Business Electricity Prices

Your business electricity consumption has a direct impact on the rates suppliers will offer. A small office uses far less than a manufacturing site or a data centre, and suppliers price accordingly, with higher usage often attracting more competitive unit rates.

Where your business is based affects your price through regional distribution charges, which cover the cost of delivering electricity to your premises. These charges vary across the country, so two similar businesses at different locations can pay different rates.

The type of meter you have affects both your pricing and the contracts available to you. Energy-intensive sites with half-hourly meters are priced differently from smaller businesses on standard meters, and the detailed data these meters provide allows suppliers to quote more accurately.

The length of your contract affects the prices you are offered. A fixed energy contract can protect you from price rises over a longer term, while a flexible energy contract gives larger users more room to respond to a changing market. Our consultants help you decide which term suits your plans.

Suppliers buy electricity on the wholesale energy market, and the price they pay feeds into the rates they offer you. These markets move constantly with supply, demand and global events, so the timing of your contract affects the price you secure.

If your business operates from more than one location, the number and spread of your sites affects your pricing. Suppliers can quote a single multi site contract that covers them all, which is often easier to manage than arranging each one separately.

Your unit rate and standing charge stay the same for the whole contract, usually one to three years. Fixed energy contracts protect you if the market rises and keep your budgeting predictable, though you will not gain if prices fall. Best for businesses that want certainty over their bills.

You buy your energy in several purchases across the contract rather than fixing one rate up front. This lets you buy when prices are lower and spread your risk, but your cost is not fixed and needs managing throughout. Best for larger businesses with high consumption.

Your rate rises and falls with the wholesale market each month. You benefit as soon as prices drop and are not tied in by exit fees, but you have no protection when prices rise. Best as a short-term option while you decide on a longer contract.

The wholesale energy cost is fixed, while network and policy charges are billed at cost rather than bundled into one rate. This gives full transparency and often a lower price, though those charges can change during the contract. Best for larger sites that want to see exactly what they pay for.

Your electricity is matched with renewable generation, backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin. This supports the UK's decarbonisation and lets you report lower emissions in your Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting.

We manage electricity contracts for more than 6,100 businesses across over 23,500 meter points, handling 8.1TWh of energy a year. That volume gives us a clear, current view of what a competitive rate looks like, so we know when a quote is worth taking and when it is not.

We work with a panel of more than 20 business energy suppliers and tender your contract across them. This puts suppliers in competition for your business and saves you the time of approaching each one yourself, so you can see a range of rates side by side and choose with expert guidance.

We start by understanding your business, your usage and how you want to manage your costs, then build a recommendation around it. Rather than pushing the first available deal, we time your contract to the market and check the full cost before you commit, so the rate you sign is the right one for you.