Gain expert insight on the developments that will directly impact your energy strategy at The Energyst Event, 1-2 May, Birmingham. Taking place at the Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, it’s a conference and exhibition tailored to our readers. The event is free to attend, but you need to register here. Here are some of the free sessions Read more…

TEAM Energy says its latest software paves the way for accurate and transparent tenant billing. Energy management specialist TEAM has strengthened its software portfolio with the launch of its next generation Sigma Tenant Billing solution. The application enables organisations to accurately and efficiently apportion utility costs between tenants, cost centres or departments delivering transparent accountable Read more…

There’s now just two weeks to go until The Energyst Event opens its doors – so what can delegates expect this year? Last year’s inaugural conference and exhibition was a great success, with over 900 energy professionals in attendance and plenty of insightful sessions from key names within the energy industry. On 1-2 May 2019, Read more…

National Grid Electricity System Operator has confirmed this winter’s periods of peak demand, known as Triads. Transmission charges for large businesses are based on these periods, the three half hours of highest demand that are at least 10 days apart, between November and February. But the cunning trick is that National Grid only reveals them Read more…

SSE has signed Smart Metering Systems (SMS) as preferred national supplier to rollout 200,000 smart meters to its small and medium sized business customers (SMEs). The meters will be the fully smart variant, or Smets2 units. Glasgow-based SMS claims it manages some 2.8 million metering and data assets across the domestic and non-domestic sectors. “We are Read more…

Join the UK’s leading energy, sustainability and resource professionals at edie Live 2019. Discover innovative energy solutions; be inspired by thought leadership and best practice case studies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon; overcome your business challenges with energy industry experts in free consultations; and pinpoint future strategy to prepare for the long term. At Read more…

Energy reporting is in the spotlight in 2019, with the ESOS Phase 2 deadline looming and the new Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework commencing in April. But will businesses be ready? In ESOS Phase 1, over 40% of businesses were non-compliant by the deadline extension date. Even among those that were compliant in Read more…

An energy performance contract (EPC) across leisure centres operated for Glasgow City Council will reduce bills by six figures per year. Veolia’s agreement with Glasgow Life, a charity that delivers leisure and learning activities for the council, guarantees savings of over £106,000 per year and a reduction of 1.7GWh of energy drawn from the grid. Read more…

Coltrane Master Fund, the largest single shareholder in construction and FM company Interserve, has called for the board of directors to be removed from the company, bar CEO Debbie White. The news follows Interserve’s announcement that it has agreed a debt reduction plan with key lenders. The plan will see the company swap hundreds of Read more…

Businesses can save money by switching supplier, but there is another side to significantly reducing energy costs, says Chauvin Arnoux in this sponsored post. In recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of businesses that have been created to help other businesses save money on electricity charges, through either renegotiating existing Read more…

Carmakers are stepping up plans to use electric vehicle (EV) batteries to help balance power grids. Volkswagen is set to launch an energy company, while Nissan suggests 2019 is potentially a “breakthrough year” for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services. Meanwhile, a number of large scale EV charging infrastructure deals have been announced in recent months. While very Read more…

Electric vehicles make up a tiny fraction of cars on the road but sales are rising. In the medium term, grid operators predict that EVs will have a significant bearing on available network capacity. Meanwhile, major changes are afoot to the way grid capacity is allocated and charged to businesses. All of which means businesses Read more…

In a new podcast created with The Energyst, Kinect Energy Group outlines charging regime change, the need to unlock flexibility and why businesses should think about EVs now, not later. Businesses that get to grips with flexible energy consumption and take steps to understand the flexibility within their estate will weather incoming change better than Read more…

The latest technology developments make this the year to master Data Centre monitoring, says Socomec, and the firm invites readers to join a free webinar enabling them to do just that. Join Socomec at a FREE WEBINAR January 31st at 15.00 to discover The future of Data Centre Power Monitoring. REGISTER HERE. A perennial challenge Read more…

Strength and volatility have returned to commodity markets and non-commodity energy bill elements continue to rise. How can businesses navigate an increasingly complex environment? The Energyst asked energy experts. The tail end of 2018 saw several smaller energy suppliers going bust and the Capacity Market suspended. It underlined “how quickly things can change in the Read more…

The Energyst asked consultants and suppliers for views on key energy challenges and opportunities facing businesses in the year ahead.  In the immediate term, hitting all three Triad periods is a key challenge for businesses, as failure to do so will mean substantially bigger power bills, according to Ben Spry, head of Npower’s risk management Read more…