Efficiency Direct was approached to assist a client who required a reliable, energy monitoring and reporting package. The client asked for our help after being dissatisfied with their existing monitoring and targeting (M&T) provider. The client was experiencing regular loss of consumption data from their M&T provider, meaning that t...
Sub-metering systems enable you to break down where and when your overall energy is used. Before installing the system, a site survey should be carried out to understand the overall energy usages that will then develop a careful plan to match the client’s expectations. As sub-metering systems are very versatile and flexible they ha...
Monitoring a business’ electrical consumption can be undertaken in varying amounts of detail. A high-level analysis could look at the monthly bills or take monthly manual meter reads of the main tariff meter and compare the electric consumption from month to month. However, this will only provide an overview of how much electricity...
Business energy reports contain invaluable information about businesses energy use. Business can use these energy reports to reduce their energy and save money. Efficiency Direct has been providing monthly energy reports to a portfolio of prestigious clients for over 10 years. Here we look at how business energy reporting has benefited thes...
The MPAN (Meter Point Administration Number) is a unique number for the supply and is usually found on the electricity bill issued by your supplier. The full MPAN is 21 digits in length and should be printed in the format below on a recent electricity bill. The Profile Class is very relevant to the expected usage pattern and is loose...
The MPRN (Meter Point Reference Number) is a unique number for each gas supply and is usually found on the gas bill issued by your supplier. Unlike the electrical MPAN, the MPRN is not a structured number but is usually 6 to 10 digits in length and should be printed in the gas bill. It is worthy of noting that if your MPRN starts with 74...
On some sites, landlords include utility usage costs within the rent or lease but in multi-tenanted sites this is a very inaccurate way of apportioning usage as inevitably some tenants use more power than others. Tenant billing, or ‘tenant on charging’, as it is otherwise known, provides commercial landlords with a solution to r...
Buying business energy effectively is a crucial aspect of every businesses financial processes. Buying business energy cheaply is an important aspect of running a business, as ultimately, business energy spend effects businesses bottom line. Business energy can often be an expensive element of your business activity especially if you don’...
Energy bill verification is checking that your business energy suppliers are charging you correctly for what your business is actually using. Energy bill verification should normally be included if you use an energy broker to secure your energy contract. Alternatively, energy bill verification could be included in your energy reportin...
Energy reports can be a huge asset to any business, but only if the content is properly understood. The energy reports can be used as a powerful tool. Designed to meet each client’s individual needs, energy reports can be adapted to show as much or as little information as necessary. As a general rule, energy reports are delivered to bus...
