Business Energy Expert

Enter your business postcode in the box at the top of this page. The comparison finds your meter and, with your permission, your current supplier and usage, then shows live prices from the suppliers on our panel. It takes about a minute and is free.

To compare quotes fairly, look at the unit rate (pence per kWh), the standing charge (pence per day), the contract length and any broker fee. The cheapest unit rate is not always the cheapest contract if the standing charge is high and your usage is low.

In Q2 2026, UK businesses paid an average of 24.51p per kWh for electricity, including the Climate Change Levy but excluding VAT, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Smaller businesses pay more per unit: the smallest users averaged 38.36p. These averages include standing charges spread across units. See prices for every business size.

In Q2 2026, UK businesses paid an average of 5.28p per kWh for gas, including the Climate Change Levy but excluding VAT. The smallest gas users averaged 9.31p per kWh.

No. The Ofgem energy price cap applies only to households on standard variable and default tariffs. Business prices are set by each supplier and depend on wholesale costs, your meter, region, usage and contract length. That is why comparing matters more for businesses.

Often, per unit, especially for small businesses. Business contracts are not price-capped, sites using more than a small amount pay 20% VAT rather than 5%, and business users pay the Climate Change Levy. On the other hand, businesses can fix prices for several years and negotiate on volume.

There isn't one supplier that is cheapest for every business. Prices depend on your meter type, region, how much energy you use, when you agree the contract and how long you fix for, and suppliers reprice often. The only reliable way to find the cheapest price for your premises is to compare live quotes on the day. See the UK's business energy suppliers.

It depends on how much certainty you need. A longer fix protects you from price rises for the whole term, but you can't benefit if the market falls, and leaving early usually means an exit fee. A shorter fix keeps your options open but means renewing sooner. Compare the one, two and three-year prices on the same day and weigh them against your budget. Fixed vs flexible contracts explained.

Usually only by paying an exit fee if you leave a fixed contract before its end date, unless the contract allows it. There is no cooling-off period for business energy. If you move out of your premises, a change of tenancy normally ends your responsibility for the supply. How to cancel a business energy contract.

Usually in your renewal window, before your current fixed contract ends. Many suppliers will quote months ahead for a contract that starts when yours ends. Leaving a fixed contract early usually means an exit fee. If you are out of contract, on a deemed contract after moving premises, or on a rolling contract, you can usually switch at any time.

Many business contracts roll over automatically, or move you onto out-of-contract rates, which are typically much higher than fixed contract prices. Checking your end date and comparing in good time is the easiest way to avoid this.

No. The same cables, pipes and meters deliver your energy whoever your supplier is. Switching only changes who bills you.

Business Energy Expert is free for businesses to use. When a business agrees a contract through us, the supplier pays a commission, which is included in the prices quoted. You are told what that commission is before you agree to a contract. Read more about how we make money.