Contract Energy Management - CEM
(Insourcing an Energy Manager)

With ever rising prices for electricity, gas, oil, water and effluent, many companies find themselves in the position where they need expert assistance to monitor and control these costs.

TM provides clients with energy professionals to support the energy management function at a fraction of the cost of employing  full time staff.

The partnership might best be described as insourcing, whereby you take advantage of the benefits offered by outsourcing, but with none of the associated risks such as loss of control over decisions.

Some of the advantages of the TM partnership are that it:

• Allows your business to focus on core activities
• Reduces and controls operating costs
• Gives you access to professional capabilities and resources
• Shares the risk
• Releases internal resources for other purposes
• Frees up cash flow
• Makes the business more flexible to change

The TM network of experienced energy engineers supports clients with a wealth of experience gained in a wide variety of specialities and industries, offering access to engineers from different fields when appropriate.

Our contracts can be individually tailored to the clients needs, and, in general cover;

• Analysis and reporting of energy consumption and costs
• Identification of energy saving opportunities
• Chairing of meetings to ensure that the energy function is properly managed

Further work such as detailed surveys and project implementation can be managed
 under TM's Performance Contract or fee paid schemes.


Monitoring & Targeting

Monitoring and Targeting (M&T) is a structured and disciplined approach to energy management that provides a simple yet powerful technique for identifying inefficient performance and eliminating waste. In essence the TM approach is based on monitoring the performance of buildings or plant and having sufficient data available to reproduce the "good" days. This results in a reduction in operating costs for little or no capital expenditure.

The TM system allows internet access for clients at various levels of confidentiality with reports automatically produced to meet the needs of the business.


 

Carbon Footprinting

Many companies are now pressing their suppliers to give details on their carbon footprint and what they are doing to reduce or control it. Generally companies will need to determine:

- the carbon embedded in their supplies, including transport

- the carbon emitted in their process operations

- the carbon embedded in their packaging

- the carbon emitted from their delivery transport systems

 

TM will develop data collection sheets and utilise our in house data and information systems to calculate and update the footprint

We will then recommend projects to reduce the footprint including engineering projects and staff awareness training while at the same time develop a carbon management system to ensure that reductions are monitored and maintained.
 

We can also seek to purchase carbon neutral energy supplies (electricity etc.) if required, which would reduce the carbon footprint still further and finally buy into validated and secure “carbon offset” projects which would again reduce the carbon footprint. The latter could reduce the carbon footprint at a very low cost and meet a short term requirement while developing long term solutions.

 

From the above it will be possible to develop a carbon reduction policy of sufficient quality to meet any requirements that you or your customers may have.


 

Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)

(The new "carbon tax")
 

In April 2012 companies consuming more than 6000mWhrs via HH electricity meters per annum and who are not covered by a Climate Change Agreement or the EU ETS schemes will be required to purchase carbon credits equivalent to the their projected emissions in 2012/13. The permits will be purchased from the government at £12.00 per tonne, equivalent to around 10% of your energy costs and will be required for all energy requirements i.e. electricity, gas, oil etc.

The following year participants are required to submit a detailed record of emissions for all sites that they operated during the year and a league table will be published ranking participants in terms of their carbon emission reductions. The monies paid for permits will be retained by the government as an additional "carbon tax". The same process will be required the following year and every year thereafter.

TM is offering existing and past clients meetings to discuss the implications of the above and how to manage the administration of CRC. For many clients we will simply enhance our current data systems to cater for the legislation, for others we are able to offer a complete costs effective package to determine their requirements, purchase the credits, monitor performance, submit annual returns and reduce the "tax" burden.

Contact TM for a priority meeting to discuss the implications of CRC to your business, and how to reduce this additional "tax".