Home of utility has been providing commercial energy services dedicatedly since 2007 in the UK gas and electricity market. Since then, we’ve helped many medium to large companies’ find more cost-effective energy deals which save their thousands of pounds.
Home of Utility has direct/indirect partnerships with all the major suppliers and extensive knowledge of the latest commercial buying strategies to help you get the best energy deal which could cut substantial costs from your bill.
If you do move from your current provider only your invoicing terms change. The pipes and wires connecting your premises to the National Grid transmission system are owned and managed by the grid, and these won't change. Almost all the companies listed above can supply both fuels either singularly or as a dual fuel contract. Changing your current plan and signing up to a new company could reduce your costs.
Just six companies supply over 93% of the commercial and residential energy market. The so-called big six are the tier one brand giants operating in the industry. Before deregulation and privatisation took effect in December 1990, these were regionally based. Today locale is not important, and all businesses can be supplied by any of these companies. The data below shows the current market share data (shown in parentheses) and the original region supplied.
British Gas (24% market share) - National.
Npower (13%) - Midlands, Yorkshire, Northern England.
Edf (16%) - South East, London.
Eon (15%) (formally Powergen) - Central, East Midlands.
Southern Electric (8%) - South England.
Scottishpower (14%) - Scotland.
SWALEC - Wales.
All of these companies can supply any premises throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Eire has their own specific regulated market and arrangements.