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The deregulation of the water industry is something that England has waited eight years to initiate. In 2008, Scotland became the first country within the UK to tackle the monopoly of regional water suppliers and have since seen a sharp increase in both efficiency and customer service. For England, April 2017 is the date scheduled for non-domestic users to be able to choose their own supplier, giving businesses the opportunity to save money in much the same way as they can with gas and electricity. The whole market will be opened up, increasing competition amongst suppliers that in turn will hopefully [...]

We are Business Utility Experts At Energycentric we have forged a reputation as Business Utility Experts. Our Energy Procurement and Energy Management services have helped the clients we serve to save vast sums of money on their consumption, thanks to our dedication to transparency, accountability and, above all, honesty through impartial advice. For many years we have tendered on behalf of our clients to the industry’s major energy suppliers, streamlining the process and delivering simple, affordable bills at the end. Utilising the experience and knowledge we have of procurement, we can now announce that Energycentric will also be suppling Water to [...]

What To Expect for Gas Prices? With 2015 now nothing more than a distant memory, it is now the time to look forward and begin to anticipate what is likely to happen over the next 12 months for the energy industry, and how these predictions can be used to the benefit of our clients. Here at Energycentric, we’ve put our heads together to develop a short, introductory blog post that we hope will lead you through the coming months and give you an idea of exactly what you can expect when it comes to gas prices in 2016. As you may, [...]

What is the Big Six? We have reached the end of our Energy Series. We have already looked at How Energy is Generated in our first post, with a brief history on each of the energy sources we use in the UK, moved onto Understanding Energy Supply in the next, and the difference between domestic and commercial energy, and will be ending the series with a more detailed look at ‘The Big Six’. These suppliers are considered the heavyweights of the energy industry, and supply their energy to 99% of the country’s domestic properties. This is a massive proportion of British homes being [...]

How Does Energy Supply Work? Having looked at where our energy comes from in our first post, ‘Understanding Energy Generation' with an overview of the four main sources, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power, Gas and Renewables, the next logical step is to look at how it is supplied, from where it starts to where it ends. Energy begins life with the generator, who sells it on what is known as the Wholesale Market. Once it hits this market it is then up to individual suppliers to trade with one another and look to accumulate the energy to sell on to you. Domestic In the Domestic [...]

Acevo At Energycentric we have been lucky enough to have forged a strong strategic partnership with ACEVO, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, which has spanned a number of highly successful years. As well as an effective working relationship, we have also developed a personal and social one too, regularly attending the exceptional ACEVO Annual Conference event. The event offers a fantastic opportunity for partners of ACEVO to network with charity leaders from across the UK, as well deliver an important narrative that focusses on the importance of the sector. As one of ACEVO’s key partners, Energycentric have been [...]

Strategic Partner For the past 8 years, Energycentric has proudly been recognised as a strategic partner to Acevo and has been achieving savings on gas and electric costs for its members throughout this period. Acevo is the UK’s largest network for charity and social enterprise leaders and offers its member organisations advice and support, networking and events, policy and advocacy campaigns and leadership development; giving them the opportunity to boost their business and become part of a collective voice in the Third Sector. Three years ago representatives from both Energycentric and Acevo came together to discuss how the collective buying power [...]

Understanding the basics of energy generation, how it makes its way to us and who exactly is supplying it, is crucial understanding how and why it is so important. Over the next few months we will be compiling a simple series of blog posts that will look to answer these questions in a straightforward and hopefully informative way. In this, our first in the series, we will be looking at How Energy is Generated. In the UK we generate our energy from four main sources; Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power, Gas and Renewables: Fossil Fuels As a species we have been using fossil fuels [...]

Energy Price Comparison Here at Energycentric we pride ourselves on our status as Business Utility Experts. Helping public and private sector businesses to make significant reductions on their gas, electric and water bills is what we are renowned for, offering independent energy procurement and consultancy services. Something that you may not know is that as well as applying these services to the corporate world, we also offer domestic gas and electricity projection services, through our own Domestic Energy Price Comparison website. The tariff calculator we use is provided by Energylinx, a Confidence Code accredited company that compares energy for domestic consumers, [...]

Low Oil Prices The global oil prices have dropped dramatically over the past year, causing exporting nations to suffer financially and importing nations to benefit from cheap fuel and heating. From a somewhat stable $110 per barrel between 2010 and 2014, the price for crude oil currently stands at $48 per barrel, more than a 50% decrease in just 12 months. This significant drop means different things to different nations, with weak economies in some countries and increased production in others the cause for such substantial change. But what are the positives and negatives of low oil prices and what does [...]