Business electricity — compare rates from every major UK supplier.

How business electricity pricing works

Every commercial electricity bill is built from two components: a unit rate (pence per kWh you use) and a standing charge (pence per day just to keep the meter connected). Add non-commodity costs — Climate Change Levy, distribution use of system charges, and the like — and you have your total.

Suppliers price the unit rate based on wholesale market conditions and their view of your business's risk. That's why the same business gets very different quotes from different suppliers on the same day. Comparing properly means asking all of them at once, which is what we do.

Fixed vs flexible contracts

Fixed contracts lock your unit rate for 12–48 months. Good for budgeting; you know your bill. Flexible contracts track wholesale movements and suit larger consumers with someone actively managing their energy strategy. Most SMEs are better on a well-timed fixed contract.

MPAN — your electricity supply's fingerprint

Every electricity meter has a unique MPAN (Meter Point Administration Number). It's on your bill in a grid — the bottom row is the 13-digit "core". We can pull your supply details from the national database with just your MPAN and an LOA.

When to switch

The switching window opens 3–6 months before your contract end date. Suppliers will lock a rate for that far ahead. Leave it later and you risk rolling onto out-of-contract rates, which are typically 40–100% higher than a negotiated contract.