Commercial Energy Services
Digital energy solutions, including energy procurement, energy management and renewable energy projects
Flexible Energy Procurement
Our full range of flexible electricity and gas contracts provides solutions to support any type of business that wants to take advantage of access to the wholesale energy markets within a risk managed frame-work.
read more ESOS Phase 4 – Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme
ESOS Phase 4 is the current mandatory cycle of the UK Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme. Qualifying date: 31 December 2026. Compliance deadline: December 2027. Find out if your organisation qualifies.
read more Flexible Energy Baskets
Exclusive to Catalyst our supplier driven service connects your energy procurement with multiple other customers to form a stronger legion of energy buyers.
read more Energy Consultants
Our approach to energy management is data-led were we look to gain an understanding of what normal looks like. Once we have established this we set out through either desktop data analysis or through site surveys to understand what small and big changes will have the biggest impact on energy reduction.
read more SECR Reporting
The SECR will replace the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), a mandatory carbon emissions reporting and pricing scheme to cover large public and private sector organisations in the UK that use more than 6,000-megawatt hours a year of electricity.
read more Business Solar Panels – What are the 3 main types of funding?
With our fully funded Business Solar Panels, customers can benefit from on-site electricity, heating and cooling generation and at the same time benefit from a reduced operating cost and improve the carbon footprint.
read more Business Gas
We provide a range of business gas quotes, prices and product information to suit any type of business with any type of budget. This includes fix flex and pass-through gas contract options.
read more Carbon Reduction Plans
This Carbon Reduction Plan conforms to the requirements of Procurement Policy Note PPN06/21; Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts.
read more Full Carbon Reporting
Our automated approach to data capture and storage makes it easy to report on scope 1,2 and 3 green house gas emissions. When combined with our powerful RPA powered software we can provide the full range of carbon reporting requirements.
read more Electric Car Charging Points for Business
Our range of commercial EV charging solutions can support any size of business in its journey of electric vehicles.
read more MOP Contracts for Business: Independent Meter Operator Agreements
Our range of MOP contracts support all types of Half Hourly meters and we can provide a quick quoting service that includes the provision of data capture and reporting.
read more Power Purchase Agreements
With our range of building energy management services and solution we can your your organisation measure and control energy use down to the most granular level.
read more Carbon Offsetting
Businesses, by law, have to report on their carbon emissions each year. A variety of sources of data is required in order for them to comply. Reporting on bad data is bad for businesses and could result in a hefty fine or worse still, a black mark against the business ruining brand and reputation.
read more Energy Bureau
Our Energy Bureau and Energy Spend Management Platform provides total energy contract life-cycle energy management and invoice validation reporting.
read more Demand Side Response
With our demand side response consulting service we can provide advice and support about a plan that will support your business needs and requirements.
read more Carbon Footprint Reduction
When it comes to compliance, the introduction of the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework by the UK Government was designed to help businesses by reducing some of the complexity around carbon emissions reporting.
read more Business Water
With our business water services we can provide a full turn-key service that includes contract negotiation, retrospective water audits and cost recovery, ongoing invoice validation and a range of leak detection and water management services.
read more Business Electricity Prices
With our wide choice of business electricity suppliers and different product options available, you can be sure of a comprehensive choice of options to suite your business.
read more Non-Commodity Reporting – Cost Stacker™
Our non-commodity reporting tools allow us to take any HH data and convert this into the true non-commodity costs for past, current and future.
read more Energy Metering Solutions
With our range of building energy management services and solution we can your your organisation measure and control energy use down to the most granular level.
read more Net Zero Strategy
With our range of building energy management services and solution we can your your organisation measure and control energy use down to the most granular level.
read more Energy Contract Termination
The process of contract termination is extremely important, as all energy contracts with suppliers automatically renew themselves after the initial contract term, unless you terminate your agreement with them.
read more Group Energy Buying
Group energy buying for businesses with 25+ sites. Catalyst consolidates your portfolio to secure wholesale market rates and reduce costs.
read more Switching Business Energy Supplier: How to Avoid Rollover Rates
Compare electricity and gas prices from multiple UK suppliers in minutes with our free online quote tool. We work with more energy companies than our competitors, giving your business access to the widest range of rates – updated in real time so you always see the most competitive deals available.
read more Energy Compliance
We can support any energy regulatory requirements for our clients, from on-site auditing and compliance to desktop support services such as ESOS, SECR and other mandatory carbon reporting requirements.
read more Energy Advantage™
Our energy management software can provide analysis for both energy consumption and energy spend. helping you identify wasted energy and opportunity’s for energy reduction.
read more Commercial Battery Storage
Our commercial battery storage solutions combine cutting edge technology with powerful data analysis to optimise power import and export requirements and can be of particularly benefit when combined with onsite generation.
read more Building Energy Management
With our range of building energy management services and solution we can your your organisation measure and control energy use down to the most granular level.
read more Funding Renewable Energy
We allow you to enter international waters without having to worry about making a mistake, as we use our international experience.
read moreWhat commercial energy services cover
With our Commercial Energy Services, we know that as energy prices continue to rise, it’s more important than ever to find ways to reduce your energy consumption and lower your monthly bills. That’s where we come in. Our team of energy experts has years of experience in helping customers find the right energy solutions to meet their needs and budget.
Whether you’re looking to switch to a more affordable energy plan, install solar panels, or make energy-efficient upgrades to your business, we have the knowledge and resources to help you make the most of your energy budget.
We provide a consultative approach to a wide range of energy services and solutions
From metering and measuring on site or energy consumption through to our fully funded renewable energy solutions.
Our approach is that of understanding your business needs and your carbon reduction goals.
We can then decide on a technology approach that is appropriate to these needs.
There is a huge choice of different renewable technologies and approaches that can be used to reduce both costs and carbon emissions, and the best solution will depend on the specific circumstances of the business. Some common approaches include:
Energy efficiency measures such as upgrading to energy-efficient lighting such as LED, heating, and cooling systems, and improving insulation to reduce energy consumption.
Renewable energy generation which can include technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and Gas CHP systems, which can help businesses generate their own clean energy.
Then we can look at carbon offsetting, which involves offsetting a company’s carbon emissions by funding projects that reduce or remove carbon from the atmosphere, such as reforestation or clean energy projects.
Process improvements are also a careful consideration with changes to business processes or supply chain management that result in reduced energy consumption or carbon emissions for your business.
Commercial energy management: controlling what you use
Procurement decides what you pay per unit. Energy management decides how many units you buy, and for most sites it is the larger of the two levers over a three-year view.
In practice commercial energy management means getting the data first and acting on it second. For half-hourly sites that starts with the half-hourly consumption data your meter already produces: overnight baseload that should not be there, plant running through weekends and shutdowns, and demand peaks that drive capacity and network charges rather than the energy bill itself.
From there the work is unglamorous and effective. Correct the agreed capacity where a site has changed use. Check the invoices actually match the contract. Move controllable load away from the expensive bands where the process allows. None of it requires capital spend, and all of it is measurable.
Commercial energy solutions for different types of site
There is no single answer, because a distribution unit, a manufacturing site and a multi-site office estate have very different problems. The commercial energy solutions that suit each are different too:
- Single site, fixed contract. The gains are in timing the renewal well, checking the non-commodity element rather than only the headline unit rate, and making sure the standing charge and capacity are right for how the site actually runs.
- Large or energy-intensive users. Flexible and basket purchasing spreads buying across the contract term instead of fixing everything on one day, with position reporting so you can see what has been bought and what is still open.
- Multi-site estates. The first win is usually administrative: common end dates, one tender rather than many, and a single view of what the portfolio costs. That alone often surfaces sites nobody realised were on out-of-contract rates.
- Sites with a carbon obligation. Carbon reporting, SECR and ESOS run off the same consumption data as the energy work, so it is wasteful to treat them as separate exercises.
How we work
We are independent and paid transparently. We tender across more than 30 suppliers rather than working from a single panel, and we will tell you when your existing contract is already competitive. We are based in Birmingham and work with commercial energy clients across Birmingham and the West Midlands as well as nationally.
Most engagements start the same way: we look at twelve months of bills and consumption data, set out what is commodity and what is not, and say plainly where the money is. Sometimes that is the contract. Often it is the invoices, the agreed capacity, or a site that has been quietly running out of contract since a lease changed hands.
Our energy market reports go out to clients so the buying decisions are made against the market rather than a supplier’s renewal letter.