Don't just take our word for it
"It's working. It's a great result that we're powering our own estate using UrbanChain. Our partners are consuming 100% locally generated renewable energy."
Why buy through UrbanChain
Renewable energy procurement done differently
Traditional procurement links businesses to the volatile wholesale market via brokers or suppliers. UrbanChain offers a different way: direct matching with a broad portfolio of renewable generators – fully traceable.
Reduce energy costs: lock-in affordability
Direct matching cuts out the middlemen and their fees. Prices are agreed in advance – protecting you from wholesale price spikes and locking in certainty for both sides.
Better business energy
Conventional approaches match supply with certificates – an approach that has attracted harsh criticism and opened the door for accusations of greenwashing. The UrbanChain approach is better: direct matching, no certificates required.
Renewable energy for all
Not just businesses. Local authorities, universities, NHS trusts and other public sector organisations can all access traceable, affordable renewable energy through UrbanChain.
PPAs put direct procurement out of reach for most organisations. UrbanChain handles the complexity – so businesses of any size can access it.
How it works
From enquiry to renewable energy
Tell us your needs
Share your consumption, sector and location - a couple of minutes is enough to get started.
We match you to generators
We pair your demand with local renewable generators who can supply clean, traceable energy at agreed prices.
Buy every half-hour
Matching runs every 30 minutes and records each transaction with full traceability and transparency.
Trace every unit
We manage the billing and reporting so you can see exactly where your energy came from - half-hour by half-hour.
FAQs
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Because you're getting energy directly from renewable generators who've agreed to sell for a certain price over a longer period. This means prices don't rise and fall in the same way as the wholesale market, where renewable prices are pegged against fossil fuel prices.
We bring together generators that meet the volume and financial requirements of your need. We'll take things into account like where you're both based, any agreements to create private energy networks, and demand and supply levels at the time. We're constantly balancing things out, and we report the details every 30 minutes.
UrbanChain generators produce electricity from all sorts of renewables, including wind, solar, hydro, biomass and biogas. When demand outstrips supply, we'll source alternative resources like batteries, EVs and other sources of power before we buy from the wholesale market.
Yes. We use industry data to keep track of how and when the energy you use was generated. We give details for each half-hourly period, and you can check in your customer dashboard.