Business Energy Prices

All types of business users can reduce their electricity and gas prices by getting online quotes from all the major energy companies. Whether you operate a UK micro business a small business or larger businesses and have commercial premises to run by getting a quote you'll see how much you can save.

Electricity and Gas Tariffs

All the energy companies want you business and there are plenty to choose from and include British gas, Eon energy, EDF energy, Southern Electric, Scottish Power and Npower and have easy to use online quoting systems where you can key in your business postcode and meter number and get an instant tariff offer.

One downside for many business tariffs are that there are set times when you can terminate your contract and although this was changed for micro businesses recently by ofgem to make it easier to change most businesses are in a contract where they have a set small window of time each year to change and if they don't it is on a roll over contract until the next year. The energy company can also put the rates up to what they want to without notice.

So the big thing to undertake from an adminstration view point is to have a look at all energy contracts even if you only have an electricity supply (but for gas as well) and see in the small print when you can exercise your right to change the contract. For all new contract as well it's worth noting down the termination time so you don't get caught out by a roll over contract tariff.

Getting the Best Deals for a Business

The great thing about the internet is that all the major energy companies have online quoting systems for business users so you can key in your own premises details to get an instant quote. There are currently no online energy price comparison services because for most energy providers they don't publish their business rates online.

Apart from going to each of the big 6 companies directly (which will only take less than 30 minutes or so to get all quotes) you may want to consider using a broker or energy consultant who can do all the leg work for you. First off though get your own quotes and then talk with the broker who may have some exclusive deals or at least knows how to negotiate for businesses directly to get the best rates. If you don't want to go down this route then getting your own quote and then speaking directly with one of the business managers and advisers can sometimes bring down your costs.

What ever you do have a look at your contract and get quotes each year just to ensure you are making the best savings possible for your small or micro business on gas and electricity or dual fuel tariffs.