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Energy and utilities management for manufacturing and industry
On an industrial supply a large part of the bill sits outside the unit rate. Agreed capacity, reactive power and availability charges and the hours the plant actually runs all change what a contract costs, so we show commodity and non-commodity charges separately on every offer we present.
Agreed capacity is often set for plant that has since changed. We compare recorded maximum demand against the agreed figure and set out what a change would mean, including the risk of exceeding it.
A load that runs across a night shift or a weekend does not cost the same as a day-time load. We price from the half-hourly data rather than an annual total, and where a metering, generation or storage project is worth costing we scope it and appoint the specialist contractor.
Day one
What we are usually handed
Capacity that no longer matches the site
Agreed capacity is often set for plant that has since changed. We compare recorded maximum demand against the agreed figure and set out what a change would mean, including the risk of exceeding it.
Where we fitWe compare recorded maximum demand against agreed capacity and set out what a change would mean.
Reactive power and availability charges
These are charged separately from the units consumed and are easy to overlook. We identify them on the invoice and say what drives them at your site.
Where we fitWe identify these charges on the invoice and say what drives them at your site.
Shift patterns priced as an average
A load that runs across a night shift or a weekend does not cost the same as a day-time load. We price from the half-hourly data rather than an annual total.
Where we fitWe price from the half-hourly data, so a night shift or weekend load is not averaged away.
What we do about it
Compare recorded demand against agreed capacity for every half-hourly meter.
Separate commodity from non-commodity charges on each offer we present.
Model shift patterns from half-hourly data before going to market.
Scope generation, storage and metering projects and appoint the specialist contractor.
Who we work withSite engineers, operations directors, procurement and finance teams.
Simple steps
How to reduce energy use in manufacturing and industrial
No cost, this week
Changes to habits and settings.
Walk the site when production has stopped and listen for leaks. Tag each one and add it to the maintenance list.
List equipment that is left running between shifts and at weekends, and agree what can be switched off safely.
Check the pressure each machine actually requires. Running the system higher makes the compressor work harder.
Low cost
Small purchases and maintenance.
Bare hot pipework and valves lose heat into the building before it reaches where it is needed.
Warehouse and production lighting runs for long hours and can follow occupancy and daylight.
Fans and pumps that run continuously are candidates for timers or variable speed drives. The running hours show which to look at.
Plan with the data
Larger decisions, best made from metered data.
Half-hourly data shows what the site draws when nothing is being made. Match it to the plant that is still running.
Half-hourly supplies can be charged for capacity and for excess reactive power. Both appear on the network charges in your bill and can be checked against the data.
Heat from process plant and air compressors can often be reused for space or water heating. Ask for it to be assessed at the next plant change.
Before anything is agreed
What happens next
Tell us the sector, the number of sites and what prompted the enquiry. Contract end dates and supply numbers help, but you do not need the full picture to start.
We confirm whether the work matches what we do and whether we have capacity to take it on properly. If it does not, we say so.
If it is suitable, we set out the work, the fee basis and the next steps in writing before any contract is signed.
Every supply contract stays in your name. We operate under a Level 1 Letter of Authority only, which means we cannot sign contracts on your behalf.
Questions we are asked here
We compare recorded maximum demand across the half-hourly data with the agreed figure on the bill and set out the case for changing it, together with the exceeded capacity risk if it were reduced.
They relate to the power factor of the plant on site rather than the units consumed. We identify the charge on the invoice and say what is driving it at your site before recommending anything.
No. We scope the project, run the tender and appoint a specialist contractor, then hold the contractor to the scope on your behalf.
- Hospitality and hotelsLong operating hours and kitchen and spa plant that make load look peaky.
- Restaurants and food serviceSmall supplies in volume, kitchen plant that runs late and units that change hands.
- Leisure and stadiumsEvent day peaks, pool and pitch plant, and agreed capacity set for the busiest day.
- Offices and multi-let buildingsLandlord and tenant supplies, service charge recovery and letting standards.
- Retail groupsMany small supplies, frequent site changes and rolling contract end dates.
- Public sector and educationProcurement rules, term dates in the load shape and reporting obligations.
- Care homes and residential estatesContinuous load, heat networks and metering of individual dwellings.
- Charities and non-profitsTrustee oversight, restricted budgets and the VAT and levy reliefs that apply to charitable premises.
Proof
What we have delivered, and who checks our work.
Each figure below is taken from our evidence record and has a full case study behind it.
Michels and Taylor
£206,000a year saved on procurement
Read the case study: Michels and TaylorBroadening Choices for Older People
£161,000a year saved on gas, about £483,000 across a three-year term
Read the case study: Broadening Choices for Older PeopleRoam
Group rates10 per centlower than the previous brokered prices
Read the case study: Roam
Checkable with the issuing body
Tell us what you have been handed
Send us the latest full invoice for each meter and sign a Letter of Authority. We will complete a full review and feed back our findings and the available options.