What is the grant available for?
The Energy Audit Voucher (EAV) is grant funding targeted at Mirco and Small Businesses. It will enable North Lincolnshire-based businesses to access an energy audit to address the specific, immediate priorities that have arisen in direct response to rising energy costs, energy use and the impact on climate change.
The voucher will enable the business to engage a consultant/expert to undertake an audit of their premises to determine current energy usage and provide recommended actions to reduce or replace existing sources of energy and apply interventions that will lead to short and longer-term reductions in energy cost.
The Energy Audit Voucher has been designed to gain information on how to best optimise energy usage, reduce costs and improve sustainability of the operation of the business.
Any eligibility criteria
- Projects must be based within the North Lincolnshire region, with the proposed investment being
made inside the region. - Businesses must have been trading for a minimum of 12 months and be able to produce a full year’s
annual accounts as evidence. - Businesses must have a UK based bank account that is in the name (or trading name) of the entity
applying for the funding. - Businesses must not be considered an undertaking in difficulty (please see section below for
reference). - Businesses within the Manufacturing and Engineering, Digital, Transport and Logistics, Construction
and Energy & Chemicals sector. Considerations may be taken for sectors outside of this scope.
Eligible Activities
Examples of the types of projects applicants can use the Energy Audit Voucher to support include:
- Engage an expert to undertake an Energy Audit of business premises, manufacturing practices and
business operations to obtain a baseline of current energy use and carbon footprint. - Engage an expert to provide a report of recommendations and actions that could be undertaken by the company to reduce energy consumption or to switch to more economical means of powering the business and its operations.
- The reporting may also include recommendations to undertake adaptation of the business premises to
reduce heat and energy loss (e.g. energy efficient lighting, insulation, double glazing etc). - The reporting may also include recommendations on alternative energy sources (e.g. energy provision)
and alternative energy sources that are more sustainable (e.g. solar PV, ground source heat pumps, wind power, biofuels etc)
All Energy Audits must have been completed no later than the 18th of March 2024.
What grant amounts are available?
An Energy Audit Voucher will provide 100% funding towards the eligible audit costs, through an energy consultant who has already been procured by North Lincolnshire Council.
Who provides the grant?
UKSPF
How to apply for the grant?
All applications must be made utilising the online portal on the Invest in North Lincolnshire Website. No
applications will be considered outside of this portal.
Applicants will be required to ensure they provide the following evidence as part of their application process,
failure to do so could result in delays and/or applications being declined by North Lincolnshire Council:
- One year of Full Audited Accounts to include Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet & Associated notes.
- Copy of Business Rates Bill.
- If the business is not a limited company than evidence of their Unique Tax Reference details.
- State Aid declaration
To apply please click here.
