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Energy, water and waste for private schools

A private school often has many supplies on one site: teaching blocks, boarding houses, sports facilities, kitchens and staff housing, each with its own meter and end date. The biggest lever is finding every supply, buying them together on one end date, and comparing rates on the school's term-time pattern.

  • Every building and meter on one register
  • Rates compared on term-time and holiday use
  • Electricity, gas, water and waste in one review

What we check

  • Every meter on the site

    Teaching blocks, boarding houses, sports hall, pool, kitchens and staff houses are often separate supplies on separate contracts with different end dates.

  • Term time and holidays

    Heating before lessons, kitchens at mealtimes, sports facilities into the evening and quieter holidays. We compare rates on that pattern, not an office one.

  • Boarding houses

    Boarding houses run day and night in term time, with heating, hot water, laundry and kitchens. Boarding accommodation can be treated differently from teaching buildings for VAT and Climate Change Levy, so each supply is worth checking.

  • Sports facilities

    Pools, sports halls and floodlit pitches add large heating and electricity loads, often on their own meters.

  • Capacity charges

    Larger electricity supplies are sometimes set at a capacity far above what the school draws. We check it against your real demand.

  • Water

    Pools, kitchens, boarding and changing rooms use a lot of water. In England and Scotland a school can choose its water retailer.

  • Waste

    Food waste and dry recycling must be separated in England since 31 March 2025 for workplaces with ten or more full-time equivalent employees.

More than one campus, or a group of schools?

We put every building's meters on one register, bring the end dates together as contracts expire, and tender the whole estate as one portfolio. New buildings join the register before they open.

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How we are paid

At Business Savings Guru, we believe customers should understand how their energy broker is paid. Our commission is clearly disclosed on the energy contract you sign, so you know how BSG is remunerated before you commit. How broker fees work

Questions we are asked

We have a dozen meters across the site. Can you put them together?
Yes. We list every supply, find each end date and notice period, and arrange quotes so the contracts can move onto one date as they expire.
Do boarding houses pay a different rate of VAT on energy?
They can. Residential accommodation for school pupils can be a qualifying use for 5% VAT with no Climate Change Levy under HMRC VAT Notice 701/19, while teaching buildings are normally charged at the standard rate. It depends on how each building is used and metered, so check your bills and the declaration your supplier holds.
A new building is opening. When should we arrange its energy?
Before it is handed over, so the supply is on a contract from the first day and not on deemed rates.

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