Hi All,

It is positive news!

I haven’t been able to report on many positive things in the energy market the last few emails. 

Summer is here, wholesale prices are down and the offers being made are at the lowest point in twelve months. Not to mislead anyone from the off – the prices being offered now are 28p to 32p per kwh on electricity and 7p to 10p on gas. If you are finishing a three year contract that ends this year you are looking at roughly double your current rate on electricity and threefold on your gas. That said if we consider the 50p to 95p per kwh it was August to December last year, we are in a much better place.

With many people I spoke with last year the only comment I could make as they signed one year contracts at say, 68p per kwh, was ‘hopefully I can half you bill next year’ the time to do that is now. We can as hoped half peoples bills this year. Welcome news, I’m sure you will agree.

A concern that I have and I would have everyone consider is this – the government help stopped in March of this year and those people that were cornered into signing a one year deal at the high point of last year still have months left on those rates with little to no government support. I’m sure some of you reading know this problem all too well. This means that over the next few months quite a number of companies will not be able to pay the excessive rates they are on. As more and more business call their suppliers to ask for respite in some form, I believe this will have a negative effect on new contract prices.

We are at the high 20ps or low 30ps – A price anyone would have taken last year, is it time for you to check in with what can be done for your next contract? Remember you can look at any contracts ending in the next 12 months.

As we head into the 6^th week of the country, no worldly shutdown, I would like to offer my best wishes to whom this reaches. I hope that you, your staff and indeed your family are safe and well, both in health and in business.

Unfortunately, it is not the case for far too many people and organisations.

I am writing to you inform you of who I am, why I am still in operation and what that may mean for you in the challenging years to come. The corona threat has brought many challenges to us all, professionally, economically, and personally. My intention is to provide a solution that can make a real impact to your business over the coming challenging years. Those of us in business must look to the longer-term economic effects and make plans to thrive after this situation has medically passed.

WHO AM I – My name is James Smith, I am the manager of Cope Energy.

Energy costs are as low as 2016.

2016 to 2020 has seen a very high increase in energy and will likely return to that shortly after the release of lockdown.

WHY I AM STILL IN OPERATION – Energy contracts will still end. Companies will need all the help we can to survive and thrive over the next few years.

Suppliers are almost completely uncontactable at this time, as they’re running on skeleton staff.

To have my clients return to work to a huge out of contract bill waiting in the letter box just is not fair in these circumstances.

There is also an opportunity for you to protect your future business. There are many reasons that the energy market is seeing such large reductions – the lowering of the interest rates, the drop in the price of oil and the simple supply and demand basics of commerce, there is a lot of electricity and gas that has been purchased by suppliers, and no one is using it. Surplus supply means lower costs. If you secured a contract in 2016 and do a further three years on this current price book, you will be looking at 7 years of frozen energy rates.

We are seeing energy companies shutting their doors to new customers during this time of loss for them. Myself and my team can help secure you the options available to you before a renewal offer is your only offer. 

WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU – I would like to begin my inviting you to consider your yearly energy bill cost. If the reduction for yourself is say 10%, what will this mean to your business over the coming years? Another member of staff saved? More stock? Whatever it maybe every penny counts.

We professionally tighten the taps of money leaving your bank account. What if the savings are 20%, or more? I am sorry to speak so frankly but these a very serious times and my career is to make a real impact to the success of my clients.

My service may not make or break your business, but then again in these times, they might just be the difference.

If your contract is ending imminently and you need our assistance, please contact me directly:

Direct Dial: 01564 33 27 19

James Smith | Business Development Manager

In light of recent developments in the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we wanted let you know we’re still open for business. It must be that our main focus is on our own health and the health of our loved ones.

That said, there are definite concerns of business owners as to what the future holds. We would like to inform you of a silver lining to this situation – driven by the interest rates and oil wholesale market plummeting – Energy is at a very surprising low.

All of us are on hand (even the two office dogs) to assist businesses save money where they can, and where we can help is your business energy contracts.

This is not a sales pitch, we want to see our nations small business thrive again! It is our passion to help. If we can save you £x amount on your energy bills we are sure that during this worrying time the money can be spent better elsewhere.

We’re all in this together – Let’s help each other where we can.

Cope Energy