Metal manufacturing energy efficiency

If your business produces or processes metals, cutting your carbon emissions can help you to comply with legislation as well as reducing your costs and your impact on the environment.

Check if you need a permit or registration

If your business is energy intensive, for example if you operate a furnace, boiler or electricity generator, you must check if you need a greenhouse gas emissions permit and need to trade emissions under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading System (UK ETS).

Find out more about carbon emissions trading and reporting schemes.

Reduce your Climate Change Levy (CCL) bill

The CCL is a tax on using non-renewable energy. If the CCL applies to your business you will already be paying it as part of your energy bill. Reduce your bill by using renewable energy and improving your energy efficiency.

Your business may be able to take advantage of a climate change agreement (CCA) between your trade association and the government.

A CCA could allow you to claim an 80 per cent discount on your CCL if you achieve agreed targets for improving energy efficiency.

Find trade and support organisations in the metals production and processing sector.

Improve your energy efficiency

You can save money and help the environment by taking steps to reduce your energy use.

Find out more about how to save money by using energy more efficiently.

Use renewable energy

Reduce your carbon emissions by using energy from renewable sources.

Buy your energy using:

• green tariffs - where the provider buys the same amount of energy you use from a renewable source such as a wind farm
• green funds - where the provider invests money into researching or setting up renewable energy projects

Find out if you could participate in any local community renewable energy schemes.

Generate your own electricity using wind, solar or other renewable energy sources.