Energy-management services

Tender description

United Utilities manages a number of different electricity generating assets, including CHP engines, back-up generators, solar, wind and hydro and is also considering the installation of battery storage. It also participates in various demand side response activities, operating energy consuming assets to switch up or down in response to various signals, to help balance the electricity grid, thereby earning income for doing so. We are looking for external parties to help us manage these assets in a holistic way, this may be one or many systems, but utilised in an integrated way to operate all of the assets to extract the most value from them. This may be from a variety of sources, including various National Grid markets for demand side response, managing import of electricity through peak tariff periods, or optimising our position in line with market prices. The objective is to operate all of the plant, or combinations of the plant, to ensure that at any moment in time we are providing electricity to our operation at the lowest net cost. Therefore we would like to hear from suppliers with experience in this field who may be able to support United Utilities and who can provide case studies or references to demonstrate their capability in this area Please note this is not a call for competition this is merely pre-market engagement whereby we wish to understand what is potentially on offer before we commit to any formal procurement process.