Services
Energy consultant or energy broker?
How they are paid.What they check.What you sign.
In short
A broker's work usually ends when a supply contract is placed. A consultancy also checks invoices, agreed capacity, consumption and compliance, which a supplier switch does not change. Whichever you use, ask how they are paid and get the answer in writing.
What this does not do. This page describes the two models in general terms. It is not a ranking of any firm, and some brokers offer wider services.
The first review across your invoices costs nothing. Later work is quoted and agreed in writing before it begins. Cost recovery
Questions
What clients ask
Usually by commission added to the unit rate of the contract they place. That is lawful, but the amount should be disclosed to you in writing before you sign.
On every contract we place, either by a margin on the final unit rate or by a fixed management fee invoiced directly. Which applies is agreed in writing before the contract is signed.
Invoice accuracy, agreed capacity, out of hours consumption, network charges and compliance obligations such as ESOS, SECR, MEES and TM44.
What level of authority it grants, whether it lets anyone sign contracts on your behalf, how the firm is paid, and how you withdraw it. We hold a Level 1 Letter of Authority only, so you sign every contract yourself.