For a busy business owner, trying to negotiate the UK’s business energy sector can be a complicated undertaking, but there is an easy way to compare business energy deals with business energy broker.
Business Energy Broker
An experienced energy broker will understand the needs that a business has when searching for a new business energy provider and they can search among a list of the potential energy providers to find the best prices.
An energy broker will assess your business’s energy consumption patterns and peak demand, negotiate directly with energy suppliers and can tailor-make bespoke tariffs to your business. The energy broker has expertise in the energy market and can provide advice on tax, VAT and Climate Change Levy, and regulatory issues. They will take charge of the full switching process, without the hassle of changing suppliers.
Business Energy Comparison Website
This will not be the case if you decide to use a business energy comparison website because they may only have a restricted number of energy suppliers to give a quote.
On top of that, you cannot choose the quote and then switch to a new small business energy supplier online. You will need to negotiate a bespoke deal with energy suppliers, compare multiple energy tariffs, handle the paperwork and the switching process with energy suppliers directly.
Issues of Using a Comparison Website
When you need to compare business electricity deals and tariffs using a comparison website, you will encounter these issues:
- There may only be a restricted number of suppliers
- You should always check how many energy suppliers will be asked to provide a quote
- Be aware that, since they are not searching the entire market, there may be better deals available elsewhere.
- You will still need to speak with that energy supplier to negotiate your business energy deal.
However, it’s not all bad news, since these energy comparison sites for business will offer you a good idea of what the market rates of electricity and gas are for a business of your size and location when it comes to negotiating a new deal.
Benefits of Using an Energy Broker
The same principles apply to those who want to compare business gas tariffs between energy suppliers to find a cheaper rate.
In addition to sourcing a new provider, the energy broker team can also look at the contract being offered and help explain any jargon that you may not understand. The process takes just a few minutes to speak to an energy broker, they will search the energy market to find a great deal – they can also help find energy suppliers who are offering incentives such as:
- Having a dedicated account manager to help run the account smoothly
- The dedicated account manager can provide excellent customer service and answer all your enquiries
- They will let you know when your contract is coming to an end and arrange renewal to avoid getting placed on deemed rates
Get in touch with our friendly energy experts today, call 0800 781 2700 or complete a short online form to get a quote.