Climate Change Agreements (CCAs): Are You Making the Most of Your Energy Cost Savings?

For energy-intensive businesses, every opportunity to reduce operating costs matters. Whether you operate manufacturing facilities, hotel groups, leisure venues or large commercial estates, a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) could significantly reduce your energy bills.

What Is a Climate Change Agreement?

A Climate Change Agreement is a voluntary scheme between eligible businesses and the UK Government, designed to improve energy efficiency while reducing the Climate Change Levy (CCL) paid on energy consumption.

Businesses that meet agreed energy efficiency targets can benefit from substantial reductions in CCL, helping to lower operating costs without compromising productivity.

Who Could Benefit?

CCAs are available to businesses in qualifying energy-intensive sectors, including:

• Manufacturing
• Food and drink production
• Hospitality and hotel groups
• Leisure facilities
• Industrial processing
• Other high energy users

For organisations with significant energy consumption, the financial savings can be considerable.

Why It Matters

With energy remaining one of the largest controllable business costs, reducing unnecessary charges is just as important as securing competitive procurement contracts.

A CCA can help businesses:

• Reduce Climate Change Levy costs
• Lower overall energy expenditure
• Improve operational efficiency
• Support wider sustainability objectives

How GLEG Can Help

Understanding CCA eligibility and ensuring your business maximises available savings can be complex.

At GLEG, we help businesses identify cost-saving opportunities across their energy portfolio, including Climate Change Agreements, energy procurement and wider sustainability strategies.

If your business has significant energy consumption, it’s worth reviewing whether a Climate Change Agreement could help reduce your energy costs. Contact the GLEG team at hello@gleg.co.uk to find out more.