Essential services on tighter budgets. Leading the way to net zero.
Schools, colleges and public organisations have to deliver essential services on ever-tighter budgets, while being expected to lead the transition to a low-carbon future. We help you do both - and we already support over 600 schools and colleges doing exactly that.
The energy challenges specific to public bodies
Delivering essential services on tightening budgets, while being expected to lead on decarbonisation, is a balance no other sector quite shares - and one where the right support makes every pound go further.
Older buildings, hard to retrofit
Many public sector and educational clients operate from older, historically significant buildings that are particularly difficult to retrofit for energy efficiency. Every percentage point saved matters when budgets are this tight.
Ever-tightening budgets
Essential services still have to be delivered as budgets shrink and energy costs rise. That means procuring energy more effectively and cutting waste wherever it hides - without compromising the service you provide.
Pressure to lead on net zero
Public bodies are expected to lead the transition to a low-carbon future - to decarbonise buildings, reduce emissions and demonstrate accountability to the communities they serve. The expectation is real, and it is public.
Investing in low-carbon tech
Low-carbon technologies like solar PV and battery storage need funding that is rarely there upfront. The challenge is finding a way to invest in them without waiting for a capital budget that may never come.
The services that move the needle for your sector
Every public body is different, but three areas consistently deliver the strongest returns across education and the public sector.
The Green Class Collective
Our bespoke procurement basket built for education. It streamlines gas and electricity buying, highlights inefficiency and measures emissions - then reinvests savings into sustainability projects like solar PV and battery storage.
Effective procurement
Independent, whole-of-market procurement that secures better energy pricing for tight budgets - and a forensic look at historic billing, where overcharges on public sector estates routinely go undetected for years.
Real-time monitoring
Our in-house portal gives your team real-time energy consumption monitoring - the tools to make informed decisions, track progress against carbon goals, and demonstrate accountability to stakeholders and the community.
Savings that fit how public bodies actually work
Delivering essential services on a tight budget means every avoidable cost matters. These are the areas we check as standard.
Savings that fund sustainability
Through the Green Class Collective, the savings we find are reinvested into sustainability projects - solar PV, battery storage - so cutting your energy bill also funds the low-carbon investment budgets rarely stretch to.
Recovered overcharges
Public sector estates are rarely audited independently, so billing errors and overcharges accumulate quietly for years. We recover what you're owed - up to six years back, on a no-win, no-fee basis.
Solar PV without the capital
Low-carbon technology usually stalls on the upfront cost. We advise on funded Solar PV options - so you can access on-site generation and lower bills without finding the capital budget first.
Evidence for stakeholders
Clean, real consumption and emissions data means you can demonstrate progress and accountability to governors, funders and the community - turning your carbon commitments into something you can actually evidence.
ESOS and SECR, handled end to end
Depending on their structure and size, many public bodies and larger educational institutions fall within ESOS and SECR scope - mandatory obligations with real deadlines and penalties for missing them.
We manage the whole process end to end, from data collection to submission, and align it with your wider carbon goals - so compliance supports your net zero journey rather than sitting apart from it.
A clear path from first review to ongoing control
Review
We assess your current contracts, consumption and historic invoices to find where the opportunities are.
Recover
We audit past billing for errors and overcharges, recovering what you're owed on a no-win, no-fee basis.
Optimise
We build a procurement and consumption strategy around your operating patterns and risk appetite.
Manage
We handle compliance and provide ongoing oversight through elexi, so control becomes business as usual.
Committed to helping education thrive sustainably
Book a no-obligation review. We'll look at your energy contracts, your historic billing and your carbon goals, and show you where the opportunities are - with no commitment.