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The straight answer
Every page on utilitiesms.co.uk, grouped by what it is for. If you are looking for a price, start with the guides on rates and bills. If you want us to check your own contract, send a recent bill to info@utilitiesms.co.uk.
Services
- Business electricity — whole-of-market electricity pricing for UK organisations
- Business gas — gas contracts priced across the supplier panel
- Business water — water retailer switching and bill validation
- Business green energy — REGO-backed and green tariff options
- Business phones and broadband — connectivity alongside your energy contracts
- Free business energy bill audit — send a recent bill and we check rates, VAT, levies and end date
- All services — what we do and how the process works
- Sectors we work with — the industries we price most often
Questions and answers
- All questions — every answer, grouped by topic
- Contracts and renewals — Ending, renewing, extending and escaping business energy contracts.
- Bills and charges — What every line on the bill means, and what to do when one looks wrong.
- VAT and CCL — The 5% routes, the de minimis maths, and reclaiming what you have overpaid.
- Moving premises — Taking on a new site, leaving an old one, and not inheriting someone else's bill.
- Meters and supply numbers — Finding your numbers, getting a meter fixed, and what your meter type costs you.
- Business water — Switching retailer, checking the bill, and the rebate most businesses miss.
Free tools
- Business energy cost calculator — work out your annual business electricity or gas cost from your usage, unit rate and standing charge, and see how it compares with the current market band
- 5% VAT and Climate Change Levy eligibility checker — check in a minute whether your business energy qualifies for 5% vat and climate change levy relief through low usage, charitable use or domestic use
- Business energy contract end-date reminder — enter your contract end date and notice period, get the three dates that matter, and download them straight into your calendar
Comparisons and lists
- 12 questions to ask before choosing a business energy broker — twelve questions that separate a broker worth using from one to walk away from — commission, panel size, letters of authority, and what happens after you sign
- 10 ways to cut business energy costs in 2026 — ten practical ways uk businesses can reduce energy costs in 2026, with the numbers behind each one — starting with the four that cost nothing to do
- Business energy suppliers compared for care homes — what actually separates energy suppliers for uk care homes: vat handling, 24-hour load profiles, credit terms and billing accuracy — and why the headline rate is rarely the deciding factor
By sector
- Business energy for care homes — the 5% vat route most homes qualify for, why a 24-hour load profile prices differently, and what to check before renewing
- Business energy for pubs, restaurants and hotels — peaky evening load, heavy refrigeration and kitchen demand, seasonal trade, and the contract traps that come with leased premises
- Business energy for manufacturing — half-hourly pricing, capacity and reactive power charges, red-band avoidance, and the climate change agreement route to ccl relief
- Business energy for warehousing and logistics — lighting and heating a large volume, ev and forklift charging, capacity headroom, and long-lease contracts
By location
- Business energy in Leicester — how local network charges work, what to check on your bill, and how to get prices across a 57-supplier panel
- Business energy in Nottingham — how local network charges work, what to check on your bill, and how to get prices across a 57-supplier panel
- Business energy in Derby — how local network charges work, what to check on your bill, and how to get prices across a 57-supplier panel
- Business energy in Coventry — how local network charges work, what to check on your bill, and how to get prices across a 57-supplier panel
- Business energy in Birmingham — how local network charges work, what to check on your bill, and how to get prices across a 57-supplier panel
Guides — bills, prices and contracts
- Understand your business energy bill — every line on the bill, explained
- Average business electricity prices per kWh — current benchmark bands, with a review date
- Am I paying too much for business electricity? — how to tell in five minutes
- Average business energy usage — typical consumption by business size
- Standing charges explained — what the daily charge pays for
- Capacity charges and kVA explained — available capacity, excess penalties and how to right-size it
- Deemed and out-of-contract rates — the most expensive rates in Britain, and how to get off them
Guides — contracts, meters and moving
- Find your contract end date — where to look, and what to do once you know
- When can I switch supplier? — renewal windows and termination notices
- Cancelling a rollover contract — your options once a rollover has started
- Business energy when moving premises — change of tenancy, final reads and avoiding deemed rates
- What is an MPAN? — the 13-digit number every accurate quote starts with
- Half-hourly vs non-half-hourly meters — which you have and why it changes your price
- Letters of authority explained — what an LOA does and does not let a broker do
Guides — tax and levies
- VAT and CCL on business energy — the 5% routes, de minimis limits and reclaiming overpaid VAT
Company
- Home — independent whole-of-market business energy advisory
- About us — who we are and how we are paid
- All guides — the full guide index
- Contact — phone, email and the quote form
- Complaints — our complaints procedure and ADR scheme
- Privacy — how we handle your data
- Terms — terms of business, including commission disclosure
Not sure which page you need?
Email a recent bill to info@utilitiesms.co.uk and a specialist will check your rates, VAT, levies and contract end date against the live market — free, usually the same working day. If your deal is already good, we will tell you to keep it.
