HENOC sector focus
Data Centres
High load factor, high scrutiny, and a grid connection on the critical path.
Data centres are among the most attractive loads in the UK market: flat, predictable and high volume. That should translate into keen pricing and real optionality on contract structure. The harder questions are connection capacity, renewable sourcing that stands up to customer audit, and how power cost is passed through to colocation clients.
Typical supply
Large HH electricity, frequently multi-MW, minimal gas
Load shape
Very high load factor, close to flat, 24/7
Main cost drivers
Commodity volume, TNUoS and capacity costs, cooling overhead
What makes data centres different
Grid connection timescales
New or expanded capacity can face multi-year connection queues. Connection timing, not price, is usually the binding constraint.
Verifiable renewable claims
Colocation customers increasingly audit power sourcing. REGO-backed supply and, at scale, a corporate PPA give a claim that survives scrutiny.
Pass-through structures
How power is recharged to tenants — fixed, indexed or true pass-through — determines who carries market risk.
Flexibility revenue
Standby generation and UPS assets may qualify for grid flexibility or capacity market participation, subject to strict operational limits.
How we work with data centres clients
Flex and fixed structures
Your load size justifies structured buying. We model fixed, indexed and tranche-purchase options against your risk appetite.
PPA sourcing
Sleeved and virtual PPA options sourced where scale and contract horizon justify them.
Connection support
Connection and capacity applications managed through our de-risking division, including queue-position assessment.
Customer-ready reporting
Consumption, REGO and emissions reporting in the format your colocation customers ask for.
Common things we find
- Expansion planned before connection capacity is confirmed
- Renewable claims backed by unmatched or undocumented certificates
- Pass-through terms that leave the operator carrying unhedged market risk
Findings vary by client and site. Nothing here is a guarantee of saving — we quote against your own bills, and where we quote savings our clients average around 15%.
Want a real number against your current spend?
Send us a recent commercial energy bill. We come back within 24 hours with a plain-English audit — no sales pitch.
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