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Green Gas Levy (per meter point)

Current rates, who sets them, and where they are forecast to go.

What Green Gas Levy (per meter point)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.

Current rate
Not published
Forecast
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Share of bill
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Set by
Ofgem (annual determination)
Applies to UK business gas

Green Gas Levy (per meter point): what it is, who charges it, and what it pays for

What it is

The Green Gas Levy (per meter point) charge in plain English

Levy on gas suppliers to fund the Green Gas Support Scheme, which pays biomethane producers to inject renewable gas into the grid. Charged as a fixed £/meter/year levy, converted to p/kWh equivalent. Larger sites pay less per kWh because the fixed cost is spread over more units.

Introduced 2021 (Green Gas Support Scheme regulations).

Who charges it

The body that sets the rate

Ofgem (annual determination)

Unit

GBP/meter point/year

Applies to

UK business gas

What it pays for

Where the revenue ends up

Biomethane production and injection, decarbonising the gas grid

Green Gas Levy (per meter point) FAQs

What is the Green Gas Levy (per meter point) charge?

Levy on gas suppliers to fund the Green Gas Support Scheme, which pays biomethane producers to inject renewable gas into the grid. Charged as a fixed £/meter/year levy, converted to p/kWh equivalent. Larger sites pay less per kWh because the fixed cost is spread over more units.

Who sets the Green Gas Levy (per meter point) rate?

The Green Gas Levy (per meter point) rate is set by Ofgem (annual determination).

What does Green Gas Levy (per meter point) pay for?

Green Gas Levy (per meter point) revenue supports Biomethane production and injection, decarbonising the gas grid.

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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.