East of England

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1. Anywhere in the UK
2. England
3. East of England

1 Anywhere in the UK

These support schemes and networks are available anywhere in the UK:

• BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator provides funds for companies willing to implement low carbon technology
• Clean Growth Fund invests in early stage UK companies seeking investment capital for low carbon activities
• Gigabit vouchers give up to £1,500 for homes and £3,500 for businesses to install high speed internet in rural areas
• Green Economy allows SMEs to buy and sell low carbon products and services to other businesses
• Workplace Charging Scheme gives businesses up to £350 per socket (up to a total of 40) to install electric vehicle chargepoints
• Energy Saving Trust’s ‘Transport for funding for businesses and local authorities’ for information on low carbon transport grants and loans available in the UK and Scotland

You can also search GOV.UK’s list of active funds that help businesses become greener, or the UK Research and Innovation’s list of business competitions that award grants for green projects.

You can go to the Federation of Small Businesses or your local chamber for advice.

2. England

The following grants, schemes and support programmes are available in England:

• the Energy Bill Discount Scheme will give automatic assistance to the highest electricity and gas rate payers from April 2023 to March 2024
• Businesses with high energy use from industrial processes can apply for the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). For queries about the IETF, contact IETF@beis.gov.uk
• the Boiler Upgrade Scheme gives up to £6,000 for small businesses to install a heat pump or biomass boiler
• get a business rate exemption on solar panels, heat pumps and other renewable equipment
• the government’s Environmental Land Management schemes provide funds for sustainable farming practices and land recovery
• Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) growth hubs provide advice on funding, growth and sustainability in 38 regions across England

3 East of England

The following grants, schemes and loan programmes are available in the East of England:

• Business Energy Efficiency gives enterprise SMEs up to £10,000 in matching funds for energy efficiency improvements, electric vehicles and new machinery – must be located in Suffolk or Norfolk counties
• Low Carbon Across the South and East (LoCASE) gives SMEs up to £10,000 to help reduce carbon – must be located in the LEP areas of SELEP, Coast to Capital, Enterprise M3 and Solent