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National Grid Electricity Distribution is the regional electricity distribution arm of National Grid in the UK. As the country’s largest electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO), National Grid Electricity Distribution connects over 8 million homes and businesses in the East and West Midlands, South West and Wales, to the essential electricity they need to power their lives. With a distribution area of 550,000 square kilometres, our 6,500 colleagues are committed to providing a safe, stable and reliable electricity supply and ensuring the highest quality of customer service. Over the next 5 years, National Grid Electricity Distribution will be investing over £7bn to support communities across the region to transition to a net zero future. National Grid Electricity Distribution also serves as the Distribution System Operator (DSO) for the region, using data and innovation to create a decarbonised energy system that is flexible, accessible, reliable and affordable.
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ACCENTURE
Accenture is a global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimise operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services. We are a talent-and innovation-led company with approximately 733,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our range of services and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song . We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience and delivery capability, enabling us to help clients reinvent and build trusted relationships.
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BFY
BFY Group is a forward-thinking consultancy firm, with a unique culture. Our people, services, and capabilities are all aligned to one shared goal – delivering exceptional results for our clients. It’s for this reason that we’ve gained a market-leading reputation in Energy and Utilities, working with around 75% of UK Energy suppliers.
Our team is what makes us stand out. We hire exceptional people, whether from the utilities industry or consulting, and give them the resources to accelerate their professional, and personal development. With a HQ in Nottingham, and a long-established flexible working approach, our experts support clients nationwide, from large retailers to challenger brands.
CAPGEMINI
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.
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AFRY
We at AFRY Management Consulting are committed to accelerating change towards a sustainable world in the interest of future generations. We are passionate about transforming industries and creating value for clients and society.
AFRY Management Consulting works globally to address challenges and opportunities in the energy, bioindustry, infrastructure, industrial and future mobility sectors through:
- Strategic advice
- Forward looking market analysis
- Organisational and digital transformation
- M&A and transaction services
- Sustainability consulting
With more than 700 consultants across over 20 offices on 5 continents, and supported by 19,000 experts at AFRY in design, engineering and digitalisation, we are driven by the idea of helping our clients find solutions to business-critical questions.
SmartestEnergy
SmartestEnergy is a people-powered energy company, empowering switched on customers, generators and partners to get to net zero. We know the journey to 100% renewable energy is complex, because everyone’s at different stages with unique needs. That’s why our model is flexible, our advice is unbiased, and our innovative retail solutions are realistic. As a growing community, we can make the system fairer and more powerful. We can better show the realities and rewards of switching from fossil fuels to clean energy. Connect generators to customer demand. Accelerate the market. Create jobs. And champion greener, smarter energy for generations. SmartestEnergy. Empowering a greener generation.
UK POWER NETWORKS
UK Power Networks is a founder member of the Levelling up Coalition, second on the UK Inclusive Companies list, and one of only 5% of companies worldwide to achieve Platinum Investors in People status.
The company owns and runs the cables and substations which deliver electricity from the national grid to 8.5 million homes and businesses across London, the South East and East of England, serving approximately 20 million people. As the country’s biggest electricity distributor, it has invested more than £6.4 billion in its electricity networks since 2011, focusing on safety, network reliability, sustainability and affordability.
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC)
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private company with a mission to accelerate net zero through facilitating low carbon investment. We work with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to carry out key aspects of the Electricity Market Reform. We shape and implement schemes, which enable low-carbon investment at least cost to the consumer and focus on decarbonisation, affordability and security of supply.
Our schemes help deliver towards the Government’s aim of ensuring the UK has a reliable, low cost and clean energy system.
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Centrica
We’re a leading energy services and solutions company, founded on a 200-year heritage of serving people. We have over 10 million customers mainly in the UK and Ireland, who are supported by our 21,000-strong workforce which includes around 7,000 highly trained engineers and technicians.
We’re energising a greener, fairer future for all. Our People & Planet Plan underpins this focus with commitments to be a net zero business by 2045 and help our customers be net zero by 2050, whilst creating the diverse and inclusive team we need to get there and contributing to the communities we’re all part of.
Website: https://www.centrica.com/
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Northern Gas Networks
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) is the gas distribution network for the North of England. As a business in the heart of the region, our responsibility goes much further than investing in our underground pipe network and providing a safe and reliable supply of gas to homes and businesses, it’s about being a positive influence on the communities that we live and work in and delivering long term prosperity throughout the North. And our role has never been more important. That includes environmental leadership to tackle climate change, supporting the most vulnerable customers in our communities and providing enduring social and economic value to the people that we serve. We care deeply about our region and are passionate about creating opportunities for current and future generations to thrive, establishing a fairer, greener future for everyone.