Renewable Energy Generation Relief
You may be able to get 100% off your non-domestic rates if your renewable energy scheme is set up to entitle one or more community organisations to either:
- at least 15% of the annual profit
- an amount equal to the annual profit equivalent to 0.5 megawatt of the total installed capacity of the project
Renewable sources that can get the relief
To apply for the relief your scheme has to produce heat or power from any of the following sources:
- biomass
- biofuels
- fuel cells
- photovoltaics
- water (including waves and tides, but excluding production from the pumped storage of water)
- wind
- solar power
- geothermal sources
The generation activity should both:
- take place at the eligible property itself
- be the main use of the property such as a wind farm, but not a wind turbine above a shop
Relief calculation
How much relief you can get depends on the rateable value.
| Rateable value | Relief |
|---|---|
| Up to £145,000 | 100% (no rates payable) |
| From £145,001 to £430,000 | 50% |
| From £430,001 to £860,000 | 25% |
| From £860,001 to £4 million | 10% |
| More than £4 million | 2.5% |
You can get 60% relief for individual properties if both of the following apply, your:
- scheme produces heat or power from water (including waves and tides, but excluding production from the pumped storage of water)
- property has a rateable value of less than £5 million
This 60% relief will be available until 2032.
How to apply
Check how to apply with your local council.
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