How To Get Cheaper Gas Supplies For Your Business

Although there are less companies offering business gas supplies than electricity there are still many to choose from for all types of businesses.

All the major energy companies now compete in the commercial gas market so you are able to compare gas and electric rates online and reduce your costs to get cheaper bills.

British Gas for Business

British Gas is the first company you think of for gas supplies and are still the UK's largest commercial supplier. They currently offer excellent rates especially if you take a dual fuel contract in that you get electric and gas together in one contract.

• Already supply over 950,000 UK businesses
• Save up to £850 per year on your existing gas contract
• Fixed term and fixed price contracts
• Dedicated account manager
• Green gas option available
• British Gas will switch from your existing provider
• 60 second easy online quote
• British Gas Business Electricity Home Page

Saving Money on Business Gas Supplies

If you search online many companies want you to complete a form and get them to search the market for you. Unlike with domestic services where you can undertake all this online the business market has not yet reached this point so you either have to undertake the leg work yourself or get an energy broker to do this for you. Many claim to save you up to 70% per year on your current tariff and there are certainly savings to be made. The easiest method is to talk to your current supplier and as with domestic energy the main three methods of reducing costs are:

• Switch to direct debit payments
• Take a dual fuel contract ie: gas and electric
• Opt out of having bills sent to you ie: electronic bill payment

Npower Gas

Npower is another large player in the gas market and can offer an instant online quote based on your current consumption.

• Supply over 50,000 UK businesses with gas
• Choice of one or three year contracts
• Fixed gas pricing available for the term
• Cheapest pricing when purchased online
• Additional discounts if paid by direct debit
• Cheaper pricing for dual fuel contracts
• Npower Electric quote page

Green Business Gas

Although there is no real "green gas" supply you can now choose a green gas contract that has a carbon offset built into the contract. One such company offering this is Eon energy and their product and you can also choose a green electric contract and the offset gas option as a dual fuel service.

Other Gas Companies

All the major companies now supply business gas and these include eon, green energy, Scottish Power, ultility warehouse, edf energy and southern electric. Most simply want you to complete an online form and unfortunately at present there is no method to compare all suppliers on one website as with domestic gas companies but that is sure to come with time.