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36 sheets in 6 categories, each numbered, dated and sourced.
Sourced, not asserted
Where a figure is set by government or by a regulator, the sheet names the instrument it comes from.
Proposed is labelled
Where something is proposed rather than law, the sheet says so, so a decision is not taken on a consultation.
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Non-commodity charges
Taxes, levies and regulated network charges now make up a large share of a business electricity bill, and comparing unit rates alone misses where the cost sits.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFThe April reset, and the grid investment behind it
What resets on a business energy bill each April, why network charges are rising, and why this is regulated investment rather than a supplier price rise.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFPower factor and reactive charges
A poor power factor means a site draws more current than the work requires, and pays for it through reactive charges and inflated capacity.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFTransmission charges, TNUoS
What TNUoS pays for, why it moves every April, and the one question worth asking a supplier before you sign.Bills and chargesVerifiedReading your energy bill
What every line on a commercial gas and electricity bill means, so you can check it is right and see which parts you can influence.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFThe British Industry Supercharger and industrial electricity costs
A proposed cut to industrial electricity costs by removing policy charges, who would qualify, and why eligibility is tested at sector level.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFInvoice validation
What goes wrong on energy invoices, how validation works against the contract, and why we validate for payment rather than approve.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFWhat really drives your electricity bill
Wholesale power is a minority of a typical business electricity bill. Every layer that drives the total, and what can and cannot be done about each.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDFThe small lines on your bill
AAHEDC, Elexon and BSC costs, RCRC and metering agents: what each line is, who sets it, and why only one of the four is genuinely negotiable.Bills and chargesVerified Designed PDF
