Introduction of fees for suppliers

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS; formerly DECC) has funded the BSL since its launch in April 2014. This funding was always intended to be a transitional arrangement to help establish the BSL and this funding ends on 31 December 2016. The scheme administration is necessary to ensure that fuels can be registered on the BSL, that they remain compliant with the sustainability and legality requirements, and that RHI participants are able to easily source RHI compliant fuel. To ensure the continuation of the BSL from January 2017, all BSL suppliers will need to contribute a fee.

From 10 August to 04 September 2016, the BSL Administrator ran a consultation seeking views on the proposed charging structure that is being introduced to the BSL from January 2017. We would like to thank those BSL suppliers who responded to the consultation. Together with BEIS and our technical partners, the BSL Administrator has now reviewed, considered and incorporated feedback, where possible, into the final charging structure.

This is different depending on your supplier type, how big your company is (based on specific criteria) or whether you are classed as an individual. The attached documents explain exactly how much you will have to pay, provides the definitions of company size and an ‘individual’, and contains feedback on the consultation. The documents are:

1. Final BSL charges and consultation feedback report
2. BSL charges – Questions and answers document for suppliers

Charging will be introduced from 01 January 2017. You’ll be sent an email in January that will tell you that you need to pay and provide instructions on how you can do this.

You need to read the attached information so you understand the charges and how the charges will impact you.