Resources
Business Energy Guides
Everything you need to work out what you are paying, why, and what to do about it. Written for owner run businesses across ten UK sectors, not for offices.
Energy is one of the few overheads you can cut without changing anything about how you trade. These guides cover the two halves of that: reading your bill so you know what you are actually being charged for, and cutting the consumption behind it. If you would rather start with your own numbers, the tools below take a couple of minutes.
Start with the guides
Energy saving tips for businesses
Practical fixes for lighting, heating, refrigeration, extraction and process equipment, plus a set of tips written for each of the ten sectors we cover.
Read the guideUnderstanding your energy bill
A plain English guide to unit rates, standing charges, CCL, VAT, capacity charges, half-hourly meters and multi-site billing.
Read the guideGuides for your sector
Each hub sets out where the energy goes in that kind of business, typical bills by size, the equipment that dominates the bill, and the sub sector pages underneath it.
Tools and references
Energy cost calculator
Estimate your annual energy cost and what switching could be worth, based on your business type and size.
Bill checker
Enter your current unit rate and standing charge to see how they compare with the rates on the market now.
Am I overpaying? quiz
Six questions that tell you whether your contract is the problem, your usage is, or neither.
How we estimate savings
The spend band model, the published benchmarks behind it, and exactly what our estimates are and are not.
Your free proposal
Your business. Your savings estimate.
Answer a few quick questions and get your free instant savings estimate by WhatsApp and email.