The big six energy suppliers
The Big Six Energy Companies
The big six energy suppliers have announced large increases in
energy prices recently. To find out how to get a cheaper deal on
your gas and electricity call us free on 0800 970 0077.
in order to switch you will need to find out when your contract
is up for renewal. Here are the contact numbers for the
suppliers:
- British Gas
Business 0845 600604
Part of Centrica, BGB is the UK's biggest of the big six energy
suppliers for business, offering business electricity prices as well as gas
and incorporates Scottish Gas Business, Electricity4Business,
Bizzenergy, Enron and Electricity Direct.
- EDF 0800 096
2255
Stands for Electricite de France and is the French state-owned
company but, in the UK, looks after the customers of SWEB, Seeboard
& London Electricity and so features in our comprehensive
business gas and electricity comparison panel with the
rest of the big six.
- E.ON 0800 068
6516
German-owned and includes the business electricity and business
gas customers of Powergen, Economy Power, Norweb, Eastern
Electricity, East Midlands Electricity & Independent
Energy.
- Npower 0845 166
3360
Also has a German parent company (RWE) business
electricity and business gas UK customers include Midlands
Electricity, Yorkshire Electricity & Northern Electric.
- Scottish Power
Business 0845 2700 700
Owned by Spanish parent Iberdrola but offering business energy
supplies throughout the UK and includes the business energy
customers of Manweb.
- Scottish
& Southern 01256 304278
British owned, also known as SSE and incorporates the business
electricity and business gas customers of Southern Electric,
Scottish Hydro Electric, SWALEC, Atlantic Electric & Gas.
Smaller energy companies outside of the big
six:
Network operators who physically deliver business
electricity and gas to your area:
- SSE Power Distribution (North Scotland) 0800 300 999
- SP Power Systems (South Scotland) 0845 272 7999
- SP Manweb (North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire) 0845 272
2424
- Electricity North West Ltd (North West) 0800 195 4141
- CE Electric / NEDL (North East England) 0800 668 877
- CE Electric / YEDL (Yorkshire) 0800 375 675
- Central Networks (East Midlands) 0800 056 8090
- Central Networks (West Midlands) 0800 328 1111
- EDF Energy (Eastern England) 0800 783 8838
- Western Power Distribution (South Wales) 0800 052 0400
- SSE Power Distribution (Southern England) 08457 70 80 90
- EDF Energy (London) 0800 028 0247
- EDF Energy (South East England) 0800 783 8866
- Western Power Distribution (South West England) 0800 365
900
- Exoserve (UK-wide for business gas) 0870 608
1524
Jointly owned by the five major gas distribution network
companies (National Grid, Northern Gas Networks, Scotland Gas
Networks, Southern Gas Networks and Wales & West Utilities).
Exoserve runs the 'M Number hotline' to find out your gas supplier
/ supply number (meter point reference number) to enable you to
compare business energy prices.
Other industry-wide energy bodies you may need to
contact about business energy rates:
- National Grid / Transco 0845 605 6677
- Consumer Direct (replaced Energywatch) 0845 4040506
- Consumer Direct Scotland 0141 226 5261
- Consumer Direct Wales 02920 787100
- Ofgem (Office of the Gas & Electricity Markets) 0207 901
7000
- Department of Energy and Climate Change 0300 060 4000
- Gas Safe Register (replaced CORGI) 0800 408 5500
- DEFRA 08459 335 577
- Experian 0844 481 8000
- Energy Ombudsman 0845 055 0760
If you are looking to cut consumption as well as your
business energy rates:
- National Energy Foundation 01908 665555
- Envirowise 0800 585 794
- Energy Savings Trust 0800 512 012
- Carbon Trust 0800 085 2005
