Powering the economic and environmental future of Britain

Distributed energy solutions are helping UK business and the public sector take control in new exciting ways. Our 2018 'Powering...' series of 10 insightful reports highlight the economic and environmental benefits that organisations can achieve across a range of sectors and regional areas.

We believe distributed energy solutions can help UK businesses and public sector organisations use less energy, improve their performance, increase operational resilience, and access new revenue streams. Which is why in 2018 Centrica undertook two major data-modelling research initiatives to estimate of what the economic and environmental impact to the UK could be if distributed energy solutions were rolled out across three key sectors; industry, healthcare and hospitality & leisure.

Below you will find the complete set of 10 "Powering..." insight reports; providing insight in to the benefits of distributed energy for the above sectors, as well as regional versions for London, Wales, West Midlands, North East UK and Yorkshire & Humberside.

Reducing energy costs

£980

Reduction in energy costs across the UK

Economic benefits

£18.5

Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK's economy

Emissions reduction

137

MtCO2e

Potential carbon emission reduction by 2030

Powering Britain's Economic Future

In this research report, commissioned by Centrica, a team of independent economists has assessed the scale of the opportunity across the industrial manufacturing; healthcare; and hospitality, hotel & leisure industries.

The report highlights the opportunity for key sectors in the UK economy to achieve almost £1bn of savings on annual energy spend, deliver 270,000 jobs, and create a £18.5bn boost to the country’s overall economic growth.

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Powering a Sustainable Britain

In this report, our in-depth research and modelling reveals the carbon emission reduction benefits of distributed energy solutions to the Industrial Manufacturing, Health and Hospitality & Leisure industries.

The report highlights cumulative savings of 137MtCO₂e through to 2030; or the equivalent of eradicating the annual emissions of the UK's 27 million homes.

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