BUSINESS energy users who want to consider turning to smaller independent energy suppliers instead of the ‘big six’ utility companies have been urged to contact the Energy Advice Line.
The call follows admissions by British Gas, the UK’s largest energy supplier, that 200,000 customers have turned their back on the company in the past four months.
British Gas revealed that 1,800 people each day had been leaving in protest at price hikes of 17.3% announced in the summer.
Julian Morgan, managing director of the Energy Advice Line, the UK’s leading price comparison and switching service for business, said many business electricity and business gas users were disillusioned with the behaviour of the ‘big six’ and wanted to consider other options.
“That’s why we have a broad range of business energy suppliers on our panel. Business energy users who want to search the market for the best available prices can come to us knowing that we will compare the prices of the big six as well as smaller independent suppliers,” Mr Morgan said.
“We have companies like Haven Power, CNG and Opus on the panel, smaller independent organisations that often offer specialist products for business energy users.
“That’s the benefit of using an impartial service like our to compare business electricity prices and commercial gas tariffs. We make switching business electricity or business gas suppliers easy and our service is completely free.”
Energy industry analysts say thousands of domestic customers are leaving the ‘big six’ and moving to smaller and cheaper companies.
Since energy prices peaked last summer, wholesale gas prices have fallen by 31% and electricity by 28%. British Gas has announced cuts in electricity prices of 5% but has decided not to reduce its gas prices at all.
The exodus of customers from British Gas comes amid newspaper reports that the company is preparing to announce a £566million profit for 2011, compared with a record £742m in 2010.
The Energy Advice Line is the UK’s only independent price comparison and switching services exclusively for small and medium-sized businesses. The service enables firms to quickly and simply compare business energy and business gas prices, and to switch to the best available deal on the market.
The service also offers advice and help on all aspects of business energy contracts.
For further information visit www.energyadviceline.org.uk
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