TBESS is designed to assist businesses with electricity or natural gas (energy) costs during the winter months.
Eligibility
Your business can make a claim under the scheme if it:
- is tax compliant
- carries on a Case I trade or Case II profession (this includes charities and approved sporting bodies that carry on certain activities)
- has experienced a significant increase of 50% or more in electricity and/or natural gas average unit price
Making a claim
Qualifying businesses can claim for 40% of the increases in their energy bills, subject to a monthly cap. The increase in energy bills must be between the ‘claim period’ and the ‘reference period’.
| Claim period | Reference period | Time limit for making a claim |
| September 2022 | September 2021 | 31 January 2023 (extended to February 2023) |
| October 2022 | October 2021 | 28 February 2023 |
| November 2022 | November 2021 | 31 March 2023 |
| December 2022 | December 2021 | 30 April 2023 |
| January 2023 | January 2022 | 31 May 2023 |
| February 2023 | February 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
For more information and to make a claim, visit TBESS (revenue.ie).
For more related supports, visit energy supports for business.