Industrial unit Electricity supply costs & metering

[oldpink]

I've taken on a unit to store / work on / test my PA equipment out as my lockup was becoming way over packed
and with no power in it no way to test systems so had to move

we moved in today with the understanding of the usual rent & utility's to be paid
but one of the guys from the units a couple a long from us came round and mentioned
that he got a shock with the leccy bill as it was divvied up between the 5 units on the site
now these are workshops with compressors / weilders etc

we will mostly use about 8 floro lamps to light the unit and at most on average be running 1000w per hr
for a couple of amps and the lights

as we have no meter to read I thought about replacing the breakers in the unit with these
to monitor our actual usage as I can install them myself rather than having to have a separate meter installed
as that would require a lot of hassle and a certified installer

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anyone else here rent a unit ??
how do you work out your utility's in this situation

if this is going to be an issue I can move out next month as its on a monthly rolling basis
and no contract etc

and lastly is industrial supplies cheaper or more expensive than domestic per Kw used
that will give me an idea of what I should be paying for my usage
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[Kickstart]

Hi

From memory the VAT rate on business electricity is the full VAT rather than the 5% rate for domestic supplies.

However if your consumption is low then there is an exclusion. Not a clue whether you could claim that reduction on a shared supply (probably not I suspect).

All the best

Keith
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[moonzoomer]

Just a thought but it might be a lot less hassle and cheaper to buy a 2kw generator for around 200 quid, I know petrol is not cheap nowadays but a generator is not that hard on petrol and you will have no fixed charges to pay for your supply.

[oldpink]

A generator had crossed my mind as I plan to buy one for outdoor gig's and personal use (camping & astronomy weekends)
problem is occasionally I will be powering up a 4K lighting rig and 20k of amps
for short bursts to check the full system

a typical genny is normally 1 - 5kw
I normally use 4 of these (on hire) for outdoor gigs to ensure I have enough Kw's available
a 25Kw genny is out of the question and would be total overkill
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