LGE’s consultancy division brings together our specialisms in data management, procurement and renewable energy, understanding that for any project to be feasible both the economics and the environment need to be considered. LGE’s energy experts boast over 35 years of experience, bringing practical knowledge and innovation to clients.
LGE’s consultancy team are highly skilled and experienced, holding all the relevant qualifications in their fields of expertise. The team deliver a range of consultancy services across all types of client portfolios, focusing on work that engages with the client with the aim of helping to achieve greater energy management, energy efficiency and ultimately energy reductions which feed into our client’s ever-growing sustainability and net zero goals and objectives. The team can deliver a range of comprehensive management services, as well as one off bespoke consultancy projects. Services LGE can provide include:
Energy Surveys
LGE’s onsite energy surveys are undertaken to help our clients improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy wastage, assist in accurate reporting and help produce feasibility studies for renewable technologies. LGE’s energy surveys include the following elements:
- Examinations of historic utility invoices, consumption patterns and load factors
- Determining more careful scheduling of equipment to reduce costs
- Calculating where energy is consumed on site to enable priority areas and actions to be identified
- Reviews of a client’s general energy management policies and techniques for streamlined monitoring and targeting of energy consumption
- Reviews of potential improvements to building fabric, space heating arrangements and existing energy controls
- Audits of electricity usage for lighting, refrigeration, air conditioning, air compressors and hot water
Once the survey is complete, LGE provides our clients with a report which examines all options for energy savings, with clear recommendations which consider both practical as well as economic factors. The report will also state budget costs, savings and payback periods.
Feasibility Studies
LGE has expertise in providing comprehensive feasibility studies for technologies such as solar, battery and wind. LGE’s feasibility studies assess any existing renewable capacity that a client may have, alongside assessing the benefits and risks of potentially adding further capacity or installing new projects. LGE also help clients to understand post-install costs and wider portfolio impacts. Using LGE’s specialist software tool helps provide the following:
- Study of the potential location of the project
- Estimating the outputs from the project and comparing against half-hourly generation data to determine performance
- Analyse the potential size of any connections and if it is large enough
- Working with distribution-network-operators if an increase in capacity is required
- Final report detailing the overall impact on a client’s energy costs and the potential risks and rewards of moving forward with a project
Project Management & Tendering
When a client is happy to proceed with a project, LGE’s service doesn’t just stop there, we offer expert project management services to organise, coordinate and implement projects alongside running tenders.
LGE takes all analysis and details for the project to relevant partners for the technology wanting to be installed and provides quotations. LGE builds into the process requests for all types of funding options and standardises all responses to make for direct like-for-like comparisons between the offers with a breakdown of key features. LGE also acts as a central point for communication with all partners & suppliers, handling all queries and negotiations. A final recommendation is then provided to the client. LGE has experience in managing projects in the following areas:
- Solar
- Wind
- Battery Storage
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging
- Small Modular Reactors
- Voltage Optimisation
Other Consultancy Services
Additional areas LGE can provide consultancy support is for:
- Behavioural Change Assessment
- Staff Energy Awareness Training
- Energy Treasure Hunts
The services above are merely an example of what our team can do for clients but there is so much more LGE can help with. Contact your account manager today or email us at info@lgegroup.com.