What gets checked
- Unit rates and standing charges against your contracted terms.
- Consumption against meter reads and half hourly data, including estimated bills.
- Capacity charges, availability and excess capacity penalties.
- VAT rate and Climate Change Levy, including relief and exemptions you may be entitled to.
- Reliefs and exemptions such as BICS actually being applied once you qualify.
How it works
Invoices come to us as they are issued, or we review a period of historic bills. Errors are queried with the supplier, credits are chased through to your account, and you receive a plain report of what was found and what was recovered.
It usually pays for itself
Even a small percentage error on a large bill adds up over a contract term. Historic overcharges can often be recovered for several years back, subject to the supplier's terms and the limitation period.
Already in a dispute with a supplier? See billing disputes and back bills.
Common questions
How common are errors on business energy bills?
Common enough that validation usually pays for itself. Non-commodity charges, estimated readings, wrong VAT rates and unapplied reliefs are the usual causes.
How far back can overcharges be recovered?
Often several years, subject to the supplier's terms and legal time limits. We check the full available history.
What do you need from us?
Copies of your invoices, your contract, and a letter of authority so we can query the supplier on your behalf.
Want your bills checked?
Send us three months of invoices and we will tell you whether anything looks wrong.
Check my billsThis page is general information, not advice on your specific circumstances. Contract terms, charges and scheme rules change, so it is worth confirming the detail for your sites before making a decision.