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Thomas McGlynn • 4 August 2026

TotalEnergies Deemed Energy Rates – What They Mean for Your Business (Updated June 2026)

TotalEnergies Gas & Power
TotalEnergies Gas & Power
Out-of-contract / deemed rates
Rates effective 01/06/2026

TotalEnergies Gas & Power deemed rates

Move into a premises TotalEnergies Gas & Power already supplies and never agree a contract, and this is what you pay. Here are the published figures, what they could cost your business a month, and how quickly you may be able to leave them.

Electricity
40.28p /kWh
Standing charge is site-specific.
Gas
10.09p /kWh
256.00p a day standing charge.
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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.

50,000 kWh a year
5,000 200,000 400,000

Your annual usage is on your bill — shown as EAC for electricity, AQ for gas. A rough figure is fine.

a month
Energy
Standing charge
Climate Change Levy
VAT
Total a year
The published schedule

Every rate on the plan

Taken from TotalEnergies Gas & Power's own document rather than averaged or estimated. All figures exclude VAT and CCL.

Electricity

Ex VAT & CCL
Applies to Unit Standing
Single 40.28p Site-specific
Day/Night 43.15p day
29.85p night
Site-specific
Half Hourly Anytime 34.84p Site-specific

Gas

Ex VAT & CCL
Annual usage Unit Standing
Gas 10.09p 256.00p /day

Source: TotalEnergies Gas & Power, published rate schedule, prices from 01/06/2026. Charges can be varied or withdrawn by the supplier on notice.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.

  • Electricity standing charge is site-specific and will be shown on bill
  • Gas standing charge may be site-specific if annual quantity exceeds 732,000 kWh
  • These are deemed rates applicable when contract expires and no new contract is signed
How quickly you can leave

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This is usually where people are working from out-of-date information.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:

1
Working day, typically

Staying with TotalEnergies Gas & Power

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.

5
Working days, typically

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.

7
Days before your end date

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.

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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.

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Know which one you're on

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.

TotalEnergies Gas & Power 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 40.28p/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 TotalEnergies Gas & Power 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 TotalEnergies Gas & Power?

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.

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Rates shown are TotalEnergies Gas & Power's published charges effective 01/06/2026 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 TotalEnergies Gas & Power; their name and logo are used to identify the supplier this page is about.