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Closed Consultation Published 24 Jul 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ↗ View on source

Domestic consumers with non-domestic energy contracts

This call for evidence aims to increase our understanding of domestic consumers who receive their energy via a non-domestic contract (defined as contracts which are typically used to serve non-residential properties, such as businesses or charities), the reasons for those arrangements and what prices they face. This information will help us determine if any longer-term protections are required for these consumers. You are a domestic consumer if you are supplied or requiring to be supplied with gas or electricity at a domestic premise (e.g. your home). Non-domestic energy contracts differ from domestic contracts in the following ways: Non-domestic energy contracts are for a set period of time whereas domestic energy contracts are generally rolling, i.e., there is no end date. To avoid confusion with domestic fixed-term contracts this is only for the duration of the contract itself, the price is not fixed. (Note: there’s often a fixed perio

Opened 24 Jul 2023
Closed 18 Sep 2023