About the Business Energy Efficiency Grant Programme (BEEGP)

About the Business Energy Efficiency Grant Programme (BEEGP)

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BEEGP is open to small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from all sectors that are based in, or relocating to, one of the following local authority areas (the West Midlands ITL1 area):

  • Birmingham City Council
  • City of Wolverhampton Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Dudley Council
  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Walsall Council

BEEGP strategic aims and objectives

  • Increase regional energy productivity within the West Midlands ITL1 area energy input as a percentage of Gross Value Added (GVA)
  • Increase productivity from new investment in new processes
  • Deliver 4,000 energy efficiency assessments to businesses
  • Deliver £15.5m in capital grants as revenue expenditure to subsidise business investment in reducing energy demand.

Before you apply

Before applying for a grant, businesses must either:

  • have already had an energy efficiency assessment by a qualified assessor with appropriate knowledge and qualifications, that is to say, ISO/ESOS accreditation, to evidence the environmental savings that the business will achieve.
    • the assessment must have been carried out within the last 2 years
    • the cost of the initial independent energy assessment is an ineligible BEEGP project cost
    • grants can be sought for solutions to one, some, or all the recommendations for energy reduction measures provided within the assessment

If the above applies to your business, you can contact Birmingham City Council for a BEEGP application. Email: wmgp@birmingham.gov.uk.

  • if you are a business based in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull or Walsall Council areas, and you have not yet had an energy efficiency assessment carried out, you can register for a free energy audit. The audit must be carried out before you submit a BEEGP application.

Register for a free energy audit

  • if you are a business based in the Coventry City Council area, you can apply directly to Coventry City Council for a free energy audit. They will support you to complete your BEEGP application form. Email: Business@coventry.gov.uk
    • grants can be sought for solutions to one, some or all the recommendations for energy reduction measures provided within the audit

Businesses that are eligible for consideration

Businesses from all sectors are eligible for consideration (excluding agriculture, forestry and fisheries) except for:

  • charities
  • those of a political or religious persuasion
  • activities involving pornography or clairvoyance
  • any business activity that is illegal or deemed unsuitable for public support by Birmingham City Council

Energy intensive assessments will be limited to:

  • SIC Codes 10000 - 33200 and 38320, and
  • have annual energy costs (gas and electricity) greater than 10% of turnover,or
  • any business in the manufacturing and engineering related sector with a total energy consumption (gas and electricity) greater than 1 GW per annum which may have an impact on the level of grant

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Page last updated: 23 April 2024

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