An EEVS initiative

The Energy Intelligence Network

Enhanced energy management, powered by real-world intelligence.

Independent. Low-cost and low-effort to join. Built to pay for itself from the first intelligence cycle.

7 organisations submitting the same 3 datasets
Many organisations, one shared dataset, three lenses Illustrative animation showing multiple organisations submitting the same three datasets into one shared, validated dataset, which splits into three analytical lenses: consumption, cost and carbon. The network's intelligence value compounds as more organisations join. ONE DATASET Consumptionwhat you use Costwhat you pay Carbonwhat you emit
Submit onceValidated onceAnalysed three ways

Illustrative — the more organisations join, the more valuable the intelligence for everyone.

What you gain

Every pound spent on energy is a pound not spent on your mission — and every tonne wasted is a tonne not cut from net zero.

The Energy Intelligence Network turns your energy, cost and carbon data into decisions you can act on. Independent. Evidence-based. Built to cut cost and carbon together, not as competing priorities.

Compare buildings, fairly Decide on evidence Track progress vs. peers Prove savings, verified Find your biggest wins Learn from the sector Report wins that land
  • Less energy consumed
  • Less money spent
  • Faster progress to net zero
How it works

The wisdom of the crowd… from one trusted source

What it delivers

We provide the intelligence and insights needed to help answer the critical questions:

A comparative, system-wide view of your estate’s energy performance.

  • 1Which parts of the estate perform best, and which worst — across sites, buildings, teams or time?
  • 2Is the variation legitimate, or a genuine gap in how well our energy and buildings are managed?
  • 3Where should the next pound of effort or investment go?
  • 4Are we improving against our own baseline, year on year?
  • 5What's working — and can we replicate it elsewhere in the estate?
  • 6Are we even measuring ourselves consistently across the organisation?
  • 7Is budget and attention going where the data says the opportunity actually is?

The essential context for those internal numbers. Converting them into a judgement: are we competitive, average, or are we lagging behind?

  • 1Where do we stand against others operating under broadly similar conditions?
  • 2What does “good” actually look like in practice, not in theory?
  • 3Is the gap real, or is it context that needs normalising out first?
  • 4Who should we actually be compared to, so the comparison means something?
  • 5What's a credible ambition — not a hopeful one — based on what's been achieved elsewhere?
  • 6Are we closing the gap on the sector, or falling behind?
  • 7What are the leaders doing differently, that we could adopt?
How it works

A continuous annual intelligence cycle

Every cycle converts raw member data into sector intelligence, and that intelligence back into better decisions — compounding in value with every year and every member. Select a stage, or let it play.

Annual
cycle
Stage 1 of 5

Data in

Members submit standardised energy, cost, carbon and estates data using common templates, validated on receipt.

Who it's for

One dataset. Four seats at the table.

Everyone draws on the same validated data — but each role sees the view that matters to them. Select a role.

Director of Estates
Owns: the integrating view, across all three lenses

“Are we running the estate well — and can I prove it?”

What the Network gives themBuilding- and equipment-level benchmarking against genuine peers, and the evidence to win the case for investment.

Director of Finance / CFO
Owns: the cost lens

“Is our energy spend competitive, and where's the waste?”

What the Network gives themSpend tracked against budget and peers, with price separated from consumption; verified savings, not supplier estimates.

Head of Sustainability
Owns: the carbon lens

“Are we on track for net zero, and can I defend the numbers?”

What the Network gives themAudit-ready Scope 1 & 2 reporting and a clear trajectory against target.

Energy / Estates Manager
Owns: the consumption lens, day to day

“Where exactly is energy being wasted, and what should I fix first?”

What the Network gives themGranular, validated, building-by-building benchmarking that pinpoints priority actions.

What you get

Our intelligence catalogue

A phased set of products, built on the same validated dataset, so value starts on day one and compounds from there. Select a product.

Product 1 of 8

Data Foundation

The essential first step. Standardised templates and validation processes to ensure we accumulate a clean, trusted dataset — your data will be scored for quality and completeness. Everything the Network delivers is built on this foundation.

See it in action

What the intelligence actually looks like

Six illustrative examples of the outputs behind the catalogue above — anonymised, for representation only. Real outputs are generated from validated member data once the Network is live.

Consumption & cost lens

Energy cost intensity vs sector peers

Illustrative example — anonymised, not real member data

0 10 20 30 40 Cost intensity (£/m²) Peer C Peer F Peer B Peer E You Peer D Peer A 75th percentile Median 25th percentile
Your organisation Anonymised peers Percentile markers (25th / median / 75th)

Mock-up only. Shows the format of the Annual Benchmark Report — not real data.

Consumption lens

Estate breakdown by property type

Illustrative example — anonymised, not real member data

0 100 200 300 400 Energy intensity (kWh/m²) Offices Teaching Laboratories Residential Sports Other
Your energy intensity, by property type 75th percentile (peers) Median (peers) 25th percentile (peers)

Mock-up only. Each property type is benchmarked against its own peer range, not a single estate-wide average.

Consumption lens

Offices: building-level energy intensity vs benchmark

Illustrative example — 15-building office portfolio, ranked low to high

0 50 100 150 Energy intensity (kWh/m²) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Benchmark median 10 11 12 13 14 15
Your buildings (offices) Sector benchmark median 75th percentile 25th percentile

Mock-up only. The benchmark bar sits at its natural rank among the sorted buildings, not off to the side.

Carbon lens

Net Zero Transition Index

Illustrative example — anonymised, not real member data

100 75 50 25 0 Index (100 = baseline, 0 = net zero) 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040
Your trajectory Required target Peer range (25th–75th percentile)

Mock-up only. Uses the same 100-to-0 indexation as the Network's Net Zero Transition Index.

Cost lens

Energy spend variance: price vs consumption effect

Illustrative example — anonymised, not real member data

+12 +6 0 -6 -12 Variance vs budget (£'000s) — positive = over budget Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Price effect (market-driven) Consumption effect (your control) Total variance

Mock-up only. Illustrates how price and consumption effects are reported separately, so only the controllable portion drives action.

Data foundation

Data quality & completeness scorecard

Illustrative example — anonymised, not real member data

73% Needs attention
Consumption data
92%
Carbon data
85%
Cost & billing data
68%
Estates data
45%
On track Needs attention Priority for next cycle

Mock-up only. Shows the format of the Data Quality Score & RAG Rating — not a real assessment.

Operating principles

The rules that govern every deployment

Sector-focused Membership-funded Independent Confidential & anonymous Collaborative
Why EEVS

A network like this needs a genuinely independent centre

Pooling sensitive data from organisations that may compete requires a party with no commercial stake in the outcome. That's EEVS.

THE INDEPENDENT COORDINATOR

No ties to any supplier or technology

No interest in what members buy — only in the quality of the intelligence. That's what makes the results credible.

THE SECURE ASSIMILATOR

One standardised, confidential dataset

Held securely; benchmarks and insights are always shared anonymously. Confidentiality is what makes the sharing possible.

THE HELICOPTER VIEW

A vantage point no single member has

EEVS sees where the strongest results sit and what the leaders do differently — then shares that back to every member.

Sector deployments

One architecture, adapted sector by sector

The same three lenses and product catalogue, adapted to each sector's data, metrics and stakeholders.

Live

Higher education

Laboratory-intensive research estates, HESA-aligned reporting, and the L-PUE benchmarking differentiator. View the sector page →

In development

NHS

Acute hospital estates, ERIC-aligned reporting, and the H-PUE clinical activity benchmark.

Future

Your sector

Built on the same architecture. Get in touch to discuss what a deployment would look like.

Founding membership

Help shape the Network. Pay once you've seen the value.

Founding members co-design the Network and shape it around what they actually need — not a finished product handed down.

  • Low-cost, low-effort to join. Start with a core dataset, not a complete one.
  • Pay for demonstrated value. A founding rate, only once the Network has delivered its first outputs.
  • Your data stays yours. Held securely; benchmarks are always shared anonymously.
  • A seat in shaping the model. Ongoing input into templates, metrics and priorities.

Founding cohorts: 8–15 organisations per sector.

Register your interest

Tell us a little about your organisation and we'll be in touch to talk through founding membership.

By submitting, you agree to be contacted by EEVS about the Energy Intelligence Network. We will never share your details with third parties.

FAQs

Before you get in touch

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A sector-wide membership network that pools standardised consumption, cost and carbon data from every member into a single validated dataset — then gives each member independent benchmarking, target-setting and investment evidence drawn from it.

Lower controllable energy cost, faster and better-evidenced progress to net zero, a clear view of how you compare to genuine peers, and de-risked capital investment backed by independent evidence rather than supplier claims.

The first intelligence cycle is designed to surface avoidable cost and carbon within the first year, benchmarked against peers and converted into a prioritised action list. Value compounds from there.

No. The Network measures consumption, cost-efficiency and investment performance, but never benchmarks procurement unit rates or ranks suppliers. Optimising the price of energy stays with your existing procurement partner.

Yes. Data is held securely and in strict confidence. Benchmarks and insights are always shared anonymously — you see your own data and anonymised peer comparisons only.

The Network is funded by annual membership, scaled to organisation size. Founding members pay a founding rate, payable only once the first meaningful outputs have been delivered — so you pay for demonstrated value, not a promise.

Yes — this is one of the problems the Network exists to solve. We work with what you have and help you improve it year on year.

Register your interest through the form on this page. We'll follow up with a short conversation about your situation and whether the timing is right for you.