Pozitive Energy
Pozitive Energy Out-of-Contract Rates
When a fixed contract ends and nothing replaces it, your supply moves onto Pozitive Energy's default rates. Here are the published figures, what they could cost your business a month, and how quickly you may be able to leave them.
Any Pozitive Energy electricity or gas supply without a live fixed contract — whether you moved into a premises PE already supplied (deemed) or a fixed term ended and you have not yet signed a new one (out of contract). PE apply the same rates to both.
What it's costing you a month
The published rates, plus the Climate Change Levy at 0.801p/kWh and VAT at whichever rate applies to a supply your size. Monthly, because that's how the bill lands.
Your annual usage is on your bill — shown as EAC for electricity, AQ for gas. A rough figure is fine.
Every rate on the plan
Taken from Pozitive Energy's own document rather than averaged or estimated. All figures exclude VAT and CCL.
Electricity
Ex VAT & CCL| Applies to | Unit | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| All meter configurations — single, day/night, day and evening/weekend, and three-rate | 45.00p | 150.00p /day |
| Half-hourly | Priced per site | |
Gas
Ex VAT & CCL| Annual usage | Unit | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| All gas meters | 15.00p | 150.00p /day |
What Pozitive Energy publish
Published rates| Meter configuration | Standing charge (p/day) | Unit rate (p/kWh) |
|---|---|---|
| Single electricity | 150 | 45 |
| Day and night electricity | 150 | 45 |
| Day and evening/weekend electricity | 150 | 45 |
| Day, night and evening/weekend | 150 | 45 |
| Gas | 150 | 15 |
Charged on top, with no published price
No prices given| Charge | Charged per | Lands on |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission Fixed Charge | p/day | Your standing charge |
| Distribution Fixed Charge | p/day | Your standing charge |
| Green Gas Levy | p/day | Your standing charge (gas) |
| Capacity Charge | p/kVA/day | Your agreed capacity |
| Excess Capacity Charge | p/kVA/day | Capacity used above your agreed level |
| Reactive Capacity Charge | p/kVArh | Reactive power drawn |
| Nuclear RAB Levy | p/kWh | Your unit rate |
| Network Charging Compensation Charge | p/kWh | Your unit rate |
What those two daily charges actually came to on Pozitive supplies we handle
Our own figures| Transmission fixed (p/day) | Distribution fixed (p/day) | Added to the standing charge | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.26 | 23.50 | 45.76p/day | £167 |
| 23.93 | 26.74 | 50.67p/day | £185 |
| 59.51 | 142.05 | 201.56p/day | £736 |
| 23.93 | 270.24 | 294.17p/day | £1074 |
| 346.10 | 270.24 | 616.34p/day | £2250 |
Source: Pozitive Energy, published rate schedule — doc ref Variable & Deemed Prices, pe.solutions. Charges can be varied or withdrawn by the supplier on notice. If this page has fallen behind the published schedule, tell us and we'll correct it.
- Prices exclude VAT. The Climate Change Levy is charged on top at 0.801p/kWh unless your supply qualifies for relief.
- The 150p/day standing charge is not the whole standing charge. Pozitive state their pass-through charges are not included in it, and both the Transmission Fixed and Distribution Fixed charges are daily charges added on top.
- Pozitive publish no values for any of the pass-through charges, so the only way to find out what yours are is to read them off a bill.
- These pass-through charges are not fixed. They are reset for the charging year beginning 1 April, and that reset applies whether you are out of contract or part-way through a fixed term with Pozitive — a fixed contract fixes the unit rate, not the network costs.
- Capacity and excess capacity charges are billed against your agreed kVA, so a site drawing more than it has agreed pays twice over.
Faster than most people think
This is usually where people are working from out-of-date information. Switching isn't the multi-week process it once was. Typical timings, assuming nothing is holding the supply up:
Staying with Pozitive Energy
Moving from the default rates onto one of their fixed prices can often be done the next day. No switch, no registration, no objection window.
Moving to a new supplier
Under Faster Switching, a change of supplier can usually complete within five working days once the new contract has been accepted and registered.
If your contract is still running
Agree the replacement about a week before it ends and you shouldn't need to touch the default rates at all. The new price takes over as the old one finishes.
The one thing that genuinely holds a switch up is an objection, and there are only two common causes: an outstanding balance with your current supplier, or a change of tenancy that was never registered, so the account is still in someone else's name. Both are fixable, and both are far easier to deal with before you're relying on a start date. It's the first thing we check.
Which means there's no useful reason to wait. Every week on default rates is charged at default rates, and the week you spend arranging the replacement is the only one you can't get back.
Already had an offer? Let us check it
Send us the renewal letter or the quote you've been given — a photo of it is fine. We'll put the unit rate, the standing charge, the term and the commission built into it against what else is available today, and tell you plainly whether it's a good deal.
Including if it already is. That happens, and we'd rather say so than waste your time and ours.
- No obligation
- We'll show the commission
Deemed and out-of-contract aren't quite the same
The terms get used interchangeably and suppliers rarely distinguish them, but it's worth knowing which applies. Deemed means you're taking supply without ever having agreed a contract with that supplier — nearly always because you moved into a premises where they were already the incumbent. Out-of-contract means you had a contract, it ended, and nothing replaced it.
Pozitive Energy puts both onto the same default rates, so the figures above apply either way. The difference also matters for what happens next: a deemed supply usually needs the change of tenancy registering and an opening read submitted, and until that's done a switch can be objected to. If you've recently taken over a site, sort that first.
Common questions
How do I tell if I'm on these rates?
Look on your bill for a tariff described as deemed, variable or out-of-contract — or a contract end date that's blank or already passed. A unit rate near 45.00p/kWh is a strong hint. Send us the bill if the wording isn't clear.
Do these rates include VAT and the Climate Change Levy?
No — the published schedule excludes both. CCL is 0.801p/kWh on electricity and gas, equalised across the two fuels. VAT is 20% for most businesses.
Smaller supplies are treated differently: under 33 kWh a day of electricity or 145 kWh a day of gas, you pay 5% VAT and no CCL at all. The calculator applies whichever is right for the usage you enter.
Will I be charged for leaving, and how long does it take?
No charge. Default rates have no fixed term and no exit fee — the one advantage they have. You can leave as soon as a new contract is ready to take over.
On timing, most people are working from how switching used to be. Under Faster Switching — the industry rules that replaced the old multi-week process — a change of supplier can usually complete within five working days once the new contract has been accepted and registered. If you stay with Pozitive Energy and simply move onto one of their fixed prices, there's no switch to process at all and it can often be done the next day.
The realistic delays aren't the switch itself: an outstanding balance or an unregistered change of tenancy can trigger an objection. Both are worth checking before you're relying on a start date.
What does Smart Energy charge?
Our commission is included in the price and disclosed before you sign anything. We apply the same agreed commission across every supplier we compare, so we have no incentive to recommend one over another.
Can you get me back onto a fixed price with Pozitive Energy?
Yes. We're not trying to move you for the sake of it — if their fixed price is the best available for your supply, staying put is the fastest route anyway, because it can be done the next day rather than in five.
Let's see what you should be paying
A few questions, and only the ones that apply to you. No obligation, and we'll tell you if you're already on a good rate.
Rates shown are Pozitive Energy's published charges and exclude VAT and CCL. The supplier can vary or withdraw them on notice. The calculator produces an estimate from the figures you enter — an actual bill depends on metered consumption, meter type and any charges billed outside the published schedule. It is not a quotation. We are not affiliated with Pozitive Energy; their name and logo are used to identify the supplier this page is about.
