Want to save money on the cost of your heating oil?

Join the new Staffordshire countywide community bulk oil buying scheme and see how easy it is to save money on the cost of your heating oil.

The scheme is open to Households, Community Buildings (village halls) and Businesses in Staffordshire. To find out more or to join the scheme contact the Community Council of Staffordshire or click on the link below.

Tel: 01785 242525

Email: communitycouncil@staffs.org.uk

www.staffs.org.uk

Endorsed and supported by Staffordshire County Council

Grants for businesses

There are a variety of grants and schemes available to businesses and other organisations. Some of them are listed here. For further information please contact the Carbon Trust.

Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) enable a business to claim 100% first-year capital allowances on their spending on qualifying plant and machinery. There are three schemes for ECAs:

Energy-saving plant and machinery
Low carbon dioxide emission cars and natural gas and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure
Water conservation plant and machinery

Businesses can write off the whole of the capital cost of their investment in these technologies against their taxable profits of the period during which they make the investment.

For more information visit the ECA website

Grants for public sector organisations

Salix

Salix Finance is an independent, publicly funded company that provides interest-free matched funding to the public sector to invest in energy efficiency measures and technologies that will reduce carbon emissions.

For more information visit the Salix Finance website

Further advice and assistance

The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by Government. Its role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sector reduce carbon emissions.