Business energy saving helps the planet but it helps keep your bills down too – very important in these economically competitive times. Although making major changes to your business energy saving such as fitting solar panels or powering the office by wind power may be desirable, making immediate changes to how you and your staff think about power can help you save money immediately! Check your utility bills. Are they estimated or do they relate to what you actually use? Ensuring that your bills only reflect your real power consumption will make any business energy saving changes you implement show up as real cash savings. Are you taking advantage of the best deals on offer at the moment? Cheap business electricity and cheap business gas rates can save you money on heating and power and are important factor for business energy saving. Label the light switches so that lighting […]

  In these difficult economic times, it is more important than ever to make sure that your business is working as efficiently as possible. Finding cheap business gas is one way of reducing your overheads and taking advantage of the best business gas deals on offer, can save you money each year. Gas is a vital source of power and provides heating to millions of domestic properties and businesses as well as its wide ranging applications for industry and as a fuel for cooking. Gas is generally cheaper than electricity but as every business owner can tell you, this does not make it a cheap option. Business gas bills can be just as frightening as the other utility bills especially if you have a large company to run. This makes finding cheap business gas very important especially in this era of saving money in a competitive market. Unlike electricity, gas […]

  Wondering, what are the best ways to save money on your electricity bills? In this post, we are offering up 3 key tips. Money is tight at the moment. As such, it is now a better time than ever to head online for tips on saving money as a home owner or business. One of the best ways to save money monthly or quarterly is through your electricity bills, where there is a push from the government currently on businesses to make more of an effort. Not only does streamlining your electricity usage make sense in a green way of thinking, it also makes sense financially, where the potential savings in the long term are high. At this time, converting or finding new ways to produce electricity is difficult for home owners. In 2009 the UK consumed 351.8 billion kWh of electricity. In order for a solar panel to […]

What are SMART meters for business electricity and gas? Smart meters are a substitute of your existing business gas and electricity meters. They measure energy usage in the same way as any other traditional meter, with the key difference that they communicate the information back to the supplier; hence manual readings are no longer required. What are the benefits of having a SMART meter? There are numerous benefits of the smart meter. We have listed the top 5 reasons below: See and be aware of what you’re using- make energy efficient choices to save money as well as the environment. Be in control of your energy costs thanks to the transparency offered by the meter. Accurate business bills. No more manual meter readings. Helps you cut your energy consumption. “Smart meters are often talked about as the ‘upcoming and future of energy metering’. The reality is that they’re already well-established […]

  Commercial energy is the lifeblood of business and industry! It isn’t cool or sexy but simply ignoring it, and your business energy prices, and staying with the same supplier through thick and thin is just not profitable. You may be surprised to learn that many businesses do just that and stay locked into long term commercial energy contracts without ever thinking to look elsewhere for better deals. Alternatively, they may sign up to the first good looking commercial energy deal that comes along and then spend the next 12 months locked into an expensive contract. If you want to save on business energy but do not want to commit the time or the hassle of finding a better deal yourself, your best option is to contact a business energy broker to do it for you. A business energy broker will be able to find you the best commercial energy […]

  When was the last time you looked at your electricity bills? Are you paying a competitive rate (prices) for your business electricity? Do you know when your business electricity contract ends? We recognise that running a business is time consuming leaving you with very little time to look at your bills, so why not SAVE on TIME, MONEY and EFFORT by simplifying your search today? At FreePricecompare.com, we remove the hassle by offering a free and impartial service which could save YOU £2100 (or perhaps even more) off your utility bills. We compare thousands of tariffs to make sure you get the best business electricity deal in the market place. To find out how we can save money for your business call us on 0203 4757 476 or request a call back using our ‘contact us’ form. Standing charges Standing charge is also known as a daily charge & […]

  British Gas has sketched out an early stage plan to offer free electricity to customer on Saturday. The motive behind the idea is to get more customers to use the limited amount of electricity available on the power grid during off peak periods. Consequently leaving more supply on offer to businesses during the weekdays. It is understood the “Free electricity Saturdays” plan will be available to customers who adopt the British gas smart meters. Whilst these smart meters are still very much in their infancy British Gas claim they have already installed more smart meters than all the competitors combined. What’s more, British Gas’s sister company in Texas and the north-east of the United States already offers such a scheme called Free Power Saturday. The scheme offers 24hours of free electricity every Saturday to all customers who agree to shift their majority electricity usage to the weekend. Rising Profits […]