Is your business energy contract coming up for renewal?
Do not wait until your current electricity or gas contract is about to expire to consider your options. PLH Utilities helps businesses review existing energy contracts, assess renewal options and compare appropriate offers from a panel of 50+ suppliers.
When should you review your business energy contract?
The best time to think about your next business energy contract is before you are under pressure to make a decision. Leaving a renewal until the last minute can mean you have less time to review your current position, understand available contract structures and compare suitable suppliers.
Starting the process earlier gives you time to:
- Establish your current contract end date
- Understand your existing rates and consumption
- Review your future energy requirements
- Assess current market options
- Compare appropriate suppliers
- Consider different contract lengths and structures
- Make a considered decision before your existing agreement expires
Do not automatically accept your supplier's renewal offer
Your existing energy supplier may contact you before your contract expires with an offer to renew. Accepting that offer may be convenient, but convenience alone does not tell you whether it is the right option for your business.
Before agreeing to a new contract, it can be worthwhile understanding what else is available. PLH Utilities can review your renewal position and compare appropriate alternatives from our supplier panel.
Why review your business energy contract with PLH Utilities?
Access to 50+ suppliers
PLH Utilities works with a panel of more than 50 energy suppliers, allowing us to consider appropriate electricity and gas options according to your business requirements.
Review your existing position
Before looking at a new contract, we start with your current one so we understand your supplier, end date, consumption, rates and business requirements.
Compare more than the headline rate
Contract duration, standing charges, pricing structure, consumption profile and other terms can all influence the suitability of an energy contract.
You make the final decision
PLH Utilities presents the options available to you. You decide whether you want to proceed.
Our business energy renewal process
Review your current contract
We establish where you are today, including supplier, contract end date, consumption, sites and billing information.
Assess your requirements
We consider your energy needs, contract preferences, operational requirements and relevant sustainability objectives.
Compare suppliers
We approach suitable suppliers from our panel and assess available contract options.
Present your options
We help you understand the options available and the relevant differences between them.
You decide
Once you understand your options, the final decision remains with you.
Business electricity contract renewal
If your business electricity contract is approaching its end date, PLH Utilities can help you review your existing agreement and consider your next procurement options. Electricity procurement can involve more than comparing pence-per-kWh rates. Your organisation's consumption, meter arrangements, contract duration, standing charges, operating pattern and other factors can influence your overall commercial position.
Business gas contract renewal
The same principle applies when your commercial gas contract approaches renewal. Rather than automatically renewing with your incumbent supplier, PLH Utilities can review your current contract and explore suitable alternatives. For businesses purchasing both electricity and gas, we can consider the wider energy position rather than treating each utility entirely in isolation.
Fixed or flexible energy contract at renewal?
Renewal is also an opportunity to reconsider how your business buys energy.
Fixed-price contracts
A fixed-price contract can offer greater budget certainty, subject to the precise terms of the agreement.
Flexible procurement
For larger or qualifying energy users, a flexible procurement strategy may provide an alternative approach to purchasing energy.
The appropriate strategy depends on annual consumption, appetite for risk, budget requirements, business size, market conditions and operational requirements.
Renewing energy contracts across multiple sites
Energy renewal becomes more complicated when your organisation operates from multiple locations. You may be dealing with different suppliers, contract end dates, meters, consumption profiles, invoices and contractual arrangements.
PLH Utilities can help you understand the energy position across your portfolio and, where appropriate, develop a more coordinated approach to future procurement and renewals.
What happens if my business energy contract expires?
Depending on your supplier and contractual arrangements, allowing an existing agreement to expire without putting a suitable replacement contract in place may result in your business moving onto different rates or contractual terms.
The specific outcome depends on your existing supplier and contract, so you should check the terms of your agreement rather than assume what will happen.
What do we need to review your energy renewal?
If possible, have a recent electricity or gas bill available. Useful information includes:
- Business name
- Current supplier
- Electricity, gas or both
- Contract end date
- Annual consumption
- Current rates
- Number of sites
- Meter details
Do not have all the information? Speak to PLH Utilities anyway. We can explain what is needed to begin the review.
Business Energy Contract Renewal FAQs
How early can I renew my business energy contract?
How far ahead you can secure a new agreement can vary between suppliers and according to market conditions. PLH Utilities can review your existing contract end date and establish which options are currently available.
Should I accept my existing supplier's renewal quote?
You can, but it may be useful to understand the alternatives before making that decision. Comparing appropriate options gives you additional information with which to assess your existing supplier's offer.
Can I change supplier when my business energy contract ends?
Businesses can generally consider alternative suppliers when procuring their next contract, subject to their existing contractual position and the terms of the new agreement.
Can PLH Utilities review a renewal quote I have already received?
Yes. If you have received a renewal offer, speak to PLH Utilities about reviewing your current position and considering appropriate alternatives.
What if I do not know my contract end date?
A recent energy bill and information from your current supplier can help establish your contractual position. PLH Utilities can explain what information to look for.
Can you handle electricity and gas renewals?
Yes. PLH Utilities can assist with commercial electricity and gas procurement.
Can you help businesses with multiple sites?
Yes. PLH Utilities can support organisations with multiple locations and more complex energy portfolios.
Do I have to change supplier?
No. The purpose of the review is to help you understand your options. You decide whether to proceed.
Already received a renewal offer?
Review it before you renew it.
Give PLH Utilities the opportunity to review your current position and compare appropriate alternatives before you commit to your next electricity or gas contract.
Send us your latest energy bill or renewal offer → We review your current contract → We compare appropriate suppliers → We present your options → You decide whether to proceed.
No obligation. Clear options. You stay in control.