HENOC sector focus
Licensed Medical Cultivation
Continuous, energy-dense load in a tightly regulated environment.
Licensed facilities cultivating plants for prescription medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients operate under Home Office controlled drug licences and, where relevant, MHRA requirements. Indoor and high-specification glasshouse sites run lighting, climate control, dehumidification and water treatment for long hours, making electricity one of their largest operating costs. We work only with appropriately licensed operators and handle the supplier compliance process with care.
Typical supply
HH electricity, frequently with high agreed capacity (kVA) and multi-megawatt connections at larger sites
Load shape
Long daily lighting cycles with constant HVAC, dehumidification and 24/7 security and automation
Main cost drivers
Commodity, capacity (kVA), DUoS red bands and network charges, CCL
What makes licensed medical cultivation different
Supplier onboarding and KYC
Suppliers carry out Know Your Customer and anti-money-laundering checks, and will typically ask to see a valid Home Office licence before quoting.
Limited supplier appetite
Not every supplier will offer terms to this sector under its internal policies, even for fully licensed businesses. Tendering to the right panel saves time.
Capacity and connections
Lighting and climate loads often push sites towards their agreed capacity, so DNO upgrades and capacity management need planning early.
Peak-time network charges
Heavy, continuous demand means timing of load against DUoS red bands has a material effect on cost.
How we work with licensed medical cultivation clients
Compliance-ready tender
We prepare licence and company documentation up front so suppliers can complete checks without delaying the tender.
Tender on real HH data
Pricing is based on twelve months of half-hourly consumption, not an estimated annual figure.
Flexible procurement
For larger loads, structured buying in tranches can help manage exposure to wholesale market movements ahead of renewal.
On-site generation reviewed
Where solar PV, CHP or battery storage is installed or planned, we review import, export and private wire arrangements together.
Common things we find
- Tender delays because licence documents were not ready for supplier checks
- Agreed capacity set before lighting or HVAC was expanded
- Export or CHP arrangements valued separately from the import contract
Findings depend on your consumption profile, existing contract and site requirements. We explain pricing, contract structure and market exposure using your own data.
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