Renewing Your Energy Contract
When it comes to managing your business expenses, renewing your energy product is a decision that demands careful consideration. As your current energy contract approaches renewal, taking the time to assess your options can lead to continued savings and a smoother energy experience. In this blog post, we’ll look at some of the things to keep in mind when renewing, ensuring that you make informed choices that align with your current and future needs.
Jargon Buster – Navigating Net Zero
When navigating your journey to net zero, it can be daunting as a small business owner trying to make a difference. With environmental practices becoming more sought after, it’s important to understand how you can apply them too. The sustainability world is often littered with confusing jargon that may leave you scratching your head. We thought it would be helpful to take a step back and deep dive into demystifying net zero and its surrounding terminology, providing a handy guide for those keen to reduce their carbon footprint.
Exploring Our Tree Planting Scheme
As you may have seen, we’ve recently launched our new Tree Planting Scheme in collaboration with Ecologi. We’re hopeful that the initiative will help you feel empowered to choose a greener energy tariff and contribute to reforestation efforts across the globe in the battle against the climate crisis. This blog explores just how the scheme will work and what you can do to get involved.
Help and advice if you’re worried about your bills
We understand some of our business customers may be finding these times difficult, and we can offer you support if you have any concerns with your cashflow and paying your energy bills. Please read along for some help and advice and get in touch as soon as you can if you are having financial difficulty.
Why choose a renewable energy supply?
Choosing the right energy product can be a challenge, especially as there are so many factors to consider nowadays. Sustainability is fast becoming a priority with decision makers, and a recent Aldermore survey showed that 53% of SMEs invested in sustainability initiatives in 2022. Opting for a renewable energy supply is one of the easiest ways to achieve this and can go a long way to enhancing your value proposition with customers, partners, and staff alike.
Energy Bill Discount Scheme
This is our dedicated page for the latest information on the Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS), introduced on the 1st April 2023 by the government to provide non-domestic users with support on energy costs. It replaces the existing Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) that ended on 31st March 2023. If you are a new or existing SmartestEnergy Business customer, we’ve covered everything you need to know in this article.
How To Save Energy This Festive Season
Christmas is a time of excitement, intense sales activity, rewarding customer loyalty, thanking staff with a party or two, and hopefully some well-deserved time off for all. With the cold and darker nights, celebrations, and let’s not forget the decorative lighting, it’s also a time of year when energy costs tend to be higher than others. Here are some methods to help lower these costs and encourage some simple changes to habits that over time can reduce your business energy usage.
Wholesale Energy Costs Explained
Want to know more about wholesale energy costs, and more importantly why they are so high at the moment? In our latest article we take a look at the significance of wholesale energy costs, how they affect the UK energy market, why prices are so volatile and what your business can do to protect against such uncertainty.