| Why should I switch? |
| Consumers in the UK are free to choose their gas and electricity suppliers. The best deals offer substantial savings, and shopping around with this tool will help you find out how much you could save. It’s just like looking for a better deal on your home insurance or motor insurance. |
| What do I need? |
| To get a quote takes just a few minutes. Tell us your postcode, the name of your suppliers, how much you spend per year, and we’ll tell you how much you could save. |
| How does your service work? |
| This service compares over 6,000 different and constantly updated energy prices, from all the main suppliers in England, Scotland and Wales. |
| What happens after I submit an application? |
| We will confirm your application by e-mail and forward your details securely to your chosen supplier. The supplier will start organising the switch and will contact you to confirm when the service will start. |
| What are the advantages to me? |
| This is a fully comprehensive, fully independent, and fully impartial service. It is fast, friendly, secure and FREE . We pull together all the data and information from the utility industry to make your life easier. Within 10 minutes you could end up saving over £150 a year on your energy bills. Try it for yourself and see. Use the service as often as you like; there is no obligation. |
| How do you keep your prices up to date? |
| We monitor all gas and electricity suppliers, and all tariffs, on a continuous basis. In most cases, we receive information before tariff changes are actually made. In this way we aim to provide you with the most comprehensive and accurate source of service and price data in the market. |
| How does Utilities Today make money? |
Utilities Today supports its business by earning a small commission for a successful energy application. Utilities Today has commercial relationships with the following energy supply companies:
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| What about suppliers’ customer service levels? |
| You should consider reviewing information about the customer service level of suppliers before making the decision to switch. Complaints against energy suppliers are collected by the independent energy watchdog energywatch. Please click here to review this information, and for access to other related links: here |
| How can I get help with using less energy? |
| Utilities Today publishes a regular newsletter that often offers up-to-date information on reducing your energy bills, and there is a lot of related information in our up-to-date News section. To sign up, click here. If you are interested in information about grants to help insulate your home, we recommend you visit the Energy Savings Trust website at http://www.est.org.uk/myhome/gid/ which offers an interactive calculator to show what is available at your postcode from a variety of national and local schemes, including Warm Front, Warm Deal, the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme, and the Energy Efficiency Commitment. |
| Does this service include historical tariff information? |
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Historical tariffs are tariffs which you can no longer sign up for, but which you may still be being billed on.
A typical example of a historical tariff are ‘Capped’ tariffs. Suppliers often offer differently priced versions of the same historical tariffs. This may cause difficulties in determining the tariff unit rates that apply to your bill, even if you know the name of the tariff that you are on. Customers who are currently using a historical tariff should make use of the ‘Advanced Search’ tariff search function to obtain an accurate savings results. For more information, please click here. |
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