Employers Energy Efficiency In Scotland

19th February 2025

in 2023-24, 25 per cent of SME employers in Cohort A in Scotland had installed some kind of energy efficiency measure in the prior year. This is broadly in line with the proportion in the UK (26 per cent).

in 2023-24, 45 per cent of SMEs in Cohort A for Scotland had no smart meter (electrical or gas) installed on their business premises. This is in line with the UK proportion of 49 per cent.

81 per cent of SME employers in Cohort C in 2023-24 had no plans to install a low carbon heating system in the next 12 months following the survey (akin to the UK proportion of 83), with a total of around 8 per cent planning to install a heating system or energy efficiency measures, or both.

The above is an extract from the Scottish Government small Business survey published 19 February 2025