Half Hourly Meter

Half Hourly Electricity Quotes - Compare Half-Hourly Electricity Suppliers

Half Hourly Meters or "00" electricity meters have a peak load above 100kW and are equipped with a ‘half hourly’ primary meter. These commercial electricty meters cover all sites that have a large commercial supply of electricity and the electricity meter is read every 30-minutes of the day, hence the name half hourly meter.  This means that total consumption is recorded every half hour, and this information is automatically retrieved from the meter and passed directly to the energy supplier ensuring your energy bills are accurate.

Half Hour Energy Suppliers Catalyst offers a comprehensive, and independent managed electricity tendering service for Half Hourly sites.  We provide a detailed financial comparison between your current business electricity tariff, your suppliers renewal offer, and invited tenders from our range of suppliers.  We then illustrate these findings and present this in an easy to understand format comparing like for like costings in our report.  Within our report we present our supplier recommendation based not only on price, but delivery of service, support levels and		Half Hour Supplied Customer
contract type and lenght of contract.  This information, combined with our monthly market report will allow your business to select the most competitive and appropriate contract to meet your specific needs.

 Half Hourly Data Reports - Monthly Energy Reports
 
These meters provide a good source of information for energy management. We provide access to this data and present this in a format that will help any business identify potential energy savings.  See the data analysis section for more information on how to use your data.

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The Half Hourly Market Background

Since de-regulation in April 1994 two distinct retail market segmentations have emerged in the UK electricity markets, half-hourly metered sites and that of non half-hourly metered sites. The retail electricity market in the UK has become highly competitive in both segments. Two distinct market trends have emerged from this as the various supply companies decide upon their chosen strategy to cope with intensive competition.  The first discernible trend is that as the various participants are merging in an effort to consolidate, market share reaches critical mass allowing operational costs to be apportioned over greater volumes of customers.  Secondly, suppliers are actively pursuing the business of competitors by employing aggressive pricing policies.  Catalyst is ideally positioned to negotiate and tender with these suppliers in pursuit of service and value for money from your chosen supplier.  

How are they priced

If you are a large customer you must have a contract based on readings taken each half hour period during the day. These are known as half-hourly metered contracts and the price of electricity will vary depending in part of the national demand for power at particular times in the day.  Large customers must have appropriate metering (Code 5 or above) which are operated and maintained by an approved Meter Operator (MOP). The data from these meters must also be collected by an approved Data Collector (DC).  A full list of approved meter operators and data collectors is available from the industry regulator, Ofgem.

Comparing Offers

Offers are notoriously difficult to compare. Different suppliers bundle different elements together, which makes the precise factors very difficult to isolate.  Potential suppliers can be asked to respond to a customer request by listing the various aspects of the prices and charges that are to be applied.

Pass Through Contract or All-In Contract

Currently it is possible for customers to ask for a 'pass through' contract or an all-in contract. With a pass through contract the pure energy price is set down and it is agreed that all other charges from the Grid, the distribution system, etc, are passed straight through to the customer. This can be particularly beneficial when a customer wishes to compare supplier energy prices.  Some suppliers will offer 'all-in' pricing. With an all-inclusive contract, the supplier has to take a view on the likely level of these extra charges. All-inclusive contracts are convenient and simple. A single price is paid for electricity and so expenditure and budgets are relatively easy to work out. However, the 'convenience' element will inevitably have a cost.  In general, because of the reduced risk to the supplier, pass-through contracts are likely to result in keener prices.

Call us on 0870 710 7560 to discuss our half hourly tendering process in more details or request a call back later.