UK Hotels & B&Bs

Your hotel runs 24/7. Your bill reflects it.

UK hotels and B&Bs overpay an average of 30-50% on energy. Heating empty rooms, hot water constantly running, laundry, kitchens, lifts, AV — it adds up fast. We find what your supplier hasn't. Free health check. No switching obligation.

24-48 hour turnaroundSeasonal-aware tariffsMulti-site ratesGuest experience never affected
40-50%
Share of hotel energy spent on heating and hot water
30-45%
Typical savings range on hotel heating with the right tariff
£31k
Saved for the Atlantic Hotel in Tenby through one contract restructure (case study below)
Where you're overpaying

Guest experience is non-negotiable. Waste isn't.

Hotels have more energy systems than almost any business — heating, hot water, laundry, kitchens, lifts, AV, signage. That complexity is exactly why so much is recoverable. Six things we almost always find auditing a UK hotel.

1

Empty rooms heated to occupied temperatures all year because the BMS was set up once and never reviewed.

2

Hot water cylinders running hotter than guests actually use — wasting gas keeping water at storage temperatures nobody needs.

3

Commercial laundry running outside off-peak hours, when electricity rates can be 30-50% higher than overnight tariffs.

4

Auto-renewed contracts on "out-of-contract" tariffs — sometimes double the available market rate, often unnoticed for months.

5

Kitchen extraction pulling expensive heated air outside while the boilers fight to keep public areas warm.

6

Generic 12-month flat tariffs that ignore the seasonal occupancy swing — paying for empty rooms in October at peak August rates.

Hotel savings calculator

See what your hotel could actually save.

Hotels average a 38% reduction on optimised bills through the partner network. Drag the slider to your real monthly spend and see your number.

Your hotel

Pre-set to UK hotel and B&B industry averages.

£3,000
per month
Estimated annual saving
£13,680
Range: £10,260 £17,100
Current annual cost£36,000
After Switchgrid audit£22,320
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Estimates based on Assured Energy partner network averages. Your actual saving depends on contract terms, usage profile, and supplier rates and will be confirmed in your free audit.
Where the money goes

Hotel energy, area by area.

Typical share of total energy spend for an independent UK hotel or B&B, and the savings we usually find in each area.

Heating & hot water

Boilers, radiators, cylinders

30-45% savings typical
Kitchen & breakfast service

Ovens, hobs, dishwashers, coffee

35-50% savings typical
Commercial laundry

Washers, dryers, ironers

30-45% savings typical
Lighting & AV

Rooms, public areas, signage, TVs

50-70% savings typical
How we save you money

Four specific levers. Real numbers.

Generic "we'll find savings" isn't enough. Here are the four specific things we do for every UK hotel — and the typical reduction we deliver on each.

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Unit rate renegotiation

We monitor wholesale prices and renegotiate before your contract auto-renews — hotels with multiple meters benefit most from sector-aware timing.

25-40% off unit rate
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Seasonal tariff matching

Generic 12-month tariffs ignore your occupancy swings. We structure supply around your real trade — August peak, February trough.

20-35% on shoulder seasons
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Multi-site pooled rates

Two or more properties? Pooled procurement unlocks significantly better terms than single-site rates. We negotiate across the group.

+10-15% across group
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Standing charge audit

Standing charges quietly rose 40% in 18 months. Hotels have multiple supplies — savings compound across every meter on every site.

15-30% off standing charges
VAT & compliance

What UK hotels need to know about VAT.

Most hotel energy supplies are commercial. A few have qualifying residential portions. We check on every audit.

20%
Standard rate (most hotel supplies)
5%
Reduced rate (if staff residential)

Standard 20% VAT applies to most UK hotel and B&B energy supplies, since the building is treated as commercial use rather than residential.

But there are exceptions worth checking: If a meaningful portion of your building is permanent staff accommodation (live-in managers, on-site staff housing, training quarters), that portion may qualify for the reduced 5% VAT rate under HMRC's residential accommodation rules. We assess this on every audit and submit the paperwork if it applies.

Climate Change Levy (CCL) applies in full to commercial hotel supplies. It's a flat per-kWh tax — we can't reduce the rate, but we can reduce the kWh you use through smarter tariffs and tariff timing.

Green tariffs are available across most of the supplier network and increasingly relevant for guest-facing ESG reporting (TripAdvisor sustainability badges, etc.).

Real saves · Real hotels

What this looks like in practice.

Two real hotel and hospitality case studies from the partner network.

Hotels

£31,000 saved for the Atlantic Hotel, Tenby

£31,000 total saving

A charity-owned hotel was locked into a high-rate fixed contract with nine on-site meters. A "blend and extend" deal restructured the contract — saving £31,000 without breaking the term.

Read the case study
Hotels & Hospitality

Leisure Resorts: five parks, one energy partner

5 parks · 180+ staff

A multi-site holiday park operator outsourced its entire energy function — contracts, renewals, even acquisitions. Internal energy headcount: zero. Operational savings: ongoing.

Read the case study
Frequently asked

Hotel operator questions.

Will switching affect guest experience?
No. The physical supply is untouched. Only the company billing you changes. Heating, hot water, lifts, AV — everything continues as it did before. No engineer visits and no service interruption.
We have very seasonal trade. Will that be a problem?
No — actually the opposite. Seasonal hotels often have the most to gain because standard tariffs don't account for occupancy swings. We can negotiate supply structured around your real trading pattern instead of a generic annualised baseline.
Do UK hotels pay VAT on energy?
Yes — the standard 20% VAT rate applies to most hotel and B&B energy supplies, since they're treated as commercial. Some hotels with significant staff residential accommodation may have a portion of supply at the reduced 5% rate, but it's the exception. We check eligibility on every audit.
Our contract just renewed. Are we locked in?
Often there's more flexibility than you'd think — particularly if proper renewal notice wasn't given. We can also look at "blend and extend" tariffs that lower your unit rate within the existing contract term. This is exactly what we did for the Atlantic Hotel.
Do you handle multiple hotels or chains?
Yes. Multi-site groups typically unlock significantly better rates. We've worked with operators from 2 properties up to 50+ sites through the partner network — see the Leisure Resorts case study as an example.
Do you offer green tariffs?
Yes — 100% renewable tariffs are available across most of the supplier network. Increasingly important for travel-conscious guests and ESG reporting.
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Green tariffs available

100% renewable supply available across most of the supplier network.

Zero guest disruption

Only the billing company changes. Everything else stays exactly as before.