Business Energy for Hotels
A hotel never really closes. Guest rooms, hot water, kitchens, laundry and public areas all draw energy around the clock, and occupancy rarely follows a neat pattern. We help hotel operators review their electricity and gas contracts and compare the options available for their supplies.
Business energy for hotels
Hotels are among the most energy-intensive commercial buildings in the UK because they combine several different building types under one roof: accommodation, catering, laundry, leisure and offices. Energy runs continuously, demand shifts with occupancy, and larger sites are usually on half-hourly metered supplies where the shape of consumption matters as much as the total.
Guest room heating and cooling
Rooms need to be comfortable on arrival and are often conditioned even when unoccupied, particularly in larger properties.
Hot water
Showers, baths and washbasins across every room create sustained hot water demand concentrated in the morning.
Commercial laundry
Washing, drying and ironing bed linen and towels is one of the heaviest single loads in a hotel that launders on site.
Kitchens and restaurant
Breakfast service, à la carte dining, room service and function catering carry full commercial kitchen loads.
Public areas and back of house
Reception, corridors, lifts, car parks and stairwells are lit and heated continuously.
Leisure facilities
Pools, spas, saunas and gyms add substantial heating, pumping and ventilation demand where present.
Electricity and gas requirements
How hotels use electricity
- Lighting across bedrooms, corridors, public areas and external grounds
- Air conditioning, ventilation and heat recovery systems
- Lifts, pumps and building management systems
- Commercial laundry equipment and kitchen appliances
- Pool circulation, filtration and spa plant
- Guest Wi-Fi, in-room technology, PMS and back-office IT
Where gas is typically used
- Boilers serving guest room heating and hot water
- Kitchen cooking equipment
- Pool and spa water heating
- Laundry dryers and calenders in larger properties
Common energy challenges in this sector
Continuous, round-the-clock demand
There is no period of the day where the building is genuinely idle, so the base load is high before any guest arrives.
Occupancy that does not match consumption
A half-full hotel does not use half the energy. Fixed building loads continue whatever the occupancy rate.
Seasonality
Coastal, rural and event-driven hotels can see very large swings between peak season and the quiet months.
Half-hourly metering and capacity
Larger hotels are usually half-hourly metered, where available capacity, reactive power and time-of-use all affect the bill.
Multi-site portfolios
Groups often hold contracts with different suppliers and different end dates, which makes budgeting and review harder than it needs to be.
How Switching Made Simple can help
We are an independent UK business energy broker. For a hotel that means a straightforward review of where you are now and a clear picture of what is available when your contract comes up for renewal.
- Review your current energy arrangements, meters and contract end dates
- Explain your renewal options and the timescales involved
- Compare available business gas and electricity contracts across our supplier panel
- Present the options in writing so you can see the terms, not just a headline rate
- Handle the paperwork and manage the transfer once you decide how to proceed
Why review your business energy contract?
For a hotel, an energy contract is a multi-year budget commitment across a significant cost line. Reviewing well ahead of the end date allows the timing of the decision to be considered properly, rather than being dictated by a deadline.
If a business energy contract is left to lapse, the supply usually moves on to out-of-contract or deemed rates, which are set by the supplier rather than negotiated. Reviewing before your end date keeps the decision with you — including the choice of term length and contract structure.
How it works
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Tell us about your hotel — your premises, meters and how you operate.
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We review your current energy arrangements, including your contract end dates.
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We compare suitable business gas and electricity options and set them out clearly.
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You choose how you would like to proceed, and we handle the paperwork.
Not sure when your contract ends?
Send us a recent bill and we will confirm your end date, your current terms and what the market looks like for a hotel like yours.
Hotels energy questions
Related services
Read more about our business gas and electricity service, our step-by-step guide to switching business energy supplier, or explore renewable energy contracts. You can also browse every industry we work with on our business sectors page.
Ready to review your business energy?
Tell us about your hotel and we will review your current arrangements and compare the options available — with no obligation to proceed.