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.
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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 That characterisation is now out of date.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.
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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 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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The recent power outage across Spain and Portugal demonstrates the vulnerability of modern energy infrastructure and highlights critical questions for UK businesses.
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