Energy Costs Check

1. The Climate Change Levy is:

A voluntary schemeA tax on business use of energy (electricity, gas, fuel) to incentivise efficiencyA discount for large usersOnly applied to coal

2. Which fuel is exempt from the Climate Change Levy?

Natural gasElectricityRenewable sources (solar, wind, hydro)Coal

3. The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) requires:

Consumers to insulate their homesEnergy suppliers to deliver efficiency measures to low-income and vulnerable householdsBusinesses to use less energyGenerators to produce only green power

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