The company asks potential businesses to select a sector from 16 categories and takes into account how low long you have been trading, how many sites you have, and how many employees you work with before recommending one of several business energy products.
The company asks potential businesses to select a sector from 16 categories and takes into account how low long you have been trading, how many sites you have and how many employees you work with before recommending one of several business energy products.
Smart Fix lets you choose a fixed price gas or electricity contract for between 1 and 4 years, ensuring you’re protected from any market price increases and so allowing your business to budget effectively. There are no unwelcome bill surprises. For even longer peace of mind Fix for Five provides the same benefits for five years.
For those businesses that a serious about improving their green credentials United provides gas and electricity generated from 100% certified renewable sources with its Eco-Energy contract. It uses things such as recycled food and farm waste for gas and sun, wind and sea energy for electricity. It also offers fixed rates of between 1 – 5 years.
For large businesses consuming more than 10 GWh United offers several packages and has a large business team dedicated to finding the right solution for your business gas and electricity needs.
Fixed-Flexi allows you to purchase energy ahead of time and lock the electricity price for the entire contract, single years, or individual months independently. It can be custom made to meet the mix of buying flexibility and cost assurance that works for your business based on structured purchase options. This also gives some control on non-commodity costs and is a clever solution which lets your business decide on how to work with the market.
Baseload meanwhile gives you trading flexibility, but adds some protection from market fluctuations and use. The baseload refers to the nominated amount of energy you buy each month (you can buy all or part of your baseload) and if you don’t buy all of it prior to the month of consumption, United’s Procurement Team will purchase the rest based on an agreed purchase mechanism. If your consumption goes over the baseload, the team will purchase the extra energy for you on the agreed market rate for that day. If you don’t need your entire Baseload, United will protect you by guaranteeing the price you paid for it.
Or, the Fully-Traded products provide the greatest level of access to the market. You are free to buy and sell energy for any period and any amount. The Fully-Traded contract allows you to purchase to the most precise level at individual half-hourly periods. This allows you to accurately buy the volume you want at a price that fits your budget. United puts the power in your hands by providing access to live market pricing and insights.
