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Plain-English business energy guides

Short guides to the bills, contracts and rules behind what your business pays for energy and water.

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Bills and costs

How much energy does a hotel use? What the UK figures show

Factory floor with CNC machines and an overhead crane
Bills and costs

How much energy does a factory use? UK figures and costs

Electricity meter cabinet with current transformers in a factory plant room
Bills and costs

kVA capacity charges explained: what businesses pay for agreed capacity

Office desk with a closed document folder, reading glasses and a phone
Contracts

Mis-sold business energy contract? What counts and what you can do

Printed energy contract and pen on a café counter after closing
Contracts

Business energy contracts explained: types, tariffs, terms and notice

Smart electricity meter in a small business's meter cupboard
Bills and costs

Smart meters for business: SMETS2, AMR and the 2027 rule change

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Bills and costs

DUoS charges explained: red, amber and green bands for 2026/27

A small café after closing, with the lights off and chairs on the tables
Contracts

Can your supplier disconnect your business electricity?

Bakery ovens glowing in a small shop before it opens
Bills and costs

Is there an energy price cap for businesses?

Small businesses on a high street with their lights on at dusk
Bills and costs

How much energy does a business use? Official figures for England and Wales

Rainwater running from a downpipe into a drain outside a small business unit
Bills and costs

Business water rates explained: VAT, Scotland and costs

A small workshop at the start of the day, with the lights on over the workbench
Contracts

Microbusiness energy rules: your protections explained

A business gas meter with its emergency control valve and supply pipe
Bills and costs

MPRN number: what it is and how to find yours

Keys on the counter of an empty shop unit on moving-in day, with the meter cupboard open behind
Contracts

Change of tenancy: business energy when you move premises

A facilities manager checks a half-hourly electricity meter in a factory plant room
Bills and costs

Half-hourly meters: what they are, who needs one and what they cost

A pen resting on a folder of contract paperwork on an office desk
Contracts

Can you get out of a business energy contract early?

A business electricity meter in a meter cupboard
Bills and costs

MPAN number: what it is and how to find yours

Electricity transmission pylons carrying high-voltage lines across farmland
Bills and costs

TNUoS charges explained: what businesses pay in 2026/27

A salon owner checking a bill on a tablet in his empty salon after closing
Bills and costs

Business energy standing charges: what they are and how to compare them

A shopkeeper reading a letter at the counter of his hardware shop
Contracts

Deemed and out-of-contract energy rates: what they are and how to get off them

An office manager sorting a pile of letters from energy suppliers
Contracts

Deemed rates by supplier

A shop owner reading a printed quote at her desk, with her phone beside it
Contracts

Energy brokers for business: what they do and how they're paid

A hand holding a pen over a printed energy bill, next to a calculator
Bills and costs

How to read your business electricity bill, line by line

A café owner on the phone at her counter, holding an energy bill
Contracts

How to switch business energy supplier: when you can, and what to check first

A chef filling a large pot at a commercial kitchen sink
Contracts

How to switch business water supplier in England and Scotland

A business owner comparing an energy bill with figures on his laptop
Bills and costs

VAT on business energy: how much you pay, and who pays less

A care home manager signing a form at her desk, with an energy bill beside it
Bills and costs

VAT declarations for business energy: what they are and how to fill one in

A production manager checking figures on a tablet on a factory floor
Bills and costs

The Climate Change Levy: what it is, what it costs and who pays less

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