What Russia’s latest excursion into the Ukraine means for the gas prices for UK businesses. The backdrop may be different, with a greater intensity and a potential war footing seemingly inevitable but the energy politics remain the same. Back in 2005 as Ukraine’s pro-western government continued to gain momentum, was the subject of a nigh […]
EDF’s New Start Product Review
Energy revolution for start-up businesses? Late last year EDF became the first supplier to launch a dedicated tariff for start-ups businesses, called New Start. EDF says it “offers the energy industry’s most flexible and simple agreement to help new businesses succeed”. All of us have at some time been a start up and we all […]
When Is Your Energy Contract End Date?
Do you know your current contract end date for your gas and electricity supplies for your business? If not, you could run the risk of ‘rollover’, which means your energy supplier automatically renews you into a fixed term contract that you must fulfil. At present, this is a perfectly legal and standard activity within the energy […]
How Much does Business Energy Have to Rise?
How much would business energy prices have to rise before you’d act? In our Business Energy Barometer survey, we asked business how much their energy prices would have to go up by before they’d take action to cut their bills back down to size. Encouragingly, 49% said that prices would have to go up by 10% or […]
The Future Of Energy Resourcing In The UK
Who really knows what The Future Of Energy Resourcing In The UK looks like? Answer: No one really. There are so many drivers within the energy industry that impact the future of energy resourcing, generation and transmission within the UK, not too mention the wealth of usually conflicting expert opinion, that it is very difficult […]
Government’s Boosting Green Energy, But…
…But they need to finish the job they started by Erik Bichard Guest-blogger Dr Erik Bichard, Professor of Regeneration and Sustainable Development at the University of Salford and Energy Forecaster, looks at the implications of the Energy Bill and investment in low carbon energy for business energy bills. The government’s announcement that it will require energy […]
3 Steps to Avoiding Energy Contract Rollover
How To Make Sure Your Energy Contract Isn’t Rolled Over Robert Buckley, Director of Cornwall Energy, provides common sense advice to help businesses avoid having their energy contract rolled over: Find your energy bill. Write down your contract end date. Put a reminder in your diary. This is simple advice, but it could save you a lot of […]
Take advantage of business dual fuel deals
In the latest in our series of questions to the boss, we focus on the common query of “How can I best take advantage of business dual fuel deals? I have one at home and it comes with a discount, so I’d like one for my business too” Business Juice: “In truth there is no […]
What are Losses? Business Energy
The transmission between high voltage and low voltage circuits contributes greatly to this but so does the metering system and the method of calculation. The consequence is that the energy price you pay covers the cost of significantly more energy than you actually use. Rather than charge you for more kWh that you use this […]
Mitigating the risk of future energy prices
In the latest in our series of questions to the boss, we focus on the common question of “My contract end date is years away but I’m worried about future prices. How can I mitigate the risk to my business?” Business Juice: “It’s true there isn’t an abundance of good news in the energy market, […]