Business Energy for Offices
Office energy use is steady, predictable and easy to overlook — which is exactly why so many offices end up on contracts nobody has looked at for years. We help office-based businesses review their electricity and gas arrangements and compare the options at renewal.
Business energy for offices
An office's demand is shaped by the building rather than by any single process: lighting, heating and cooling, and the IT that everyone works on. Consumption typically rises sharply on weekday mornings, holds through the working day and drops in the evening, with a residual overnight load from servers, security and standby equipment. Hybrid working has flattened the peaks in many offices without removing the underlying building load.
Lighting
Open plan floors, meeting rooms, corridors and car parks, often lit for the full working day and beyond.
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Usually the largest variable load, driven by outside temperature and by occupancy comfort expectations.
IT and communications
Workstations, monitors, network equipment, printers and any on-premise server or comms room.
Kitchens and welfare areas
Boiling water taps, fridges, dishwashers and microwaves used through the day.
Lifts, security and building services
Lifts, access control, CCTV and building management systems that run continuously.
Electricity and gas requirements
How offices use electricity
- General and task lighting across office floors
- Air conditioning, ventilation and heat pumps
- Desktops, laptops, monitors and docking stations
- Server rooms, network switches and UPS equipment
- Kitchen appliances and boiling water taps
- Lifts, access control, CCTV and fire systems
Where gas is typically used
- Boilers providing space heating and hot water
- Kitchen equipment in offices with a staff canteen
Common energy challenges in this sector
Energy is nobody's job
In many offices there is no obvious owner for the energy contract, so renewal dates slip past unnoticed.
Hybrid working
Fewer people in the building has not reduced consumption as much as expected, because heating, cooling and lighting still serve the whole floor.
Serviced and shared premises
Where energy sits inside a licence fee or service charge, there may be no supply to review directly.
Out-of-hours base load
Servers, standby equipment and security keep the meter turning overnight and at weekends.
Growing or relocating
Taking new premises means change of tenancy, deemed contracts and often a different meter type.
How Switching Made Simple can help
We are an independent UK business energy broker. For a office 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?
Offices are the classic case of a contract renewing quietly on whatever terms the incumbent supplier offers. Diarising the end date and reviewing the market ahead of time turns that from an automatic outcome into a decision.
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 office — 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 office like yours.
Offices 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 office and we will review your current arrangements and compare the options available — with no obligation to proceed.