LED Lighting Grants

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Apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to help you reduce your business energy bills.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is offering grants to businesses of up to £5,000 to fully fund projects to reduce their energy bills and become more environmentally sustainable. 

As a delivery partner of ENE, the council is offering Welwyn Hatfield based businesses the opportunity to have a free, energy audit carried out which will identify key energy efficiency improvement opportunities. You will receive a concise report outlining key recommendations. Where the energy audit report demonstrates that your business would benefit by changing to LED lighting, the council will pick up the tab for the works!

We can also put you in touch with other delivery partners that may be able to assist with grants to carry out other low carbon works. For further information visit https://www.uel.ac.uk/sri/eastern-new-energy.

Advanced car care specialist, AX Welwyn, is the first business in the borough to make the switch to LED lighting through the scheme.

Tim Ryan, Director at AX Welwyn, said: “Good lighting is important for our business growth – we can’t make cars look their best without it! Our workshop is so much brighter since we’ve made the switch and we’ll save on our energy bills. Added to the environmental benefits, it’s a win win for us.” 

Cllr Fiona Thomson, Executive Member for Climate Change, said: “The ENE project provides businesses with practical, on the ground solutions to tackling climate change. It makes it easy for businesses to understand where they can make improvements, but, crucially, how those changes can drive efficiency and growth. We expect demand to be high so don’t delay in registering your interest!”

Overview

The Process and Eligibility

A clear simple process
Firstly, check you are eligible and can commit to everything outlined below. You will need to complete and sign a registration form.

  • Your business must be based in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield
  • Able to confirm that other organisations own less than 25% of the shares or voting rights of your organisation and your organisation owns less than 25% of the shares or voting rights of another organisation

(If this isn’t the case, and you are ‘linked’ to one or more organisations, we should still be able to help you if the statements below are TRUE.

  • In the past 3 years, your organisation plus any ‘linked’ organisations have received less than £178,000 (€200,000) worth of publicly-funded assistance (for example, support, grants or reliefs).
  • For the last 3 years, your organisation plus any ‘linked’ organisations have employed fewer than 250 FTE staff and have either a) an annual turnover not exceeding £40 million or b) an annual balance sheet total not exceeding £35 million.
  • Your main business activity is not fisheries or aquaculture, agriculture or the processing of agricultural products, coal, steel, shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, banking, insurance, healthcare or school age education.

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FAQs

What type of energy saving projects are eligible?
Initially the scheme is focusing on LED lighting works although we may expand the scheme at a later date. This is because LED bulbs are incredibly energy efficient compared to other bulbs which waste a lot of energy by turning into heat. Changing to LED lighting will save you money on your energy bills as well as considerably reducing your carbon footprint.

What type of business are eligible?
To be eligible for the council’s Low Carbon Grant, businesses must be based in Welwyn Hatfield and have less than 250 employees.

Who is funding this grant?
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is funding the grant. The council has declared a climate emergency and is very keen to support its businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and save money on fuel bills.

The scheme is part of the Eastern New Energy ERDF project which is a large low carbon project across three Local Enterprise Partnership areas.

Can my business spend more than £5,000?
Yes you can, but you would need to make up the shortfall as the maximum grant that can be paid out by the council is £5,000.

Do I have to use one of the suppliers you recommend?
No, it will be up to you who you choose to quote but the council will provide you with a list of local suppliers but you do not have to use them.

Will energy audits and work still be carried out during lockdown?
Yes, providing your premises has been made COVID safe the energy audit can be carried out. Construction works are able to be carried out during lockdown.

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