Electricity

Managing electricity costs and understanding your supply options in the UK. Articles include bill reduction, avoiding disconnection, renewable generation and electric vehicle charging.

Alternatives to Electricity

Cut your electricity bills by switching to gas, wood stoves, or other heating and cooking methods instead of relying on power companies.

Business Energy Broker Commission Explained

Understand how business energy broker commissions work, what you pay, and how they affect your energy bills in the UK.

Business Energy Out-of-Contract Rates Explained

Understand what out-of-contract business energy rates are and why they're typically higher than your fixed deal. Learn how to avoid paying over the odds.

Can I Cancel a Business Energy Contract?

Find out if you can cancel your business energy contract, what penalties may apply, and what limited circumstances allow early termination.

Charging Electric Cars at Home

Installing a home charger for your electric car costs less and takes less time than relying on public charging networks.

Deemed Rates for Business Electricity Explained

Understand how deemed rates work for business electricity supply in the UK and what you might pay when you lack a formal contract.

Empty Commercial Property Standing Charges: Who Pays?

Understand who's responsible for standing charges on empty commercial properties and when liability shifts between landlord and tenant.

Exiting a Business Energy Contract via Change of Tenancy

End your business energy contract through a genuine change of tenancy. Learn how leaving premises legally stops your supply responsibility.

Generating Your Own Electricity

You can generate your own electricity with solar panels, but you'll need to store power for when the sun goes down.

How to Avoid Electricity Cut Off

Keep your electricity on by understanding disconnection procedures and your rights to arrange payment with your supplier.

How to Give Notice to a Business Energy Supplier

Understand how to give proper notice to your business energy supplier, including timelines, documentation and steps to avoid expensive renewal rates.

Human Powered Electricity Generation

People are finding ways to generate clean electricity from everyday movement like walking and hand-cranking devices.

Is It Worth Changing Your Heating?

Whether switching your heating system saves money depends on installation costs, fuel prices, and your current setup.

Keeping Electricity Costs Down

Cut your electricity bills by using less power and finding cheaper rates, whether you heat with gas or electric storage heaters.

Smart Meters in Every British Household?

Smart metres show you exactly what your energy costs in real time, and trials found households cut their bills by changing their habits.

The Privatisation of Electricity

How electricity privatisation in 1990 promised competition and lower prices, but left many questioning whether rising bills made it worth it.

What to Ask Before Signing a Business Energy Contract

Get key figures in writing before signing a business energy contract. Learn what unit rates, standing charges, contract lengths and notice periods to check.

Why Has My Business Electricity Bill Gone Up?

Understand why your business electricity costs have increased. Learn about contract changes, usage rises, and price increases affecting your bill.