Birmingham City Council has secured £15 million in capital grant funding for businesses across the West Midlands through the next stage of the Business Energy Advice Service (BEAS) grant programme.
The funding follows a successful 2025/26 programme where the council helped unlock nearly £20 million of investment into West Midlands businesses.
Results from 2025/26 Programme
During 2025/26, the programme supported 249 businesses to invest in energy efficiency improvements. The investments helped businesses reduce operating costs, improve productivity and strengthen long-term resilience.
The 2025/26 programme achieved:
249 businesses supported; £19.27 million total investment enabled; £10.04 million of private sector investment leveraged; £9.23 million of public sector grant investment deployed; 22.1 million kWh of expected annual energy savings; £4.76 million of expected annual business energy cost savings; and 3,026 tonnes of annual carbon savings.
Businesses installed energy-efficient equipment, renewable energy technologies and made operational improvements to reduce energy consumption while improving competitiveness.
BEAS 3 Programme Now Open
Applications for BEAS 3, the new three-year programme, are now open. Each year the programme is expected to invest £5 million in grant funding into approximately 125 SMEs and generate at least £5 million of private sector match funding.
Over the three-year period, the programme aims to create more than £10 million of annual business investment, deliver 11.19 million kWh of annual energy savings, generate approximately £2.42 million of annual energy cost savings, and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 1,547 tonnes CO₂e per year.
Cllr Julien Pritchard, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: "I am delighted that the council has secured this funding, which further demonstrates our ability to attract, secure and deliver major externally funded projects that help businesses grow, invest, create jobs and contribute towards the city's climate change ambitions. It is fantastic to see so many businesses already being supported by this funding, and I would encourage others to apply. This support can help businesses cut costs, improve productivity and invest in their future."
