Deemed Energy Contract UK: What It Costs and How to Exit
A deemed energy contract is an energy supply arrangement imposed on a business without an explicit, negotiated agreement. It is triggered automatically in sp…
Rolling Business Energy Contracts UK: What They Cost You and How to Escape
A rolling business energy contract (sometimes called an “out-of-contract” rate) is what your supplier automatically places you on when your fixed-term deal e…
What Is an Out-of-Contract Energy Rate — And What Does It Cost You?
Being out of contract with your energy supplier is one of the most expensive positions a business can occupy — and the majority of businesses that end up the…
What Is a Rolling Energy Contract and How Do You Escape It?
A rolling energy contract is one of the most expensive positions a UK business can find itself in — and most of the time, it happens by default rather than d…
Micro Business Electricity: What the Classification Means and Why It Matters
Most small business owners have never heard the term “micro business” in an energy context. That’s a problem, because Ofgem’s definition of a micro business…
Seasonal Energy Contracts
A caravan park in Dorset will consume three times as much electricity in August as it does in January. A garden centre hits its energy peak in spring and…
What Is Take-or-Pay in Business Energy Contracts?
The concept is straightforward in principle. More complex in practice. And sufficiently important that any business signing a gas contract above a certain…
Dual Fuel vs Separate Contracts: Which Is Better for Business?
The question is whether that simplicity is worth its cost. And in most cases, it is — with important caveats about what the convenience trade-off actually…
Energy Contract Exit Clauses: What to Check Before You Sign
Understanding the exit clause before you sign — not after a circumstance arises that makes early exit desirable — is one of the most practical steps in…
Pass-Through vs All-Inclusive Contracts: What Every SME Needs to Understand
Most business owners who have a fixed-price contract assume they’re on an all-inclusive deal. Many are not. The contract they signed may have a fixed unit…
Fixed vs Flexible Energy Contracts: Which Is Right for Your Business in 2026
In 2026, with UK wholesale energy markets still elevated above pre-2021 historical averages, European storage recovery underway but incomplete, and…
What Is a Letter of Authority for Energy?
A Letter of Authority (LOA) in the business energy context is a written authorisation from the business — the energy customer — to a named energy broker or…
How Long Should a Business Energy Contract Be?
Contract length is not a preference question. It is a market question. The correct term at any given renewal is a function of the forward curve structure…
What Does Out of Contract Mean for Business Energy?
When a business energy contract expires without a replacement being in place, the business moves to what is commonly described as “out-of-contract” status. T…
What Is a Deemed Energy Contract?
If your business is consuming electricity or gas without a formal negotiated contract in place, you are on a deemed contract. This applies to businesses that…
The Difference Between Business and Domestic Energy Contracts
If you’ve ever managed a household energy account, you might assume business energy procurement works in a broadly similar way. The same fuels, the same mete…
What Is a Standing Charge on a Business Energy Bill?
Understanding what the standing charge is, what it pays for, and how it varies between suppliers and contract types is a straightforward piece of energy…
What Is a Unit Rate? Business Energy Explained
But the unit rate is not a single, transparent cost. It is a bundled figure that, depending on your contract type, may contain several different components —…
How Business Energy Contracts Work: A Beginner’s Guide
Business energy contracts are not like most commercial agreements you’ll encounter. They are fixed-term, competitively priced, individually negotiated supply…