Taking control of your energy

All our business energy contracts finish on 30^th June 2024

You will need to arrange to move your gas and electricity supplies to a new provider before this date to avoid being charged expensive out of contract rates.

Setting Up Your Own Energy Contracts

 Step One:  Tell Unipol

In order to enable the move from our business account to your new supplier you MUST contact Unipol so that we can send the necessary paperwork to our provider to release the supply.

We will need an up to date meter reading for this paperwork.

Step Two:  Receive confirmation from Unipol

 Once Unipol confirms that your request to leave our supply has been approved by our energy provider, you can then apply for your new supplier.  This should take between two and six weeks.

Step Three:  Choose your new supplier

 The easiest way to find an energy supplier is to use a price comparison website:

https://www.comparethemarket.com/

https://www.uswitch.com/gas-electricity/

https://www.gocompare.com/gas-and-electricity/

You will need some or all of the following:

• your address including postcode
• your average annual energy usage which you can calculate from your bills received from Unipol. If you don’t know your usage, most sites will make an estimate based on the size of the property
• your MPR and MPAN numbers
• your meter type – smart/economy 7 or standard
• your current supplier
• how you receive/pay your bills

You will have been sent a letter containing the above information. 

Contact us at  family@unipol.org.uk or telephone 0113 205 3401 or come into our Hub at 155-157 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 3ED if you need any support.

Please note:

• Prepayment meters are a very expensive form of energy supply and are not recommended
• If you are planning to leave your Unipol property soon, you will be able to move your energy supplier to your new address
• Some suppliers will charge early exit fees for fixed term contracts. If you are planning to leave the UK before the end of the fixed term, avoid these agreements
• You are responsible for paying the energy at your address up to the contract end date on your accommodation contract. When you leave your Unipol property you will need to prove that all energy is paid up to date.

If you follow these steps the process for setting up your own energy supply should be straight forward.  It is essential that you take action as soon as possible and before 30^th June 2024 to avoid the excessive out of contract energy prices charged by our business energy provider for which you would be liable.