Save Money.
Go Green.
Shape Future Funding.

Be one of the first 50 clubs to join The Big Save - the Premier League Stadium Fund’s new sustainability pilot.

  • Get a free Zellar Digital Sustainability Coach licence worth £375.

  • Help inform future investment in the football pyramid.

  • Your club could host the Premier League Trophy.

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The Big Save Programme

Powered by the Premier League Stadium Fund and Zellar, The Big Save is a software-enabled programme that helps grassroots clubs measure the real impact of their new LED floodlights. And uncover even more ways to save energy, cut costs, and reduce carbon through the Zellar platform.

Your club has been selected to join the first wave to help lead the way towards a smarter, more sustainable future for the football pyramid.

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Help shape the future of the football pyramid

Your club’s participation in The Big Save is part of a collective effort to cut costs and energy use right across the Men’s and Women’s football pyramid.

By sharing simple energy data through Zellar, every club can help build a clearer picture of where the biggest savings — and to inform future strategy.

The more clubs take part, the greater the collective impact — helping make football at every level stronger, greener, and more financially resilient.

What you’ll get

Every participating club receives:

✅ A 12-month Zellar Coach licence (worth £375) to track energy use, savings, and carbon footprint

✅ Two free PUMA match balls to thank you for taking part

✅ Access to insights showing how your upgrades reduce energy costs and emissions

There’s no cost, no complicated reporting — just a simple, guided process that takes around 30–60 minutes to complete.

What’s required

Meet Zellar. EPL’s simple, digital sustainability platform. Get up to speed in three simple steps.

2. Calculate emissions

Zellar’s postcode look-up finds your meter and makes calculating emissions quick and simple to share with EPL.

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1. Tell us what you’ve done

A quick 2 minute form to help us understand where you’re at with club efficienvy upgrades

3. Enter grant details

Input your LED floodlight project details in three simple steps.

Siobhan O’Neill
Harborough Town FC

“Taking part in The Big Save was easy. It only took about half an hour to complete, and straight away we could see how much our new LED lights were saving us. It’s helped us understand where we can cut more costs in the future — and it feels great knowing the information we shared will help shape future Premier League funding for clubs like ours.”

A programme that pays you back.

  • Annual Zellar membership for the first 50 clubs is free (worth from £375)

  • Using Zellar saves £800+ in year one, by reducing your energy bills

  • Build a greener, more prosperous club

JOIN THE BIG SAVE FOR A CHANCE TO BRING THE PREMIER LEAGUE TROPHY HOME TO YOUR CLUB

Only 50 free licences are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Don’t miss your club’s chance to save money, cut emissions, and have a inform future investment in the football pyramid.

As a thank you you will enter a draw to host the Premier League Trophy at your club

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“The Big Save programme is all about helping clubs save money where it matters most — on their running costs.

By working with Zellar, we’re giving grassroots clubs simple tools to track their energy use and see the real savings from their LED upgrades.

The insights we gain will help us target future funding towards the projects that deliver the biggest financial benefit for clubs .”

Will Hutton
Head of Sustainability at the Premier League

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • The Big Save is a national energy-saving initiative from the Premier League Stadium Fund, designed to help clubs across the football pyramid cut costs, reduce energy use, and lower carbon emissions. By sharing simple energy data through Zellar, clubs can track their usage, discover ways to save money, and help identify shape future funding strategy.

  • The Premier League Stadium Fund is committed to helping clubs reduce their running costs and environmental impact. The Big Save supports that goal by using the Zellar platform to measure the benefits of LED floodlight upgrades — such as lower energy use, reduced carbon emissions, and financial savings.

    By taking part, clubs provide valuable data that helps the Premier League understand the real-world impact of its investment in energy efficiency and shape future funding to deliver even greater benefits for the football pyramid.

  • Zellar is a digital sustainability coaching platform that EPL has partnered with to streamline the process of reporting carbon emissions for suppliers. Zellar provides a user-friendly platform for suppliers to calculate, track, and reduce their emissions.

  • The Premier League has made it free for 50 clubs to join Zellar for the first year. After that clubs will need to purchase a new licence to continue to track their savings and emissions on Zellar.

  • Using Zellar offers several benefits for suppliers, including:

    • Cut energy costs – track and reduce energy use from lighting, heating, and facilities.

    • Measure your impact – calculate your club’s carbon footprint automatically from real data.

    • Unlock funding opportunities – demonstrate progress to access future grants and support. And signal back to the Premier League to help shape future funding strategy.

    • Show leadership – share verified results with your league, community, and supporters.

    • Save time and effort – manage everything in one easy-to-use platform without needing consultants.

  • If you are successful in joining the first phase of 50 clubs you will receive onboarding details.

    Clubs will then complete an online onboarding exercise that helps them to automatically calculate their emissions across buildings and travel emissions. As well as the impact of their floodlights - and any associated cost savings.

    Once that’s completed clubs have access to the Zellar platform's tools and resources to continue to calculate, track, and reduce their carbon emissions over the next 12 months.

  • Anyone that registers and doesn’t make the first phase will be contacted once the next phase opens.