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Green Gas Levy (volumetric)
Current rates, who sets them, and where they are forecast to go.
What Green Gas Levy (volumetric)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.
Green Gas Levy (volumetric): what it is, who charges it, and what it pays for
What it is
The Green Gas Levy (volumetric) 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
p/kWh
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 (volumetric) FAQs
What is the Green Gas Levy (volumetric) 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 (volumetric) rate?
The Green Gas Levy (volumetric) rate is set by Ofgem (annual determination).
What does Green Gas Levy (volumetric) pay for?
Green Gas Levy (volumetric) revenue supports Biomethane production and injection, decarbonising the gas grid.
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