While all businesses are seeking ways to reduce their overheads, most don’t realise that their energy bills are the best and simplest place to start. It’s assumed that switching your supplier will only bring about hassle and a minimal saving at the end but you couldn’t be further from the truth. The same goes for […]
Top 10 energy saving ideas for your business
Time to get strict… While we can help you save money on your business energy bills, you can also go a long way to cutting them further by being a little prudent. Many companies are missing out on the simple changes that can make a big difference. So here’s our top ten energy saving ideas! 1. Ensure your staff have […]
10 things to look for in a business energy broker
With business energy prices on the rise and huge price differences between tariffs and suppliers, how can you be sure you’re getting the best deal for your business? With a growing number of business energy brokers on the market all clamouring to offer the cheapest prices, we tell you the top 10 things to look […]
How to slash the cost of your business energy contracts
Business energy can make up a huge chunk of your overheads so it’s only sensible to keep checking you’re getting the best prices. With over 30 suppliers on the market, there are huge differences in price between tariffs. In fact, the most expensive one-year business electricity tariff on the market costs 65% more than the […]
Wholesale gas price to drop again. Will energy rates follow?
Analysts have predicted that wholesale gas prices will continue to fall in 2016. While this seems like good news, will we see the knock on effect on business energy prices in the near future? Prices dropped as a mild winter in the UK meant a lower demand for energy along with lower prices globally thanks reduced demand […]
Energy prices hit five-year low. Will businesses profit?
News has just been released that wholesale gas and electricity prices hit a five-year low at the end of 2015 putting more pressure on suppliers to slash prices. Prices plummeted as a mild winter in the UK meant a lower demand for energy along with lower prices globally thanks to shale exploration and an attempt […]
Energy Prices Down so Why Not Energy Bills?
Q: If the wholesale price is falling why isn’t my energy bill? A: The government Much has been made recently of the seemingly inexorable falls in the wholesale energy market, look a little closer though and you can see the ‘falls’ are not linear, rather they are a series of peaks and troughs albeit on […]
Head of EMA warns of blackout threat this winter
Head of The Energy Managers Association (EMA) Lord Redesdale says that he “wholly expects blackouts this winter”. Resedale commented as the UK capacity margin has hit just 1.5% – a low not seen since 2007, raising concerns over potential blackouts and brownouts. With increasing numbers of coal-fired plants being shut down in line with EU […]
40% drop in coal-fired power affects business energy prices
After Amber Rudd’s announcement to close all coal-fired power plants by 2025 in line with her energy policy ‘reset’, the UK has already made headway with a 40% fall in generation levels since last year. “It cannot be satisfactory for an advanced economy like the UK to be relying on polluting, carbon intensive 50-year-old coal-fired […]
Government spending review’s effect on business energy bills
Osborne has announced the Autumn spending review with some controversial changes to energy policies. The DECC’s budget is set to drop 22% over the next four years meaning hundreds of job losses. Osborne announced: “DECC will deliver £220m of resource savings by 2019-20 through efficiencies from pooling back office and corporate services, and reducing the […]