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The Energy Audit Voucher (EAV) is grant funding targeted at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). It will enable North Lanarkshire-based businesses to access an energy audit to address the specific, immediate priorities that have arisen in direct response to rising energy costs, energy use and the impact on climate change.
The voucher will enable the business to engage a consultant/expert to undertake an audit of their premises, operations and/or manufacturing processes to determine current energy usage and provide recommended actions to reduce or replace existing sources of energy, modify processes and apply interventions that will lead to short and longer-term reductions in energy cost.
The Energy Audit Voucher has been designed to gain information on how to best optimise energy usage, reduce costs and improve sustainability of the operation of the business.
An Energy Audit Voucher will provide 100% of eligible project costs (excluding VAT), up to a maximum grant value of £2500. To be eligible, the applicant must have been trading for 12 months.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
