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With the energy landscape constantly changing, we created our Future Utilities Manager report to give energy professionals some clarity when facing a largely uncertain future. Technology was a key focus for our research, so in this blog we take a look at the tech advances that are likely to affect your role by 2030: Blockchain […]

What is ESOS? A scheme implemented by Government, the ESOS Scheme (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) is a compulsory assessment of a large UK business’ energy consumption and savings. The Government has set out to reduce energy consumption by 20% by 2020 and first introduced the scheme in July 2014. We are now in Phase 2 […]

Most energy managers will know that convincing key stakeholders to invest in new systems and processes can be challenging. If you’re looking for ways to implement a new technology, you will need to prove how it will contribute to the business’ overall objective. Not only that, you will also need to understand exactly how to […]

Defra carbon factors updated The official 2017 UK carbon emission factors were belatedly published by Defra in August. As well as a further sharp fall in the carbon intensity of grid electricity, a number of other changes were announced. These include new carbon factors for electric vehicles, overnight hotel stays and a significant rise in […]

The future Utilities Manager will be a data scientist. Their role will be more senior within the business and involved in more strategic investment decisions. Energy, water, waste, health & safety and environmental regulations will all fall under the remit of the utilities manager, making closer working relationships with operations and maintenance teams a necessity. […]

On the 13th September, we launched the report at an exclusive event in London’s City Hall. Delegates heard from Inenco’s own Gary Stokes (CEO) and Jon Bauer (CTO), Ricardo Energy & Environment, the consultants we commissioned to carry out the research, and Timandra Harkness, presenter of BBC Radio 4 series Future Proofing, who provided expert […]

At Inenco, we know that it pays to be prepared, and businesses that want to avoid excessive energy costs this winter should act now. Here we look at how the Capacity Market could affect your business and the cost-saving measures businesses should consider implementing in the coming months. How will it affect your bill? From […]

On 4th August, Ofgem announced its strategy for regulating the future UK energy system. For many, it’s been a long time coming, and states clearly that existing market arrangements simply aren’t fit for purpose, having been developed for the linear ‘generator to consumer’ model of times past. In its quest to decarbonise, the UK increasingly […]

Are businesses switching suppliers? More than 36,000 supply points have switched water retailer since the market opened on 1st April 2017. This figure has been met with mixed reactions from the industry, as some have pointed out that of the 2.6 million supply points in the market, only 1.4% of the market has switched so […]

But as your business and the world around it changes, you could find that the strategy that worked for you last year (or even a few months ago) isn’t the optimum approach anymore. Recent research has also shown that companies are increasingly seeing the potential to gain competitive advantage with a solid energy management strategy, […]

Carbon conversion factor updates The CRC carbon emissions factors have recently been released by the Environment Agency for reporting year 2017-18 (Defra’s full update is still pending). Gas, which changes little, is up just 0.1% on 2016-17, but the grid electricity factor has fallen by 14.6% in one year. This change is a result of […]

The UK remains reliant on gas, and this will continue well into the future. We’re a net importer of gas via pipelines from other countries, and this vulnerability makes it essential to store as much gas as possible within the UK. Britain has seven other major gas storage sites, but they offer shorter injection and withdrawal […]