Multi-site energy management
Contracts, bills and usage data for every site managed as one portfolio, with renewal dates aligned so tendering happens once a year, not sixty times.
Why it matters
Energy on a multi-site estate usually arrives as a mess of contract dates, suppliers and tariffs picked up as sites were acquired or opened. Tendering site by site means constant admin and weaker leverage than tendering the whole portfolio at once, and bills that aren't checked against actual usage go unquestioned. Larger users also have reporting duties under schemes such as ESOS and SECR that a scattered estate makes harder to evidence.
ILUX brings contract dates onto one renewal cycle and manages the portfolio as a single relationship with suppliers.
What's included
- Contract end dates aligned across the estate onto a single renewal window
- Portfolio-wide tendering across gas and electricity suppliers
- Bill validation against meter data and contracted rates before payment
- Half-hourly consumption data collected and monitored by site
- Reporting support for ESOS and SECR obligations where they apply
- LED upgrades and controls identified as demand-reduction measures, priced by site
Where sites are on different tariffs or contract types, the first step is a portfolio audit that maps what's live where, before anything is retendered.
Consumption data is only useful if someone's watching it.
Half-hourly data flags a site running out of hours or a fault pushing usage up before it shows on a bill. See how ongoing monitoring sits alongside contract management.
Reducing demand across the estate
Beyond contracts and bills, the biggest lever on a multi-site energy spend is usage itself. LED retrofits and lighting controls reduce the load a site draws in the first place, assessed site by site as part of the same energy management programme.
Common questions.
How long does aligning contract dates take?
It depends how scattered the estate is. Sites already close to renewal can move onto the shared date quickly; others may run to their existing end date first, on a plan agreed up front.
Do you switch supplier, or just manage what we've got?
Both, depending on what the tender shows. Gas procurement and electricity procurement cover the switching itself.
What does bill validation actually check?
Each bill is checked against meter readings and the agreed contract rate, and queried with the supplier before it's paid if the two don't match.
Do we need to report under ESOS or SECR?
It depends on the size and structure of your organisation. Where it applies, portfolio-wide consumption data makes the reporting more straightforward to compile.
One renewal date, every site.
Send us your current contracts and end dates and we'll show you what one portfolio looks like.