Unlock Improved Energy Costs, Greater Control, and ESG Impact Through Energy Sharing

What if your organisation could reduce energy costs, lower Scope 2 and 3 emissions, and gain full transparency for ESG reporting? 

UrbanChain makes this possible. By enabling energy users to buy, sell, and share renewable electricity within private or local energy markets, our system, set up for decentralised assets, unlocks commercial and environmental value that traditional suppliers simply cannot offer. 

Delivering Tangible Value to Energy Users 

UrbanChain’s operating system empowers businesses to take direct control of their energy strategy through a unique energy-sharing model. Our approach enables organisations to: 

• Take Control of your Energy Costs 
  Share electricity across multiple sites or with supply chain partners and set your own internal energy prices
• Operate Private Energy Markets 
  Choose who you trade energy with across your own group, with key partners, or with local community stakeholders
• Maximise Returns on Renewable Assets 
  Oversize generation capacity, share surplus electricity internally or externally, and significantly improve return on investment
• Ensure ESG Transparency 
  Access a full audit trail of energy source and usage to support sustainability reporting, compliance, and investor communications
• Strengthen Energy Security and Community Impact 
  Promote local energy resilience and stability by enabling energy transactions that benefit both business operations and local institutions such as schools and hospitals 

The Challenge: A System Built for the Past 

Despite advances in renewable energy technology, the current UK energy system remains largely centralised and inflexible. Most businesses with on-site renewable generation are unable to fully capitalise on their investments. Surplus electricity is typically exported to the national grid under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), often at a fraction of the commercial purchase price - while other business units continue buying energy from the grid at full cost. 

This disconnect represents a significant missed opportunity. The existing system, designed around large-scale fossil fuel generation, limits the economic and environmental potential of decentralised, renewable energy. 

UrbanChain’s Solution: A Smarter Way to Consume Energy 

UrbanChain offers an alternative. Our energy-sharing platform matches renewable generation with consumption on a half-hourly basis - creating closed-loop, private energy markets that bypass the inefficiencies of the existing system. 

Through UrbanChain, you can: 

• Trade energy internally across multiple sites
• Stabilise energy costs for your supply chain by sharing amongst your partners or tenants
• Offer surplus power to local services such as hospitals and educational institutions
• Maximise the value of every kilowatt-hour generated  

Our model accelerates decarbonisation, improves financial outcomes, and strengthens relationships with key stakeholders.  

Ready to cut costs and carbon? 

Discover how energy sharing can cut costs and carbon, with real case studies and expert insights. Whether you generate or just consume energy - now’s the time to take control.  

Visit urbanchain.co.uk or contact Jacob Milner at j.milner@urbanchain.co.uk to learn more. 

Sources: 

1. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), 2022. Annex O: Net zero and the power sector scenarios. [online] UK Government. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-strategy
2. Pinsent Masons, 2023. UK electricity market needs reform. [online] Out-Law Analysis. Available at: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/uk-electricity-market-needs-reform 

Authors: 
Jacob Milner, Corporate Development Team at UrbanChain 
Shahzoonia Kazmi, Corporate Development Team at UrbanChain