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Effective energy management increasingly depends on real-time, granular and accurate electricity usage data. With rising energy costs and greater regulatory focus on carbon reporting, many organisations are choosing sub-metering to measure and control their electricity consumption. This guide provides a clear, comprehensive overview of sub-metering for commercial buildings. Here’s what we cover: How sub-metering works…

For many years, businesses had no option but to arrange new electricity connections or upgrades directly with their local Distribution Network Operator (DNO). With no competition, this process was often slow, inflexible and costly. Today, more than 450 Independent Connection Providers (ICPs) are accredited to design and build new connections, offering businesses a faster and…

Independent Distribution Network Operators (IDNOs) are companies that build and operate local “last-mile” electricity networks that extend the existing grid to connect new developments. Created by Ofgem to introduce competition, IDNOs offer developers faster, more flexible and often lower-cost alternatives to the traditional network operators. This guide explains the role of IDNOs. Here’s what we…

The Green Gas Levy (GGL) is a British environmental levy paid by all households and businesses with a mains gas supply. It is designed to fund the transition to low-carbon heating. The impact of the levy on bills is currently only a few pounds per property each year, but is expected to increase as the…

Since the early 2000s, the UK Government has subsidised the development of renewables on the national grid but has provided no direction on where these should be built. Following financial incentives, developers built huge wind farms off the coast of Scotland, Britain’s windiest region. The problem is that demand for power in Scotland is limited,…

As part of the Great British Energy programme, the UK Government has selected Rolls-Royce to construct three small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and has pledged £2.5 billion to support the development of this next-generation reactor technology. Rolls-Royce’s 470 MW modular reactor design promises to deliver low-carbon, reliable electricity built in factories rather than on vast…