Electricity discounts should be extended to logistics sector

Logistics UK’s Michelle Gardner calls for logistics to be included in government support project

Following the announcement by the government to increase the discount in electricity costs for selected industries, Logistics UK is calling for logistics to be included alongside these sectors:

If the government is serious about its commitment to decarbonisation, it must make the cost of electricity more affordable to ensure logistics operators can invest in the switch to electric vehicles. Our sector is set to become a future energy intensive industry due to the shift to electric fleets, so logistics should be granted the same dispensations as the other sectors named today.

Fuel is the single biggest cost paid by our sector, but while the UK has the highest industrial electricity prices in the G7, our industry will find it hard to stay competitive while still delivering everything that industry and consumers rely on every day. Increasing use of cost-effective electricity will be vital if logistics businesses are to decarbonise, so we need support from government to keep our industry driving the growth the country needs and urge it to extend the electricity discounts across our sector

Michelle Gardner is deputy director policy at Logistics UK