BICS applications open 1 October and close 30 November 2026. Submitted applications cannot be amended.
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Start with the number. Then check the claim.

Enter your company name, grid electricity spend, kWh or MWh, and email. See your indicative value on screen. You can then request a free initial site review.

Step 1 · What could BICS be worth?

Use the company name for the manufacturing site you want to check.

Grid-supplied electricity

Use the units on your bill. Include grid electricity only, not gas or electricity generated on site.

Spend estimates use an assumed electricity price of 20p/kWh. Use kWh from your bill for a more accurate estimate.

Enter a positive electricity figure and check the selected unit and period.

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Potential annual relief · eligibility not yet checked

This assumes at least 50% of your grid electricity qualifies.

Over 25%, but below 50% qualifies
25% or less qualifies
£0

What counts towards the percentage?

Grid electricity attributable to eligible products and qualifying supporting activities. General manufacturing use alone does not establish the eligible share. Other eligibility tests and existing exemptions also affect entitlement.

Annual illustrations use £35–£40/MWh once all three levy exemptions are in effect. RO and FiT relief starts April 2027; Capacity Market relief starts October 2027. Actual levy rates can change.

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Indicative annual value · steady state · full exemption
Full exemption
(50%+ eligible use)		Half exemption
(>25% to <50% eligible use)
Year 1 (Apr 2027 – Mar 2028)
Steady state (2028 onwards)

Sites at or below 25% eligible use receive no exemption. Year 1 is lower because the Capacity Market exemption begins in October 2027, six months after the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff exemptions. Which column applies is decided site by site. That is where most of the money is won or lost, and it's the first thing we look at.

Indicative first-year additional payment

Government says the additional payment will reflect support businesses would have received had BICS operated from April 2026. The final payment methodology has not yet been published, so this is a planning proxy rather than a quoted entitlement.

Your position on the four tests

Methodology & assumptions

Exemption valued at the government's planning assumption of £35–40 per MWh of eligible grid-supplied electricity. Published 2026-27 component parameters imply a higher gross figure; we use the government's assumption, so estimates may prove conservative.

Year 1 reflects Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff relief from April 2027 and Capacity Market relief from October 2027.

Pro-rating bands and the calculation method are as set out in the BICS guidance for applicants, published 10 August 2026. Eligible electricity excludes anything you generate on site.

If you have seen figures above £40 per MWh quoted for BICS, they usually refer to the British Industry Supercharger, which is a separate and larger package covering Contracts for Difference and network charge compensation as well as the three levies BICS relieves.

Where spend is entered, annual volume is estimated at £200/MWh (20p/kWh). A higher actual unit price means less electricity and a lower saving than this estimate; a lower price means more. Use billed kWh where possible. Monthly entries are multiplied by 12 and may not reflect seasonal use.

The one-off payment uses a government-set average rate not yet published (expected autumn 2026); the planning assumption is used as a proxy.

Figures are indicative estimates based on published BICS guidance and the final 2027 eligibility list, not a formal eligibility determination or financial advice. Implementing legislation is expected in autumn 2026 and the guidance may be updated.