If Energyst readers do one thing this financial year it could unlock a substantial energy efficiency budget, according to Alan Little, business development manager at STC. An energy consultancy recently highlighted the ‘missing millions’ owed to businesses due to utility billing errors. Alan Little, business development manager at specialist validation firm STC, outlines how to Read more…
Three things you need to know before trusting a demand response aggregator
Demand-side response is gaining momentum. Aggregator consolidation may be on the cards, increasing the importance of picking the right partner, says Restore’s Louis Burford. The competition to pay companies to harness their flexibility is heating up. Some traditional utilities are trying to catch up and are investing in aggregator-type business models or partnerships with aggregators. Read more…
Heat meters for new build, refurbishment and retrofit projects
Clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter specialists Micronics has reached an agreement with Engelmann Sensor GmbH, to market its range of in-line heat meters within the UK. Micronics says introduction of the product range enables it to compete within the energy metering and billing market for new build, full refurbishment and retrofit projects, offering customers a choice of meter types Read more…
Free webinar: How to maximise demand-side response revenue
Demand-side response (DSR) aggregator Enernoc is hosting a free webinar for businesses that want to maximise revenues from harnessing flexible energy consumption from their operations and assets. The company believes no business is ‘too bespoke’ to participate in DSR. The 30-minute seminar, held Wednesday, 26th April | 1:00–1:30 p.m, focuses on the Transitional Arrangement Capacity Auction, Read more…
How to solve water heater oversizing
Over the past two decades, developments in water heater sizing methods have changed the industry significantly. Long-winded, manual calculations have made way for today’s quick and easy online tools. Chris Meir, sales director at Andrews Water Heaters, reflects on how sizing practices have changed over the years and discusses the solutions available today. When Read more…
Incoming volatility: Act now to turn risk into reward
A volatile energy market requires large businesses and organisations to rethink their energy strategy and take a longer-term view. Do it now, advises Mike Chessum, sales director, Industrial & Commercial Energy and Services at British Gas Business. As a former energy manager, with more than 20 years’ experience in the sector, Mike Chessum understands the Read more…
Should landlords go ahead with heat metering installations, even if the government’s assessment tool says it’s not cost-effective?
Are you a landlord of a tenanted commercial building or residential flats? Perhaps you have a communal heating or cooling systems and more than one tenant occupying the building? If you have answered yes to both these questions, then as a landlord, you will be affected by the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. The Read more…
P272: British Gas urges firms to use half hourly data to curb rising non commodity costs
UK businesses are being encouraged by the country’s largest non-domestic energy supplier to review their supply contract and take greater control of technology which allows for deeper energy insight. The call comes as new P272 regulations come into force. While large firms have long been metered and settled on a half hourly (HH) basis, the Read more…
DCP 161: Firms that exceed allocated electricity capacity could pay triple
From 1st April 2018, DCP 161 will be in force. DCP 161 is a new measure which has been introduced by Ofgem to ensure that half hourly (HH) supplies that exceed their assigned available capacity pay significantly more. It is a change to the DCUSA (Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement) that will introduce Read more…
TfL gives green light to Goodlight LED range due to efficiency and maintenance savings
LED Eco Lights has announced that products from its Goodlight LED lighting range have been approved for use across Transport for London’s network in both Section 12 and non-Section 12 areas, such as the tube, rail and bus stations, depots and bus shelters (officially listed on the London Underground’s Approved Product Register). Commenting for TfL, Read more…
Scottish Power launches second phase of ‘Operation TPI’
Scottish Power’s strategic push to build deeper links with third party intermediaries (TPIs) in the I&C sector has entered its second phase. The energy supplier embarked upon a strategic shift at the end of 2015, recognising that the relationships forged by TPIs could significantly enhance its business, which until then had focused almost exclusively on Read more…
Real time is money: maximise flexible power revenues in all markets
REstore says its newest IoT-solution enables industrial and commercial consumers to achieve best bang for buck for their flexibility – opening up wholesale and balancing market revenues as well as National Grid’s demand-side response programmes. Louis Burford, Vice President Sales & Sourcing REstore UK, says the FlexTreo SaaS-solution means energy managers and production plant managers can Read more…
Triads: Maximum avoidance with minimum runs
As the debate continues over energy bills, an increasing number of businesses are seeking to take greater control of costs by taking a more active approach to their energy demand. Limiting demand or even generating energy at peak times can save industrial and commercial businesses tens of thousands of pounds on the network charges that Read more…
Centrica: Floodgates on battery storage investment to open in 2017
Investor interest in energy storage is increasing rapidly with battery storage projects gathering pace this year, according to Centrica. The energy giant also predicts a significant increase in capacity market contracts for batteries from here on in. Tim Barrs, who leads energy storage sales under the firm’s British Gas brand, says non-domestic users looking to Read more…
The clock is ticking on P272
As of 1st April 2017 the new half-hourly (HH) settlement code, P272, will be complete allowing all 05-08 profile class customers to see their energy usage in more detail than ever before. Alan Davidson, head of commercial energy at Scottish Power, gives an overview of what you need to know and the benefits P272 Read more…
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