Our flexible purchasing contracts
We have a range of products available designed to give you direct market access and price risk management. Purchase your commodity in monthly, quarterly or seasonal blocks, direct from the wholesale market.
Our flexible purchasing products
Our flexible purchasing contracts are designed for electricity customers that spend more than £1m a year on energy. With Shell Energy, you can choose from two products, each with varying levels of market access and risk profiles:
Purchase your electricity in monthly, quarterly or seasonal blocks
Flex Shape
Request a quoteAbility to purchase electricity in line with your business needs
Minimise risks with agreed shape fee
Avoid non-commodity risk premiums
100% renewable electricity¹
Get 100% renewable electricity¹, plus bespoke renewable and payment options. Available for non-half hourly and half hourly electricity customers only.
Purchase your electricity in blocks and settle the residual charges
Block and Index
Request a quoteAccess market prices - avoid risk premiums
Control your electricity purchase
Avoid volume tolerance penalties
100% renewable electricity¹
Get 100% renewable electricity¹, plus bespoke renewable and payment options. Available for non-half hourly and half hourly electricity customers only.
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View our Deemed and Extended Supply rates
Which flexible purchasing product is right for your business?
| FLEX SHAPE | BLOCK and INDEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy market access frequency | Medium - 100% hedged before start of block period. Fixed for block period only | High - Choose when and how much to hedge or leave floating. Hourly access to wholesale prices |
| Volume tolerance | Matched to each block period | 100% |
| Shape fee | Agreed up front | None - cash out to index |
| Non-energy cost | Passed-through | Passed-through |
| Contract term | 12-36 months | 12-60 months |
| MARKET STANDARD | BEST FOR ENERGY SOLUTION COST SAVINGS |
Energy contract options to suit your business
If you spend under £1m a year on energy or a flexible purchasing product isn’t for you, discover our other business energy supply products. When you partner with us, you can also access more energy solutions from the Shell Group of companies.
Pass-through contract
Spend more than £50k a year on energy? Our Pass-through contracts allow you to fix your electricity commodity price and choose which non- commodity charges like distribution and transmission charges are passed through to you at the market rate.
Fixed contract
When you choose a fixed all-inclusive contract, your price is agreed with us upfront. So, you can better plan your budget, freeing you from the uncertainty of future rises in your energy costs.
Lower-carbon energy solutions
Working with the wider Shell group of companies, we can offer a range of energy solutions, from onsite energy assets to providing easy-to-use electric vehicle charging solutions at business locations. We can help businesses that generate renewable electricity to optimise grid scale battery and flexible generation assets.
Frequently asked questions
1Our renewable energy is backed by UK-certified renewable certificates of origin, which means that all of the electricity and any green gas you buy from us is matched with the equivalent amount of units from 100% renewable sources.
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