You deserve to understand every penny on your utility bills, and our expert guides make it simple to compare suppliers, explore bundling options, and find the best deals for electricity, gas, water, internet and phone services. Utility Charges is here to help.
Try our 4 free tools including the Hidden Energy Broker Commission Checker, Business Standing Charge Calculator and Business Energy Switching Notice Builder to get instant personalised help.
Empty Property: Should I Pay Supply Charge?
You'll likely pay supply charges on an empty property, but disconnecting gas and electricity depends on your contract and circumstances.
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.
Background to the Privatisation of Water
How the UK government restructured water services in the 1970s and set the stage for privatisation in 1989.
Hidden Energy Broker Commission Checker (Free Tool)
See what hidden commission your energy broker is adding to your business unit rates, and how to make them disclose it.
Business Standing Charge Calculator (Free Tool)
Work out how much your business pays in daily standing charges over a year, for electricity, gas or both, even when a unit is empty.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ultra-Fast Broadband?
Ultra-fast broadband is rolling out across the UK, but will rural areas face the same long delays they experienced a decade ago with standard broadband.