Non-domestic market update from Cornwall Energy Cornwall Energy has been commenting on competition in supplying business customers for 10 years. We asked them to comment on some of the trends they saw in their latest non-domestic market share survey for standings as at 31 October 2014. “In recent years the proportion of the electricity market […]
Apathy is an expensive business
A view from the floor In the latest of our series of articles written by our Business Advisors, James Rippin explores the cost of apathy when it comes to business energy: Energy is essential to modern life. As such, there is an element of dependence which places leverage in the hands of the seller (the suppliers) rather […]
Energy – The industry of misinformation?
A view from the floor In the first of a new series of articles written by our Business Advisors, James Rippin explores the potential vested interest in the government being economical with the truth about the true cost of energy. Energy – The industry of misinformation? It’s fair to say that energy is an industry […]
Auto Enrolment Pensions
What it Means for your Business The Facts About UK Pensions Over the next three years EVERY business in the UK will be OBLIGED to enroll each of their employees in a pension scheme. It may sound like we’ve been here before but this is a significant change to the previous, more casual pension arrangements, and […]
E.ON TPI Code of Practice
In the latest of our series of guest blogs, E.ON TPI Code Manager and former Non-Executive for Business Juice Duncan Sedgwick explains why the E.ON TPI Code of Practice is a force for good in the business energy market. The Code of which Business Juice is a founder member was launched in July 2012 and is […]
Predictions for the business energy market – Robert Buckley
Robert Buckley, Director of Cornwall Energy, gives his predictions for the business energy market. Businesses locked-in to higher electricity bills by third-party costs Energy contracts have a language all of their own, reflecting a complicated world of assets and trading. An increasingly important term is ‘third-party charges’ used by suppliers to describe the costs in […]
Cut your energy bills when prices are rising
Peter Franklin, Director of energy consultancy Enstra Consulting tackles the cost of energy. How to cut your energy bills when prices are rising Gas and electricity prices are rising again, and with the enormous investments needed in nuclear generation, renewable generation, building back up generation for when the wind does not blow, subsidising renewable heat […]
Predictions for the business energy market – Peter Franklin
Peter Franklin, Director of Enstra Consulting, gives his predictions for the business energy market Building sustainable businesses As we look forward towards the coming year, there are a number of developments that could have a major impact on energy for businesses. 1. The Green Deal. The Green Deal should gather pace during 2014 and allow small […]
To Subsidise Or Not To Subsidise Energy?
In the last couple of weeks as temperatures have dipped below 10C, energy has been a hot topic. Last week, SSE announced rises of 8.2% for domestic energy consumers, Ed Miliband promised to freeze energy prices for homes and businesses if he is elected in 2015, and amid fears that consumers will bear the brunt […]
Labour’s Energy Price Freeze Announcement
Economist Response, Guest Post by Lisa Waters In the latest of our series of guest blogs, economist Lisa Waters of Waters Wye Associates explains why in reality Ed Miliband’s energy price freeze isn’t really as good as it sounds. Freezing energy prices for 20 months made great headlines at the Labour Party conference, but is it […]