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Business Energy Insights

Clear, practical guides on switching, prices, tariffs and saving energy, written for business owners and decision-makers.

Sector Guides 4 min read

Retail shops cut energy costs mainly by tackling lighting and heat loss around the shop front, since these run for…

Commercial Solar 4 min read

For most businesses with usable roof space and meaningful daytime electricity use, yes. Commercial solar in the UK typically pays…

Switching & Contracts 4 min read

Small businesses switch energy supplier by comparing live quotes against their own usage figures, choosing a new supplier and contract…

Commercial Solar 4 min read

Usually not. Most commercial rooftop solar falls under permitted development and can go ahead without a planning application, but listed…

Commercial Solar 4 min read

Commercial solar panels convert sunlight into DC electricity, an inverter turns that into usable AC power for the building, and…

Sector Guides 4 min read

Schools save the most on energy by treating procurement as seriously as any other line in the budget, because term-time-only…

Energy Procurement 4 min read

Half-hourly sites buy energy against actual metered consumption recorded in 48 half-hour periods a day, rather than an estimated annual…

Energy Procurement 4 min read

Building an energy procurement strategy starts with clean consumption data, then works through choosing a buying approach, setting risk limits,…

Sector Guides 4 min read

A small independent restaurant pays in the region of £3,760 a year for gas and electricity combined at 2026 average…