Who Supplies My Energy?

Find out who supplies gas and electricity in your home

Why do I need to know who supplies my gas and electricity?

You’re likely here because you’ve just moved home and don’t know who supplies the energy in your new place. Or, maybe you’ve never known – either way, you’re in the right place.

Firstly, why is it important to know who your energy supplier is?

As we know, when you move into a new property you enter into a deemed contract with the incumbent energy supplier. This means, whether you want to buy energy from them or not, you will be buying energy from them.

The issue comes because these deemed contracts or ‘standard variable tariffs‘ or notoriously expensive. You will almost certainly be overpaying for your energy.

You can find out who your energy supplier is and get onto a cheaper deal using our home setup service.

Who supplies my gas & electricity?

If you have moved into a new property and don’t know who the energy suppliers are there are three ways you can find out.

1) Speak to the previous owner or estate agent ✅

One of the easiest ways to find out who supplies your property is to simply ask your estate agent or the previous occupier. 90% of the time the supplier for your gas & electricity shall be with the same provider, so that should be easy.

Once you know who your energy supplier is you’ll want to get your energy set up.

2) Look at the mail ✉️

One of the largest issues for energy suppliers is not knowing when customers move home – when they leave and when they move in. As the occupier you will receive mail from a few companies you will receive emails addressed to ‘the occupier’.

You will usually get one of these from your energy company. The letter will be asking you to setup your billing information and, of course, letting you know who supplies the property.

3) Check online

If you use SlothMove’s home setup service we will actually find out who your gas & electricity suppliers are as part of our free home setup service.

How to find my gas supplier

You can find out your gas and electricity supplier by checking on industry data bases. You can use the ‘find my supplier‘ service online.

You need to enter:

Your postcode
First line of address

How to find my electricity supplier

To find out your electricity supplier you can of course use SlothMove’s home setup service and we’ll pull that information through based on your postcode.

You can also check out the energy networks association postcode searcher which will tell you who your Distribution Network Operator (DNO) is.

There are 6 DNO’s in the UK and they are responsible for transporting and distributing your electricity. Once you know who your DNO is, you can give them a call and they will tell you who your energy supplier is.

You can also see a list of distributors and their contact information below:

North of Scotland:
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
0345 026 2554 (SSEN Meter Point Administration Service) for your Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN)
Central & Southern Scotland:
SP Energy Networks
0330 1010 300
North East England & Yorkshire:
Northern Powergrid
0800 011 3332
North West England:
Electricity North West
0800 195 4141
Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales & North Shropshire:
SP Energy Networks
0330 1010 300
Central Southern England:
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
0345 026 2554 (SSEN Meter Point Administration Service) for your Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN)
Northern Ireland:
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
03457 643 643
Republic of Ireland:
ESB Networks
00353 1850 372 757
East Midlands & West Midlands:
Western Power Distribution
0800 096 3080
South Wales & South West England:
Western Power Distribution
0800 096 3080
London, South East England & Eastern England:
UK Power Networks
0800 029 4285

How can I save money on my energy bills?

Now we know how to find out who your gas and electricity suppliers are, let’s look at how to save money on your energy bills. There are two ways to save money on your energy: consume less and pay less. We’re all familiar with how to eco-friendly, so let’s turn to shaving pounds off your energy bill.

You may know that the price cap has recently been reduced. And this is excellent, but it just reduces the maximum you will pay – it doesn’t guarantee you will be on a great deal.

Getting on a good deal is one thing, staying on one is another. That’s why with SlothMove you can get setup with a low-cost energy supplier and then get switched when a cheaper tariff comes along – easy peasy.

If you’re not happy with your energy supplier you can usually cancel at any time. If you’d like to know how to do that you can check our handy guide on how to cancel your energy supply.