Last December, a Energy Management survey was launched and it gathered more than 250 responses. The survey was aimed at companies directly related to energy, such as ESCOs or energy suppliers, but also at companies from other sectors such as the tertiary sector or facility management. The results were analysed and synthesised to give an overview of the opinion of all these professionals on the challenges and trends in energy management.
To learn more about the challenges, priorities and trends in energy management in 2022, please download the report here.
Unsurprisingly, rising energy costs were one of the key findings for businesses in 2022. Whether for financial, sustainability or regulatory reasons, the evidence is clear: organisations want to consume less and better. Based on the responses to this survey, the energy costs of companies in all sectors exceeded one million euros in 2022.
Unfortunately, according to the British Government, in 2023, gas and electricity market prices will continue to increase, despite the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) measure. This rise in costs, as we shall see below, has had a direct impact on the way companies manage energy and therefore on the way they approach their consumption.
This is where ESCOs (Energy Service Companies) step in to provide the help businesses need to achieve their energy efficiency goals. Indeed, the survey report shows that 58% of ESCOs have seen their number of projects increase in 2022.
