Commission Schedules Explained (Read This Before Raising Tickets) ⭐

Commission Schedules Explained (Read This Before Raising Tickets) ⭐

Please see below table of commission payouts... 


SUPPLIER
HOW SUPPLIER PAYS OUT
WHAT THE BROKER GETS
CLAWBACK CRITERIA
EDF ENERGY (EDF)
FOR ACQUISITION AND RENEWAL:
70:30 SPLIT ON INITIAL PAYMENT, BALANCE BETWEEN 18-21 MONTHS AFTER LIVE (SO IF 2YR OR 3YR, THEN DURING THE TERM). EAC AT TIME OF PAYMENT IS DEEMED TO BE EAC FOR REMAINDER OF CONTRACT
ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 70%
10000KWH + = 80%
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT, CAN RESULT IN FULL CLAWBACK. IF DISCONNECTION, FULL CLAWBACK. IF COT AND FULL BILLS PAID ON END THEN RECONCILE PAID. (I.E. AS A FINAL DD PAYMENT, NOT DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS AFTER CONTRACT FINISH)
SCOTTISH POWER (SP)
ACQUISITION: 80:20 SPLIT AT LIVE, AND BALANCE END OF YEAR 1 (UP TO 6-8MONTHS AFTER ANNIVERSARY. IF TWO OR THREE YEAR TERM, THEN EAC FROM YEAR 1 IS ASSUMED TO BE SAME IN YEAR 2 AND 3. WE ADVISE REGULAR METER READINGS IN YEAR 1

RENEWAL: SP ADVISE US WHAT THE EAC IS AND ITS 100% PAYOUT AT LIVE.


ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 70%
10000KWH + = 80%

IF THE MONETARY AMOUNT EXCEEDS £1500, THE COMMISSION IS CAPPED, WITH BALANCE RELEASED AT END OF CONTRACT
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT, CAN RESULT IN FULL CLAWBACK. IF DISCONNECTION, FULL CLAWBACK. IF COT AND FULL BILLS PAID ON END THEN RECONCILE PAID. (NOT IF 3 MONTHS AFTER)
BRTISH GAS BUSINESS (BGB)
70:30 SPLIT, ADJUSTED ANNUALLY FOR ACQUISITION AND RENEWAL.

IF EAC EXCEEDS 149,999kwh, THEN ITS RESIDUAL PAYMENTS ONCE CUSTOMER PAYS BILL

Notes
BGL EAC/AQ CAP 149,999kwh
ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 65%
10000KWH + = 75%
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT AT RECONCILE TIME, PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE. ALL DEBTS MUST BE CLEAR BY THE LAST BILL VIA DD TO QUALIFY FOR FULL COMMISSIONS. 

CASH/CARD/PAYMENT PLANS AFTER CONTRACTS FINISHES WILL RESULT IN WITHELD COMMISSION FROM SUPPLIER.

DISCONNECTION = FULL CLAWBACK

Alert
Queries regarding BGL clawbacks where the account ended in arrears will be auto-closed.
All outcomes follow BGL’s published debt policy; there is no supplier discretion and no “partial commission” for partially paid months.

BRITISH GAS LITE (BGL)
70:30 SPLIT, ADJUSTED ANNUALLY FOR ACQUISITION AND RENEWAL. 

Eg: 8408kwh sold for 3yrs at 2.5p: total v
ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 70%
10000KWH + = 80%
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT AT RECONCILE TIME, PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE. ALL DEBTS MUST BE CLEAR BY THE LAST BILL VIA DD TO QUALIFY FOR FULL COMMISSIONS. 

CASH/CARD/PAYMENT PLANS AFTER CONTRACTS FINISHES WILL RESULT IN WITHELD COMMISSION FROM SUPPLIER.

DISCONNECTION = FULL CLAWBACK
EON ENERGY (EON)
70:30 SPLIT, ADJUSTED ANNUALLY FOR ACQUISITION AND RENEWAL.
BELOW 5000KWH = 50%
5001 TO 9999KWH = 65%
10000KWH + = 75%

THERE MAY BE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT IF THE ON SUPPLY EAC AND LIVE EAC DIFFER (CASE BY CASE BASIS)
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT AT RECONCILE TIME, PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE. ALL DEBTS MUST BE CLEAR BY THE LAST BILL VIA DD TO QUALIFY FOR FULL COMMISSIONS. 

CASH/CARD/PAYMENT PLANS AFTER CONTRACTS FINISHES WILL RESULT IN WITHELD COMMISSION FROM SUPPLIER.

DISCONNECTION = FULL CLAWBACK 
SMARTEST ENERGY (DUAL)
80:20 SPLIT AT LIVE, WITH BALANCE AT END OF CONTRACT.

ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 70%
10000KWH + = 80%
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT AT RECONCILE TIME, PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE. ALL DEBTS MUST BE CLEAR BY THE LAST BILL VIA DD TO QUALIFY FOR FULL COMMISSIONS. 

CASH/CARD/PAYMENT PLANS AFTER CONTRACTS FINISHES WILL RESULT IN WITHELD COMMISSION FROM SUPPLIER.

DISCONNECTION = FULL CLAWBACK
VALDA ENERGY (VALDA)
80:20 INITIAL PAYMENT 
BALANCE OF 20% AT END OF YEAR 1 FOR ONE YEAR AND TWO YEAR CONTRACTS

3,4,5 YEAR CONTRACTS - VALDA KEEP 15% OF THE TOTAL VALUE PERMANENTLY. 

Alert
ALSO HARD COMM CAP PER PAYMENT OF £2000
ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 70%
10000KWH + = 80%

SEE WORKED EXAMPLES BELOW
IF DEBT ON ACCOUNT AT RECONCILE TIME, PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE. ALL DEBTS MUST BE CLEAR BY THE LAST BILL VIA DD TO QUALIFY FOR FULL COMMISSIONS. 

CASH/CARD/PAYMENT PLANS AFTER CONTRACTS FINISHES WILL RESULT IN WITHELD COMMISSION FROM SUPPLIER.

DISCONNECTION = FULL CLAWBACK

SSE
RESIDUAL - QUARTERLY IN ARREARS, ONCE CUSTOMER PAYS BILL.
ZERO PAYOUT BELOW 5000KWH
5001 TO 9999KWH = 70%
10000KWH + = 80%
UNPAID OR CLAWED BACK BILLS RESULTS IN CLAWBACK.

⭐ Commission Worked Examples

Simple, readable breakdowns showing how commissions are calculated across all suppliers. No jargon. No system references. Just the maths.

🔵 EDF – Worked Example

Scenario:

  • EAC: 22,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 2p

  • Term: 1 year

  • Band: 70 percent

  • Broker split: 80 percent

Step 1 – Base value
22,000 × £0.02 = £440

Step 2 – Supplier payout
£440 × 70 percent = £308

Step 3 – Broker share
£308 × 80 percent = £246.40

✨ Initial commission: £246.40
Any later changes to usage simply adjust the difference.

🟢 Scottish Power – Worked Example (Standard Acquisition)

Scenario:

  • EAC: 34,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 1.5p

  • Term: 2 years

  • Supplier payout: 80 percent

  • Broker split: 80 percent

Initial payment

34,000 × £0.015 × 2 = £1,020
Supplier payout → £816
Broker share → £652.80

🟢 Initial payment: £652.80

Year 1 adjustment example

Usage = 30,000 kWh
30,000 × £0.015 × 2 = £900
Supplier payout → £720
Broker share → £576

Adjustment = £576 − £652.80 = −£76.80

🟥 Scottish Power – Capped Initial Payment Example (Acquisition)

Scenario:

  • EAC: 120,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 2p

  • Term: 3 years

  • Supplier payout: 80 percent

  • Broker split: 80 percent

  • Supplier cap: £1,500

Initial estimate (before cap)

120,000 × £0.02 × 3 = £7,200
Supplier payout → £5,760
Broker share → £4,608

📉 Supplier applies a £1,500 cap on initial payments.
Broker gets: £1,500 × 80 percent = £1,200.

🟥 Initial payment (capped): £1,200

Any remaining commission is handled later through usage-based adjustments.

🟦 Scottish Power – Renewal Example (100% Payout at Live)

SP renewals are different:

  • Supplier pays 100 percent of the commission upfront (subject to the hard cap).

  • The EAC they give you is assumed correct for the entire term.

  • At the end of the contract, they release the remaining balance (if any) regardless of whether usage was higher or lower.

  • Only exceptions: debt, disconnection, mid-term loss.

Scenario (Renewal):

  • EAC: 100,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 2p

  • Term: 2 years

  • Supplier payout: 100 percent

  • Broker split: 80 percent

  • Supplier cap: £1,500

Step 1 – Total value

100,000 × £0.02 × 2 = £4,000

Step 2 – Broker share

£4,000 × 80 percent = £3,200 total commission

Step 3 – Cap at live

Supplier cap applies → £1,500 max upfront

Broker upfront = £1,500 × 80 percent = £1,200

🟦 Initial payment (capped): £1,200

Step 4 – End-of-contract final payment

Remaining owed = £3,200 − £1,200 = £2,000

✔ Paid regardless of usage going up or down
✔ As long as the customer remained on supply and bills were paid
✔ This is why SP renewals are extremely predictable

🟡 Smartest Energy – Worked Example

Scenario:

  • EAC: 20,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 2p

  • Term: 1 year

  • Supplier payout: 80 percent

  • Broker split: 80 percent

20,000 × £0.02 = £400
Supplier payout → £320
Broker split → £256

🟡 Initial commission: £256

Final usage produces the adjustment.

🔥 British Gas Business (BGB) – Worked Example

Scenario:

  • EAC: 40,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 1.7p

  • Supplier band: 70 percent

  • Broker split: 75 percent

  • Term: 2 years

Year 1 – Initial payment

40,000 × £0.017 × 70 percent × 75 percent = £357

Year 1 – Reconciliation

Usage = 36,000 kWh
36,000 × £0.017 × 75 percent = £459
Adjustment = £102

🔥 Year 1 total: £459

Year 2 repeats the cycle

Usage up → extra
Usage down → clawback

💙 British Gas Lite (BGL) – Worked Example

Scenario:

  • EAC: 12,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 1.8p

  • Supplier band: 70 percent

  • Broker split: 80 percent

  • Term: 1 year

12,000 × £0.018 × 70 percent × 80 percent = £120.96

💙 Initial commission: £120.96

Final usage produces the adjustment.

🟣 Valda – 3-Year Worked Example

Year-by-year release:

  • Year 1 pays 70 percent

  • Year 2 pays 10 percent

  • Year 3 pays 10 percent

  • Final invoice catches up anything remaining

  • Broker split is 80 percent

Scenario:

  • EAC: 60,000 kWh

  • Uplift: 2p

  • Term: 3 years

  • Broker split: 80 percent

Step 1 – Total contract value

60,000 × £0.02 × 3 = £3,600

Step 2 – Supplier release schedule

  • Year 1: 70 percent = £2,520

  • Year 2: 10 percent = £360

  • Year 3: 10 percent = £360
    Subtotal = £3,240 (90 percent before final true-up)

Step 3 – Broker split

  • Year 1: £2,520 × 80 percent = £2,016

  • Year 2: £360 × 80 percent = £288

  • Year 3: £360 × 80 percent = £288

💜 Broker total before final adjustment: £2,592

Step 4 – Final adjustment

Final usage = 62,000 kWh
62,000 × £0.02 × 3 = £3,720
Supplier total payout (90 percent) = £3,348
Broker share = £3,348 × 80 percent = £2,678.40

Difference = £2,678.40 − £2,592 = £86.40

💜 Final invoice: £86.40
🟣 Total broker commission: £2,678.40

If earlier payments hit a supplier cap, any shortfall is simply pushed to the final true-up.

❤️ E.ON – Worked Example

Scenario:

  • EAC: 78,080 kWh

  • Uplift: 0.9p

  • Term: 1 year

  • Band: 70 percent

  • Broker split: 75 percent

Initial payment

= £368.93

Supplementary adjustment

= –£218.66

Final adjustment

= £85.98

❤️ Total broker commission: £236.25

⚠️ Important Rules

🚫 Under 5,000 kWh

Commission is £0 across all suppliers.

📊 Banding

  • 5001–9999 kWh → 70 percent

  • 10,000+ kWh → 80 percent

🔄 Usage changes (all suppliers)

  • Usage increases → you get topped up

  • Usage decreases → clawback

  • Final invoice always corrects everything

⚡ Mid-contract loss adjustment

If the customer leaves mid-term (change of tenancy, business closure, move-out), payments will be adjusted.
If the account goes into debt, commissions are not paid back to us and therefore cannot be paid to the broker.

👉 If Mr Singh Stores racks up £10,000 debt and disappears, you will not be paid.
👉 If a COT happens before contract end, the supplier reconciles based on bills paid only.
👉 This is all outlined in the supplier rules above – but worth repeating, because some brokers still forget this.



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