Insights on energy management, efficiency, and sustainability for UK businesses.
EDF Small Business and Heliotec today announced a partnership that begins with a four-month trial involving over 1,000 eligible EDF Small Business customers. The partnership combines EDF's expertise and customer relationships with Heliotec's AI-powered energy intelligence platform to make energy management more practical and accessible for businesses across hospitality, retail and light industry.
Read article →Four separate developments are reshaping what UK businesses pay for electricity, and what's available to balance that cost. TNUoS charges up more than 60%, RIIO-3 pushing gas network costs up, an expanded Demand Flexibility Service, and non-commodity charges heading toward 60% of a typical bill.
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Most logistics operators think they have a reasonable handle on their energy costs. They get the bills, they've perhaps negotiated a decent tariff, and they've ticked the LED lighting upgrade off the list. What they don't have — and what's quietly costing many of them six figures a year — is visibility into what's actually happening inside their buildings, hour by hour, asset by asset. That's the blind spot. And the frustrating part is, you don't need a capital investment programme to find it.
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For most of its short life, the UK's Demand Flexibility Service was treated as a niche instrument: a winter emergency lever pulled by large industrial sites with dedicated energy teams and the balance sheet to absorb complexity. That characterisation is now out of date. In 2026, demand flexibility has evolved into a year-round grid balancing mechanism — and a genuine revenue opportunity for commercial and industrial businesses that previously assumed it wasn't for them.
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From April 2026, the transmission charges embedded in your electricity bill are set to jump by more than 60% — rising from £18.9/MWh to an estimated £31/MWh as Ofgem's RIIO-3 price controls take effect. For businesses on pass-through contracts, there is no buffer. The increase lands on your bill immediately, stacking on top of distribution, balancing, and other non-commodity costs that already add around £25–26/MWh to what you pay. This is not a marginal shift. For a mid-sized manufacturer or distribution centre running several GWh per year, the arithmetic is sobering — and the window to act is narrowing.
Read article →For too long, energy management in commercial and industrial organisations has meant reactive bill-checking and annual audits. That era is over. The pressures converging in 2026 — higher baseline costs, escalating non-commodity charges, tighter compliance obligations, and growing stakeholder scrutiny — demand something fundamentally different: a data-led, always-on approach to energy intelligence. For energy managers and C-suite leaders across retail, hospitality, and manufacturing, this is the year strategy and operations must align.
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UK manufacturers are facing a perfect storm. Nearly 9 in 10 expect employment costs to rise this year, while energy costs remain a critical concern threatening future investment. According to Make UK's Executive Survey 2026, we're approaching a tipping point where investment decisions may be delayed — or moved overseas entirely. For manufacturing leaders, the question is no longer whether energy management matters, but whether your business can afford to operate without full visibility and control.
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There is a persistent assumption in commercial energy management that getting procurement right is getting energy right. Lock in a competitive contract, hedge your commodity exposure, review at renewal — job done. Cornwall Insight's 2026 market outlook challenges that assumption directly: non-commodity charges are forecast to represent nearly 60% of a typical business electricity bill next year. The contract your team spent months negotiating now governs less than half of what you actually pay.
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UK business electricity costs remain 70% above pre-crisis levels, with small business bills reaching £13,000 annually. Strategic procurement, energy audits, and solar installations create strong payback cases.
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In today's energy climate, what you don't know is costing you. Discover how AI is helping UK businesses turn power data into strategic advantage.
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