The challenge
Adding on-site renewable generation is good for cost and carbon — but it complicates procurement. When a site generates some of its own power, its grid consumption becomes less predictable, and a rigid contract with tight volume tolerances can turn that variability into penalties. The Welsh Sausage Company needed a buying strategy that welcomed its renewables rather than fighting them.
Our approach
We built a flexible buying strategy designed around the addition of renewables, so the contract could absorb the swing in grid demand that on-site generation creates. Aligning the procurement approach with the generation profile removed the volume-tolerance risk — the mismatch that would otherwise have exposed the business to penalties as its self-generation varied.
The result
The renewables-aligned flex strategy delivered £70,000 a year in savings while protecting the business from volume-tolerance penalties — a strong enough outcome that the company recommends the approach to other manufacturers.
“I would not hesitate to recommend ENERGYbubble’s services to other manufacturers looking for ways to significantly reduce their energy costs.”
Meat processing isn’t on the BICS eligible-sector list, so this saving came from buying strategy, not BICS. Only oils/fats, starch and sugar qualify within food — check the eligible-sector list →
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