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EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity)
Current rates, who sets them, and where they are forecast to go.
What EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity)is, who sets the rate, what the revenue funds, and where it's heading. Sourced daily from the Purely Energy non-commodity cost data hub.
EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity): what it is, who charges it, and what it pays for
What it is
The EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) charge in plain English
New charge from April 2025. Funds compensation for Energy Intensive Industries (steel, chemicals, glass) to offset the indirect cost of carbon pricing in their electricity bills.
Introduced April 2025 (replaces old EII exemption scheme).
Who charges it
The body that sets the rate
Elexon/BSC
Unit
p/kWh
Applies to
UK business electricity
What it pays for
Where the revenue ends up
Keeping UK heavy industry competitive by reducing their energy costs
Published rate history
| Financial year | Rate | YoY change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.00900p/kWh | - | published |
Forecast trajectory
AI-assisted forecasts from our deep-research pipeline. P10, P50 and P90 are the 10th, 50th and 90th percentile outcomes; P50 is the central estimate.
| Year | P10 | P50 | P90 | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0.00900 | 0.00900 | 0.00900 | high | Fixed in primary legislation |
| 2026-27 | 0.0120 | 0.0120 | 0.0120 | high | Statutory profile with limited uncertainty |
| 2026 | - | 0.0120 | - | - | |
| 2027-28 | 0.0135 | 0.0140 | 0.0150 | high | Fixed legislative framework |
| 2027 | - | 0.0140 | - | - | |
| 2028-29 | 0.0160 | 0.0164 | 0.0170 | med | Potential adjustments for EII uptake rates |
| 2028 | - | 0.0160 | - | - | |
| 2029-30 | 0.0180 | 0.0185 | 0.0200 | med | Industrial consumption changes may affect rates |
| 2029 | - | 0.0180 | - | - | |
| 2030-31 | 0.0200 | 0.0208 | 0.0250 | med | Cumulative effects of participation changes |
| 2030 | - | 0.0200 | - | - | |
| 2031-32 | 0.00500 | 0.0224 | 0.0350 | low | No legislative framework post-2030 |
| 2031 | - | 0.0204 | - | - | |
| 2032-33 | 0.0185 | 0.0208 | 0.0231 | high | CPI inflation (2.0%) from 2030-31 anchor of 0.0200 p/kWh. OBR CPI forecast applied. |
| 2032 | - | 0.0208 | - | - | |
| 2033-34 | 0.0183 | 0.0212 | 0.0242 | med | CPI inflation (2.0%) from 2030-31 anchor of 0.0200 p/kWh. OBR CPI forecast applied. |
| 2033 | - | 0.0212 | - | - | |
| 2034-35 | 0.0194 | 0.0288 | 0.0380 | low | Fundamental policy uncertainty |
| 2034 | - | 0.0216 | - | - |
EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) FAQs
What is the EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) charge?
New charge from April 2025. Funds compensation for Energy Intensive Industries (steel, chemicals, glass) to offset the indirect cost of carbon pricing in their electricity bills.
Who sets the EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) rate?
The EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) rate is set by Elexon/BSC.
What does EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) pay for?
EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) revenue supports Keeping UK heavy industry competitive by reducing their energy costs.
What is the current EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) rate?
For financial year 2025, the published EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) rate is 0.00900 p/kWh.
What is the EII Support Levy (SO) (Electricity) forecast?
Our latest forecast for 2026-27 is 0.0120 p/kWh (high confidence). Statutory profile with limited uncertainty
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Rate data sourced from the Purely Energy non-commodity cost data hub (dh.purelyenergy.co.uk). Published rates come from statutory publications by the body listed above. Forecasts are AI-generated from published guidance and market trends; treat P50 as a central estimate and reference P10/P90 for sensitivity.