Business Energy Brokering — Strategy, Not a Switching Site

Who uses KMM energy procurement

• Multi-site care home groups. Care homes have predictable continuous demand profiles. Aggregating MPANs across a 4–20 home group materially improves contract pricing leverage. KMM has structured care-group buying arrangements that combine procurement with on-site solar where suitable.
• Breweries and food & drink manufacturers. High continuous daytime load + the option to add on-site solar / battery means procurement strategy needs to flex around the generation profile, not vice versa. KMM works with independent UK breweries on integrated procurement + generation strategy.
• Multi-site retail. Many small MPANs aggregated under a single supplier covenant. The procurement game is volume + contract structure, not headline kWh price.
• Industrial sites with on-site generation. Export strategy, time-of-use exposure and grid-service participation matter as much as import price.
• Public sector and trusts. Procurement frameworks (Crown Commercial Service, NHS Supply Chain, MAT energy brokers) interact with on-site solar economics — KMM advises on the integration without trying to replace the framework.

LED and energy efficiency — paired with procurement, not as a separate sell

KMM offers LED lighting and energy-efficiency consultancy under the same umbrella, because demand reduction always improves procurement economics. Where a site has ageing fluorescent lighting, badly-sized HVAC controls, or no metering granularity, fixing those things often delivers a faster payback than chasing a marginally better tariff. We work through a demand-reduction list before recommending a procurement strategy on most engagements.

Export optimisation

Sites with on-site generation have two energy contracts to manage: import and export. UK Smart Export Guarantee rates vary widely (low single-digit p/kWh on basic supplier tariffs through to materially higher on Octopus Outgoing-style fixed rates). KMM monitors the export tariff landscape quarterly and re-evaluates client export contracts at renewal — most commercial clients have under-optimised export contracts because the install team that fitted the system didn't take on the procurement side.

Meter aggregation and HH metering

For multi-site clients, MPAN aggregation under a single supplier covenant materially improves contract leverage. We map your portfolio of MPANs, check half-hourly metering status, and aggregate where it makes sense. Some sites benefit from upgrading profile-class metering to half-hourly to access better tariff structures — we advise on whether the upgrade pays back.