What is agreed capacity?

The headroom reserved for your supply on the local electricity network, measured in kVA. It is charged every month whether or not the site ever draws it, and exceeding it carries charges of its own.

How do we know whether our capacity is set too high?

By testing it against a full year of half-hourly recorded demand. The review shows the recorded peak, the headroom above it and when the highest half-hours occurred, so the recommendation rests on a year of evidence rather than a quiet month.

Can capacity be increased as well as reduced?

Yes. Both are applications to the network operator, and both are handled the same way: a recommendation in writing first, then the request prepared and submitted if you accept it.

Will reducing capacity expose us to excess charges?

That risk is part of the recommendation. The stated level keeps deliberate headroom above the recorded peak, and where a site plans new plant, charging or expansion, headroom is kept rather than removed.

Does the review cost anything?

No. The review and the written recommendation are free. If it finds a worthwhile reduction and you ask us to complete the work, we charge up to 25% of the first year saving, agreed in writing before we start, and the network operator application is included. If there is no worthwhile reduction we will say so plainly, and you pay nothing. There is no capital spend on the site.

How long does a change take?

The timing is the network operator's to confirm, not ours, so we do not promise dates. We prepare and submit the request, chase it, and record the new level once it is confirmed.

Services / Capacity review

Capacity (kVA) review

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Twelve-month demand instrument

Measure the space between the peak and the limit.

A full year matters. One quiet month cannot show whether a kitchen, spa or pumping station needs its existing headroom.

The present level stays

The year supports the existing level, and future demand needs the headroom it provides.

Agreed capacity100 kVAMeasured peak62 kVAHeadroom38 kVA

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Agreed capacity is tested against a full year of recorded demand before any change is requested.

The real peak, not a guess
A full year of half-hourly recorded demand shows the actual peak and the headroom above it.
Written recommendation first
A free written recommendation before any fee, so the decision is made with the figures in front of you.
Application handled end to end
The network operator request is prepared, submitted and chased, and the new level recorded once confirmed.
Headroom kept where it is needed
Where expansion, new plant or charging is planned, headroom is kept deliberately rather than removed.

Where it goes wrong, and what we do about it

How Omnium solves it
We compare recorded maximum demand against the agreed figure using a full year of half-hourly data, so the recommendation reflects how the site runs now, not when the contract was signed.
How Omnium solves it
The review shows the recorded peak, the headroom above it, and whether reducing the figure is worth doing, set out in writing.
How Omnium solves it
Where the data shows demand close to or over the agreed level, we recommend an increase and prepare the network operator application, keeping deliberate headroom where expansion is planned.
How Omnium solves it
We prepare and submit the request to the network operator, chase it, and record the new level once it is confirmed, so the timing is tracked rather than forgotten.

A written recommendation before any fee.

Review and recommendation: Free; The review and the written recommendation cost nothing.
Fee if we act: Up to 25%; Of the first year saving, agreed in writing before we start.
If there is no saving: Nothing to pay; We say so plainly and the review stops there.
Capital spend on site: None; There is no capital spend on the site.

Questions

What clients ask before starting

: The headroom reserved for your supply on the local electricity network, measured in kVA. It is charged every month whether or not the site ever draws it, and exceeding it carries charges of its own.
: By testing it against a full year of half-hourly recorded demand. The review shows the recorded peak, the headroom above it and when the highest half-hours occurred, so the recommendation rests on a year of evidence rather than a quiet month.
: Yes. Both are applications to the network operator, and both are handled the same way: a recommendation in writing first, then the request prepared and submitted if you accept it.
: That risk is part of the recommendation. The stated level keeps deliberate headroom above the recorded peak, and where a site plans new plant, charging or expansion, headroom is kept rather than removed.
: No. The review and the written recommendation are free. If it finds a worthwhile reduction and you ask us to complete the work, we charge up to 25% of the first year saving, agreed in writing before we start, and the network operator application is included. If there is no worthwhile reduction we will say so plainly, and you pay nothing. There is no capital spend on the site.
: The timing is the network operator's to confirm, not ours, so we do not promise dates. We prepare and submit the request, chase it, and record the new level once it is confirmed.

Accounts where capacity work has run

EV-04 / Consumption
16 per cent reduction in non-required consumption
Michels and Taylor
Taken from metered consumption after energy monitoring was rolled out across the estate, with more than £100,000 of further saving identified separately from agreed capacity (kVA) audits. Guest-facing operations were not altered.
Client value summary, Michels and Taylor, 27 August 2026
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EV-05 / Consumption
Half-hourly waste analysis and full agreed-capacity audit completed
Broadening Choices for Older People
Consumption data turned into a costed picture of where energy is used unnecessarily, with reserved capacity right-sized across the estate. An on-site generation feasibility study was completed alongside it.
Client value summary, BCOP, 27 August 2026
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How to check this

Each claim on this page is answered by something you can read for yourself. Nothing below states a figure; it names the document or register the claim is held against.

Point 01
We hold a Level 1 Letter of Authority only
The authority wording sets out what we may do with your data and states that we cannot sign a contract on your behalf. Read it before you sign it.
Read the Letter of Authority
Point 02
How we are paid is agreed in writing before you sign
Our margin or management fee is stated in the terms that accompany a recommendation, and nothing is added afterwards.
Client terms and conditions
Point 03
Every figure we quote carries a dated source document
Records state the figure, what it is measured against, the document it is taken from and the date on that document. Records still held anonymous are labelled as such.
Evidence records
Point 04
Consumption figures come from meter and supplier data, not estimates
Where a reading is estimated or missing, the record says so rather than filling the gap.
How your bill is built up

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
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Broadening 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 People
Roam
Group rates10 per centlower than the previous brokered prices
Read the case study: Roam