Purchasing Energy 101 – Can I Get A Reduced Tax Rate On Energy?

  Hi folks, I’m Jon Mullen the Energy Evangelist. Your business might qualify for a 5% discount rate on business energy if it meets one of 3 requirements:- – It is a charitable or non-profit organisation? But you will have to provide a registered charity number to qualify for this. – You use at least 60% of your energy for …

And You Thought Electric Vans And Cars Were Expensive?

  Hi folks, I’m Jon Mullen the Energy Evangelist, and I’ve just been looking at all the grants which you can get for an electric van or car in your business. Let me give you a quick list:- EV Typical mileage costs of 2p/mile (as compared to 14p/mile for petrol/diesel). This could pay your monthly lease costs! EV Car grant …

Purchasing Energy 101 – Green Energy

Hi folks, I’m Jon Mullen the Energy Evangelist. Today we’re talking about green energy. There has been a lot of confusion and vague definitions about what can be described as green energy. However, there are also a lot of purists who say that you will never receive green energy because you are not directly connected to the supplier. Let me …

Purchasing Energy 101 – Purchasing Solutions

  Hi folks, I’m Jon Mullen the Energy Evangelist.  Today we’re talking about the frustration of dealing with suppliers. This past week I’ve had 2 clients who work in the care industry. Most of the problems are based around knowing the process of the suppliers when making changes. Every supplier has their own little foibles, and this is where the …

Purchasing Energy 101 – Switching Providers

Hi folks, I’m Jon Mullen the Energy Evangelist. It’s a new month and we’re talking about purchasing energy. So where do we start? Obviously it has to start with switching providers. For a domestic energy user this can be accomplished easily through online providers such as MoneySupermarket or USwitch, but there are lots of pitfalls even at this simple level. …