Energy Management Systems

Disruption in the energy market

Northstar Utility Group helps businesses review their energy requirements and identify suitable gas and electricity procurement options. Our services are designed to make the energy procurement process clearer and easier to manage.

We provide energy management and consultancy support tailored to the requirements of your business.

Energy Consultancy

Practical Energy Advice for Your Business

Managing business energy can be complex. From understanding bills and consumption to reviewing contracts and planning future procurement, businesses need clear information to make informed decisions.

Northstar Utility Group provides practical energy consultancy support to help businesses better understand their energy costs, usage and contractual arrangements.

Our consultancy services can be tailored to your business and may include:

Energy Audits & Usage Reviews

We can review your business’s energy usage to help identify where and when energy is being consumed and highlight potential opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary consumption.

Our review can consider energy bills, consumption data, metering information and usage patterns to identify potential areas for improvement and help you make more informed energy decisions.

Bill & Tariff Reviews

Energy bills can contain a range of charges that are not always easy to understand.

We can review your electricity and gas bills, tariff structure and contractual rates to help you understand what you are being charged and identify areas that may require further investigation.

Where appropriate, we can also review your current tariff against available procurement options.

Metering & Consumption Analysis

Understanding how your business uses energy can help you make better procurement and energy-management decisions.

Where consumption and metering data is available, we can review usage patterns and help identify changes, unusual consumption or areas that may warrant further investigation.

For businesses with Half-Hourly electricity meters, we can also review available consumption data to provide a clearer picture of how electricity is being used throughout the day.

Procurement Strategy

The lowest unit rate is not always the only consideration when choosing an energy contract.

We can help you assess your energy requirements, contract duration, consumption profile and business priorities before considering available procurement options.

Depending on your requirements, this may include reviewing fixed-price contracts, flexible procurement options where appropriate, and renewable energy options.

Our aim is to help you understand the available options so that you can make an informed decision for your business.

Contract & Renewal Reviews

We can review your existing electricity and gas contracts and help you understand important information including contract end dates, notice requirements, current rates and renewal options.

Planning ahead can provide more time to consider the available market options rather than waiting until a contract is approaching expiry.

Where appropriate, we can also assist with the procurement process for your next energy contract.

Energy Efficiency Guidance

Reducing unnecessary energy consumption can complement a well-planned procurement strategy.

We can help businesses review their energy usage and identify potential areas where efficiency may be improved.

This could include reviewing consumption patterns, metering information and general energy-management practices.

Where specialist technical assessments or installation work is required, we can discuss the available options and, where appropriate, work alongside relevant third-party specialists.

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Whether you are reviewing an existing energy contract, approaching renewal or simply want a better understanding of your business’s energy usage and costs, our team can discuss your requirements and the options available.

Energy Training

Members of staff are often the first and most important method of energy reduction, by undergoing energy awareness training, real and ongoing savings can often be achieved. In our experience, the most effective energy related training occurs in three stages:

All staff web-based awareness training. Takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and highlights the importance of energy and energy reduction to the person and the company.
Energy Communications Training. Site-based training to either individuals or small groups on how to keep the message about the importance of energy management in the forefront of people’s minds.
Energy Champion Training. Site based one-to-one mentoring of a nominated energy champion on site to enable them to carry out energy audits, identify wastage, and carry out ongoing energy management. This will involve one day a month on site with the nominated person from 6 to 9 months, with unlimited telephone and email support throughout the process.

Project and Siteworks

Expert advice and project management capabilities on all energy related installation projects. From feasibility studies, writing functional specifications, managing tender processes through to complete project management, our operations team will ensure a smooth and seamless installation; and with our metering solutions, verify that all savings are achieved.

In addition, we have access to a range of funders to ensure lack of capital is not an issue, and can enter into funded shared savings agreements to provide a no-risk solution.

The types of projects we can assist with are vast, from simple insulation, LED lighting, heating and ventilation (HVAC) through to complex building management systems (BMS), process, plant and equipment optimisation.

Renewable Energy

We offer all renewable energy solutions from initial feasibility studies to complete installations including specialised finance and an evaluation of all tariffs, taxes and levies: