Business energy explained properly.
Plain-English guides to contracts, bills and buying energy for your business. Written by people who've worked in the industry, and reviewed regularly.
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Electricity
Business electricity contracts explained
What a typical contract covers and the terms worth reading before you sign.
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Gas
Business gas contracts explained
How gas contracts differ from electricity, from a single kitchen to process heat.
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Contracts and renewals
Business energy renewals: a practical timeline
When to start looking, notice periods and what happens if you do nothing.
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Bills and meters
Standing charges: what you pay before you use anything
How they work, and why they matter more for smaller sites.
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Bills and meters
MPRN explained
Your gas supply number, where to find it and what it is used for.
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Contracts and renewals
Deemed energy contracts
What applies when you move in without a contract, and how to move off it.
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Contracts and renewals
Out-of-contract energy rates
Why rates often rise after an end date passes, and what you can do.
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Larger businesses
Fixed vs flexible energy contracts
How each approach handles price risk, and who tends to use them.
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Larger businesses
Half-hourly electricity data
What HH metering records and how it shapes pricing for larger sites.
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Bills and meters
How to read a business electricity bill
A line-by-line walk through a typical bill.
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Contracts and renewals
Switching business energy suppliers
The steps, timescales and reasons a switch can be held up.
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Contracts and renewals
Ending a business energy contract
Notice, termination fees and what to check before you leave.
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Contracts and renewals
Business energy renewal checklist
Twelve steps to a straightforward renewal, in the order you need them.
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Bills and meters
Business energy glossary
Every term on a bill or contract, defined in plain English.
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Larger businesses
Multi-site energy procurement
Bringing many meters and end dates under control.
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Contracts and renewals
Your business energy renewal letter
What it must show, and what to do before the deadline.
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Bills and meters
Back-billing: the 12-month rule
How microbusinesses are protected from old catch-up bills.
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Bills and meters
VAT and Climate Change Levy
When you pay 5% or 20% VAT, and the 2026 CCL rate.
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Contracts and renewals
Complaints and the Energy Ombudsman
How to complain, and who can use the Ombudsman.
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Contracts and renewals
Why a switch gets blocked
Objections, the usual reasons, and how to clear them.
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Contracts and renewals
Moving business premises
Readings, supply numbers and avoiding deemed rates.
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Contracts and renewals
Microbusiness energy rights
The definition, and the protections that come with it.
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Electricity
Distribution regions and your MPAN
What the first two digits mean, and why region matters.
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By supplier
British Gas business renewal
What British Gas says about renewal offers and end dates.
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By supplier
EDF business renewal
EDF’s renewal letter timing and what happens if you do nothing.
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By supplier
E.ON Next business renewal
Out-of-contract prices and how to avoid them.
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By supplier
ScottishPower business renewal
Renewal routes and how early you can switch.
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By supplier
Octopus Energy business renewal
Where to find out-of-contract rates before your end date.
Your next energy contract deserves a closer look.
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