EAUC Annual Conference – How Green is ‘Green
Energy’?
Neil Moorcraft
Account Executive
The Energy Consortium
Content
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An Introduction to TEC
Our Product Portfolio
How Green is Green Energy?
Summary
The Energy Consortium
• A ‘Not for Profit’ Company.
– Transparent Pricing
• Governed by its membership.
– Primarily UK Universities
• Management of energy purchases for best value.
– Over £280 Million of Gas & Electricity Contracts
(6TWh)
• Works closely with Office of Government Commerce.
– Collaborative Category Board, Energy Strategy
Team
• Delivers OJEU compliant solutions.
– Currently developing ‘Gershon’ compliant solutions.
Product Portfolio
• ‘Managed Fixed Price Fixed Term’ Energy Contracts
– Data Cleansing and Validation
– Optimisation of time to market
– E-tender Platform
– Post Tender Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
• ‘Flexible Managed’ Energy Contracts
– Recognised as providing ‘Best Value for Money’
– Unique to ‘The Energy Consortium’
• Carbon Management Services
– EU-ETS Phase II
– Carbon Reduction Commitment.
Other services
•Market Intelligence/Legislative Updates
- Newsletters
- Annual Conference and Regional Seminars
- Online www.energyconsortium.org.uk
•Electricity Retrospective Cost Auditing.
•Bill Validation Services
•Advice on Sustainability.
•Automated Meter Readers.
•Display Energy Certificates.
How Green is ‘Green
Energy’?
• Suppliers often have green energy but its
rarely from pure sources
• The Government - Public Sector to have a
mixture of green from pure sources and a
majority from Good Quality CHP
• Is Renewable Energy on campus the best
option?
• Current confusion into shades of Green
Energy!
Green Energy
Renewable energy sources April 2005 - March 2006
Typical
Green
Energy?
Biomass
8.4%
Wind
15.0%
Biomass & Waste
(using conversion
technology)
0.3%
Coalmine Methane
1.3%
Sew age Gas
2.9%
Co-firing Biomass &
Fossil Fuel
26.1%
Municipal & Industrial
Waste
11.9%
Hydro
0.6%
Landfill Gas
33.5%
Ofgem now plan 4 sets of Guidelines
Domestic –
renewable
offerings
Non-domestic –
renewable
offerings
Domestic –
low carbon
offerings
Non-domestic –
low carbon
offerings
Summary
• The new classification should make it
easier to obtain either Renewable or Low
Carbon Energy.
•Don’t presume its Green just because
suppliers say so!