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Large organisations: are you confident you’re ESOS compliant? The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme requires qualifying ...
12/08/2026

Large organisations: are you confident you’re ESOS compliant? The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme requires qualifying organisations to measure energy use, identify practical savings and submit compliance evidence every four years. Our latest blog explains who needs to comply, what assessments cover and actionable steps to reduce energy costs and regulatory risk. Read the full guide: https://wix.to/K4r77LA

Energy can be one of the largest hidden costs in a large organisation. ESOS exists because many businesses use far more energy than they realise, across buildings, transport, processes, lighting, heating, cooling and equipment.The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme, (ESOS), is a mandatory UK energy a...

"Cutting business energy costs could unlock £130bn for UK economy" should sound pretty obvious and barely worth of a hea...
15/07/2026

"Cutting business energy costs could unlock £130bn for UK economy" should sound pretty obvious and barely worth of a headline, but here we are!

Key recommendations:

1) Cut electricity prices (again, obvious...so why isn't it happening faster? The Govt. are pushing the electrification agenda but not making it financially feasible).

2) Change the new MEES threshold to include all buildings above 100m2 (the new regulation states only above 1000m2) to achieve EPC 'B' by 2031; this would cover half of all commercial properties and a whopping 95% of total floor space. In addition increase the '7 year payback' rule to 10 years to reduce exempted properties and so that measures such as solar & batteries can be included.

3) Support SMEs more (or actually start supporting them) with a 'Business Energy Upgrade Scheme' - free & impartial advice and financial support from expert energy assessors & consultants (similar schemes have worked with funded programmes in the public sector such as PSDS; I also worked on a funded programme called 'Smarter Choices' for SMEs which was grand in ambition but received little ongoing backing).

https://www.edie.net/report-cutting-business-energy-costs-could-unlock-over-130bn-for-uk-economy/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edie_daily_news_alert_15-07-2026&utm_content=edie_daily_news_alert_15-07-2026+CID_ef4f184488c2007f8f64a0a829e98df6&utm_source=campaign%20monitor&utm_term=Report%20Cutting%20business%20energy%20costs%20could%20unlock%20130bn%20for%20UK%20economy

CBI and Energy UK urge reforms to cut business energy costs, boost competitiveness and unlock investment amid soaring electricity prices.

Yet another article discussing the extortionate costs of electricity in the UK and how it is crippling any attempt to ac...
02/07/2026

Yet another article discussing the extortionate costs of electricity in the UK and how it is crippling any attempt to achieve .

The Govt. constantly spout that electrification is the future, yet the price for it is what is keeping us in the past.

https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-planning/-cripplingly-high-uk-electricity-price-is-main-barrier-to-industrial-electrification?utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NL_SPP_NL_07022026&sp_eh=cc19b863d96d85f5224d94d03f7344ee06a3aabe1dff295ebccfe11fefbcb30a

Industrial electrification is being blocked by the cost of electricity in the UK, according to speakers at the Clean Power 2030 Summit in London.

Important MEES update for non-domestic EPCs: • Buildings 1,000m² — EPC B required by 2031 • Same exemptions still apply ...
22/06/2026

Important MEES update for non-domestic EPCs: • Buildings 1,000m² — EPC B required by 2031 • Same exemptions still apply If you manage or own commercial property, now’s the time to review your EPC status and plan upgrades. Read our analysis: https://wix.to/wY3QZy7

After many many many months of deliberation and probably forgetting that they were consulting on it, the Government have released an update on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPC).Key points;All buildings

Commercial EPCs use carbon metrics, sometimes creating surprising outcomes for running costs. Our blog outlines the MEES...
30/04/2026

Commercial EPCs use carbon metrics, sometimes creating surprising outcomes for running costs. Our blog outlines the MEES landscape, why EPC ratings can be misleading for bills, and what actions landlords and tenants should consider to protect value and comply with regulations -

This is fascinating and highlights the issues and importance surrounding MEES and EPCs.The link between a poor Energy Performance Certificate rating and energy bills has always been there, but because of the Commercial EPC's metric being carbon-based and not financially-based, a better EPC rating wi...

De-coupling day to day electricity costs from gas-generated electricity will be a game-changer and great to see that thi...
21/04/2026

De-coupling day to day electricity costs from gas-generated electricity will be a game-changer and great to see that this is being brought up and will be brought into the system sooner rather than later.

The phrase 'gas-generated electricity' sounds a bit confusing, why should it impact on the cost of electricity overall? account for the majority of electricity generation in the UK overall and if bills were based fully on them then bills would be significantly lower than they are now; the issue though is that electricity prices are based on the last unit needed to meet demand - this last unit is usually gas-generated...so whenever gas prices spike (i.e. like now) then electricity costs are hit, and hit hard.

So moving away from this system to one that doesn't use gas-generated electricity costs as much, or at all, will make a big difference to bills and put more emphasis on the use of like solar and wind, ensuring network connections and is in place to further increase the % of renewables on the grid, reducing and costs.

Also great to see that this sort of news is making front page headlines where it belongs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79jg43vd8no

The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks.

This is actually quite a balanced piece by the BBC and well worth a read - it covers the issue of and - the trade of...
16/04/2026

This is actually quite a balanced piece by the BBC and well worth a read - it covers the issue of and - the trade off as it appears to be between and

The key line for us was this; "If electricity is expensive, households and businesses have little incentive to make the switch. If it is cheaper, the transition becomes easier - and faster."

A lot of us in the industry have been banging on about it but whilst electricity is so expensive, it just is not financially viable to use it as a main heating source in the UK (particularly when the majority of our building stock is old and poorly insulated).

It's not as straightforward as 'well, just make electricity cheap then' as this article delves into, but it is the solution to the problem - we just need to get to the solution.

From heat pumps to offshore wind, the UK’s net zero push is facing growing scrutiny. Are rising costs undermining climate goals?

Not saying Badenoch is an idiot but...she does realise that wherever the oil comes from, it belongs to the companies tha...
31/03/2026

Not saying Badenoch is an idiot but...she does realise that wherever the oil comes from, it belongs to the companies that extract it, not to the country that they're selling it to? I.e. 'Get Britain Drilling' is no more secure or cheaper than the current situation...not to mention the little issue of catastrophic carbon emissions associated with going down this route?

https://www.edie.net/labour-and-conservatives-at-odds-over-energy-security-as-badenoch-launches-get-britain-drilling-campaign/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edie_daily_news_alert_31-03-2026&utm_content=edie_daily_news_alert_31-03-2026+CID_03d1ae902e6de1f7db34977a06d1362d&utm_source=campaign%20monitor&utm_term=Labour%20and%20Conservatives%20at%20odds%20over%20energy%20security%20as%20Badenoch%20launches%20Get%20Britain%20Drilling%20campaign

The UK Government and the Conservative opposition have set out starkly contrasting visions for tackling the energy price crisis, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging the G7 to follow Britain's lead on renewables and Kemi Badenoch campaigning for more North Sea oil and gas drilling.

Welsh Govt to mandate solar on all new domestic buildings from 2027 - huzzah! https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-p...
12/03/2026

Welsh Govt to mandate solar on all new domestic buildings from 2027 - huzzah!

https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-projects/wales-to-mandate-rooftop-solar-on-new-builds?utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NL_SPP_NL_03122026&sp_eh=f99b34dbc053377007929aa96cf1e81c1c6098dcd316a42f3906a26d0bda1206

Could they have gone further? Why not ALL new buildings including commercial?
Same with the Future Homes Standard coming into force in England, with a similar 'promise' (but likely to take place), but just for domestic buildings. Don't commercial developments count?

The Welsh government has unveiled plans to effectively mandate rooftop solar power on new buildings.

"UK Govt. can deliver...net-zero target for less than it spent responding to the energy price crisis resulting from the ...
11/03/2026

"UK Govt. can deliver...net-zero target for less than it spent responding to the energy price crisis resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war" - official climate advisors have concluded.

https://www.edie.net/ccc-uks-net-zero-transition-can-cost-less-than-managing-one-energy-price-crisis/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edie_daily_news_alert_11-03-2026&utm_content=edie_daily_news_alert_11-03-2026+CID_d5ec660957e5cecd9adbeda7da88dad7&utm_source=campaign%20monitor&utm_term=CCC%20UKs%20net-zero%20transition%20can%20cost%20less%20than%20managing%20one%20energy%20price%20crisis

So for the cost of ONE energy crisis event, the entirety of the UK's net-zero target could be met.

As we're seeing right now, energy crises are just that, plural. But because we're still so intrinsically linked (i.e. we're dependent upon) fossil fuel imports, we will continue to be hit by events that, on the surface at least, have little to do with us (just ask those panic-buying fuel or when one peruses the many many graphs showing gas price spikes).

A no-brainer to invest in net-zero (and beyond, critically) then, surely? Moving away from fossil-fuel based imports, relying on our own greener (increasingly so with additional renewables over time), secure network and reducing electricity costs to the customer must be the focus.

The UK Government can deliver its long-term net-zero target for less than it spent responding to the energy price crisis resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war, its official climate advisors have concluded.

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