Is your business looking for support on how to reduce your costs and become greener?
If so, Green Solutions in affiliation with the Business Energy Advice service is a programme that offers support to businesses in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Businesses in Cannock Chase can get the following support:
Energy Assessments - This free assessment will look at your energy consumption and provide you with recommendations to save money and reduce carbon emissions.
Low Carbon Grant - You will have the opportunity to apply for grants between £1,000 and £100,000 (cover up to 50% of eligible costs) is available per business to implement the recommendations from your Energy Assessment.
Carbon Literacy Training - This free 8 hour training course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You can choose to attend an in-person or online course, and the training is accredited by the carbon Literacy project.
Who Can Apply
- For businesses with trading premises within the Cannock Chase District local authority area. Tenants must have at least 2 years remaining on their lease
- Be registered at Companies House
- Have been trading for at least 12 months and be economically active
- Have used more than 45,000 kWh of energy in the last 12 months. Energy bills will be required to evidence this.
- Have not received more than £315,000 in public subsidies in the current and previous two financial years
Carbon Literacy Training is open to any business based in Cannock Chase District regardless of business type and energy consumption levels.
Publically funded enterprises such as schools, hospitals, doctors or any businesses with no economic activity are not eligible to apply.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (GOV.UK) and by Staffordshire County Council.
Contact
For further information on how to apply please see Green Solutions - Staffordshire County Council or email lowcarbon@staffordshire.gov.uk or call 01785 854500.