Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Industrial energy cost support insufficient and too slow, needing urgent extension to SMEs.
Conclusion
We welcome support to reduce industrial energy costs in the Industrial Strategy but this does not go far or fast enough. Support for just a limited number of businesses underestimates the scale of the challenge and we are concerned that many businesses will not survive until support is introduced in 2027. The Government’s plans for funding these schemes are vague and there is an urgent need to extend support to SMEs. (Conclusion, Paragraph 107)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗