BIY Energy Ltd. makes GridDuck a technology partner for platform’s “simplicity of reporting, easy install, granular visibility… and new Site Occupancy Hours feature” 

BIY Energy Ltd is a business energy brokerage and consultancy based in Yorkshire. Having gathered more than 15 years of experience in the world of business energy, the group now  works with diverse organisations sizes from all over the UK.

Although BIY’s primary goal is to help all businesses “reduce the cost and consumption of their gas, electricity and carbon in as many ways as possible”, the company holds something of a specialism in manufacturing. Needless to say, the energy intensive nature of this sector and BIY’s determination to provide multifaceted solutions for their clients, sets a high standard for their offering. Now heading into 2024, the brokerage and consultancy is incorporating a new technology partner to help them meet the demands of their clients.

With 100% client retention and ambitions to double their client base in the next year, BIY began their search for a tech offering prioritising reliability, ease-of-install and ease-of-use. They needed granular data for their clients, as well as smart features that would make it easier to target energy waste. While searching for such a solution, the company stumbled upon GridDuck.

Speaking about the new BIY-GridDuck partnership, Rory Ingham, Director of BIY Energy, states: 

“Our initial interest in the partnership was sparked by the simplicity of [GridDuck’s] reporting and easy install of equipment.” 

Mr Ingham explains how such features allow him to “quickly” offer business staff, without any background in energy, “granular visibility of consumption and cost throughout their operations.” 

While Mr Ingham was indeed impressed by GridDuck’s simplicity and usability, he believes that the energy monitoring platform will also help BIY to overcome complex and shifting demands. “The ever-changing energy market constantly throws new challenges at us and our clients”, he says.

“We have to constantly innovate to solve our clients’ problems in an efficient and cost effective way.” 

According to Mr Ingham, GridDuck’s new Site Occupancy Hours feature is a prime example of such efficient and innovative solutions, “helping clients easily to identify waste energy outside of operational hours.” 

For manufacturers with single items of machinery that cost thousands of pounds in energy consumption, inefficient shutdown procedures or daily schedules can cost big. It is for this reason that Mr Ingham believes that BIY’s energy consulting “comes into play best for most manufacturers.”

GridDuck is also keenly aware of the importance of energy saving in manufacturing, having worked with manufacturers like Foster Cold Stores, who used GridDuck data to save 58% on their energy bill. With a range of new GridDuck features based around multi-site management, predictive maintenance and energy waste mapping, as well as more on the way, this partnership looks to be an exciting arena for energy saving innovation in the manufacturing industry and beyond.

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