Is small business electricity different form consumer electricity?
Yes, a business customer differs from a domestic customer for electricity suppliers’ purposes. For one thing, business energy contracts are binding and have no cooling-off period. They also have much tougher guidelines for non-payment. While your home electricity supplier may send you several notices and eventually file a CCJ against you, “Business energy suppliers have a special legal right to cut-off premises when a customer does not pay them…They can go to court to get a warrant to enter the premises and physically disconnect you.” (Energy Advice Line) In addition, business customers have an extra line on their bills for CCL charges, which stands for Climate Change Levy and goes toward reducing greenhouse emissions. This money does not go the electricity company, but is sent to the government. Your VAT will also generally be charged at the standard 17.5% rate, rather than the 5% domestic consumers pay. (Electricity4business) And of course, the contracts are much more detailed. A sup
