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Understanding Your Energy Bill Part 1:Electricity Non-Commodity Costs
Energy is one of the main costs to Controlled Environment Horticulture businesses, with electricity being the most expensive form of energy per-kWh. GrowSave is running a series of articles where we detail how to understand an energy bill, and most importantly, how to mitigate the costs. In this, Part 1, we are covering the non-commodity…
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From standing charges to smart choices: Maximising value with GrowSave
Join NFU Energy and the GrowSave team for an insightful session on navigating the evolving energy landscape. We will discuss the upcoming standing charge changes, share updates from the GrowSave knowledge sharing platform, and explore new grant and funding opportunities available to the sector. Discover practical steps to maximise efficiency, reduce costs, and make informed…
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Updated forecast from NESO to TNUoS tarriffs
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has updated its forecast for the Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges and the implications could be significant for your business energy spend. The average TNUoS charges for 2026/27 are now expected to rise by 63%. GrowSave recommends that companies of all sizes should understand how these changes…
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Energy Market Update: Oct-Dec 2025
October Prices held relatively firm during the month, albeit with a slight turn downward during the early parts of the month. Despite a big lull in the middle of the month, wind production was particularly strong through October, partly due to Storm Amy towards month’s end. Temperatures gently declined, however they were largely above seasonal…
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Calculate how the incoming TNUoS charges will impact your bill
NFU Energy has developed a TNUoS charges impact calculator in partnership with the NFU to help you understand how the proposed changes will effect your business ‘energy costs. Use the free energy calculator today Not only will the calculator help you estimate the impact of the TNUoS charge on your business, the data will be…
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Standing charges are rising – here’s what you need to know
Electricity costs continue to increase, and with major updates to non-commodity charges underway, many organisations will soon see higher standing charges on their bills. What are standing charges?They’re the fees you pay simply for being connected to the electricity grid. These charges fund the operation, maintenance and upgrade of the UK’s energy networks and they…
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Pyrolysis for Horticulture
Biomass combustion is relatively common, however, there has been an increasing interest in other thermochemical conversion methods, which offer more varied outputs: combustible gases, oils, and organic carbon (char). With the right system design, reactors can support on-site heat and power generation, carbon sequestration, and production of oils and solids which can be sold into…
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Upcoming changes to standing charges: What’s changing and how to prepare
This blog below was written with insights from NFU Energy. From this month (October 2025), electricity customers across the UK will start to see changes in how standing charges are calculated on their electricity bill. This is the first change in a series of three standing charge changes coming into effect which will impact non-commodity…
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Energy market update – September 2025
August Recap We observed a slight increase in wind conditions which helped wind surpass gas in the generation mix. Gas storage struggled to pick up and although Norwegian maintenance could potentially disrupt this activity, previous years have seen injections occur during August. With no improvement here, the markets were surprisingly calm as we moved closer…
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Geothermal energy and storage
There is a lot of thermal mass in the ground, allowing the temperature to remain stable at around 10°C at depths as shallow as 1m. Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs) use this consistent temperature to maintain a high seasonal efficiency. As depths increase, that stable temperature tends higher due to nuclear decay of materials deep…
