[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":149},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Fbusiness-energy-quote":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":136,"extension":137,"meta":138,"navigation":144,"path":139,"seo":145,"seoTitle":146,"stem":147,"__hash__":148},"content\u002Fbusiness-energy-quote.md","Get a business gas or electricity quote",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":127},"minimark",[9,13,17,22,25,34,37,40,44,47,54,58,65,68,71,75,78,81,84,88,95,124],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"get-a-business-gas-or-electricity-quote",[14,15,16],"p",{},"Three things get you a quote: your postcode, a recent bill or your meter number, and your contract end date. Gas, electricity or both, priced against the suppliers we can reach, with our commission of 1.5p per kWh printed next to the prices. It takes two minutes and one cup of tea.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"what-happens-after-you-hit-go","What happens after you hit go",[14,23,24],{},"We price your supply against the suppliers we can reach. A supplier's own quote page can only ever quote one supplier. We quote the market, and we tell you what we make on the result.",[14,26,27,28,33],{},"Pricing needs your consumption, so we ask you to sign a letter of authority. It gets us your usage, your end date and your notice period, and nothing else. You can withdraw it in writing at any time. More on ",[29,30,32],"a",{"href":31},"\u002Fguides\u002Fletter-of-authority","what you're authorising",".",[14,35,36],{},"Then we ring you once, with numbers, not a sales script. If your current deal beats what we can find, we say so and tell you to stay put.",[14,38,39],{},"Energy quotes go stale quickly, because wholesale prices move daily. British Gas says its own quotes are valid for that session only (retrieved August 2026). Yours holds until close of business on the day we send it, and we reconfirm the price with you before you sign anything.",[18,41,43],{"id":42},"what-we-get-paid","What we get paid",[14,45,46],{},"Nothing upfront. The supplier pays us through an uplift on your unit rate, which means it comes out of what you pay. Ours is 1.5p per kWh, gas and electricity, every contract length. It is printed on your quote while you are still deciding. Ofgem confirms there is no cooling-off period on a business energy contract, even one agreed over the phone.",[14,48,49,50,33],{},"Suppliers have had to show broker fees in the principal terms of every non-domestic contract signed on or from 1 October 2024 (Ofgem, Non-Domestic Market Review decision, April 2024). Disclosure is the floor. The mechanics are in ",[29,51,53],{"href":52},"\u002Fguides\u002Fenergy-brokers","brokers and commissions",[18,55,57],{"id":56},"business-gas-quotes","Business gas quotes",[14,59,60,61,33],{},"A gas quote runs on your MPRN, the 6 to 10 digit number identifying your gas supply point. It is printed on your bill, and it contains no letters (Energy Helpline, retrieved August 2026). Here is ",[29,62,64],{"href":63},"\u002Fguides\u002Fmpan-mprn-numbers","where to find your MPAN or MPRN",[14,66,67],{},"UK non-domestic customers paid an average of 5.17p per kWh for gas including the Climate Change Levy in Q1 2026 (DESNZ, Quarterly Energy Prices, published 30 June 2026). Small sites pay well above that average. AquaSwitch put small-business gas at 8.4p per kWh in its table of 5 August 2026.",[14,69,70],{},"Gas on its own is a normal request here, and the form handles it.",[18,72,74],{"id":73},"business-electricity-quotes","Business electricity quotes",[14,76,77],{},"An electricity quote runs on your MPAN. Find the box on your bill headed by a large S, usually labelled Supply Number. The printed version runs to 21 digits and the 13-digit core is the part suppliers mean (Energy Helpline, retrieved August 2026). It is not your meter serial number.",[14,79,80],{},"UK non-domestic customers paid an average of 24.14p per kWh for electricity including the Climate Change Levy in Q1 2026 (DESNZ, Quarterly Energy Prices, published 30 June 2026). Small sites again pay more. The rate table at businesselectricityprices.org.uk put small-business electricity at 29.6p per kWh in August 2026.",[14,82,83],{},"If the two digits straight after the S are 05, 06, 07 or 08, half-hourly settlement rules apply to your supply (Ofgem, retrieved August 2026). Supplies like that price on capacity, the kVA figure on your bill, so a web form cannot do them justice. Ask for a callback and we will price it properly.",[18,85,87],{"id":86},"both-fuels-together","Both fuels together",[14,89,90,91,33],{},"Ask for gas and electricity in the same form and you get both. Whether one supplier for the pair beats two separate deals depends on the prices that day, so we show you the numbers each way. More on ",[29,92,94],{"href":93},"\u002Fbusiness-gas-and-electricity","running the two together",[96,97,99,106,112,118],"faq-section",{"title":98},"Common questions",[100,101,103],"faq-item",{"question":102},"How do I get a business energy quote?",[14,104,105],{},"Fill in the form above with your postcode and whether you want gas, electricity or both. Or send us your latest bill and let us read it. Prices come back from across the market, with our commission next to them, and one phone call.",[100,107,109],{"question":108},"What do I need for a business energy quote?",[14,110,111],{},"Your postcode, a recent bill or your meter number, and your contract end date. British Gas asks for the same three things and says a quote without a bill is still possible, though less accurate (retrieved August 2026). The end date matters because it tells you whether you are inside a fixed term and facing a termination fee.",[100,113,115],{"question":114},"Are business energy quotes free?",[14,116,117],{},"There is no charge to you upfront. Brokers are paid a fee, and Ofgem tells businesses to check what that fee includes and how it is charged. Ours is 1.5p per kWh, printed on the quote before you sign.",[100,119,121],{"question":120},"How long does a business energy quote last?",[14,122,123],{},"Ours holds until close of business on the day we send it, and we reconfirm the price with you before signature. Wholesale prices move daily, which is why quotes anywhere are short-lived. British Gas says its own are valid for that session only.",[14,125,126],{},"Send us the bill. We price it against the market and show you the commission before you decide.",{"title":128,"searchDepth":129,"depth":129,"links":130},"",2,[131,132,133,134,135],{"id":20,"depth":129,"text":21},{"id":42,"depth":129,"text":43},{"id":56,"depth":129,"text":57},{"id":73,"depth":129,"text":74},{"id":86,"depth":129,"text":87},"Gas, electricity or both, priced across the market. Our commission is 1.5p per kWh, printed on your quote before you sign. Two minutes to start.","md",{"registeredPath":139,"vertical":140,"role":141,"sitemapGroup":142,"schema":143},"\u002Fbusiness-energy-quote","energy","quote-MASTER","pages","Service+FAQPage",true,{"title":5,"description":136},"Business energy quote: gas and electricity, commission shown","business-energy-quote","T5LyX9c0oj4edYl7EJaZQr6QWWE135b3cel17KkfICU",1786561184024]