EAUC Annual Conference – How Green is ‘Green Energy’?

Neil Moorcraft

Account Executive

The Energy Consortium

Content

• An Introduction to TEC

• Our Product Portfolio

• How Green is Green Energy?

• Summary

• 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.

The Energy Consortium

• ‘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.

Product Portfolio

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!

Typical Green Energy?

Green Energy

Renewable energy sources April 2005 - March 2006

Wind15.0%

Coalmine Methane1.3%

Landfill Gas33.5%

Municipal & Industrial Waste11.9%

Sew age Gas2.9%

Co-firing Biomass & Fossil Fuel

26.1%

Biomass & Waste (using conversion

technology)0.3%

Hydro0.6%

Biomass8.4%

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!