safety changes.
The BPIF is the printing industries champion. By becoming a member you join a diverse and influential community. We help you solve business problems, connect you to new customers and suppliers and make your voice heard in government.
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