SmartestEnergy purchases power from more than 400 independent power producers across the UK, the majority of which generate renewable electricity and good quality Combined Head and Power (CHP).
Generators range from sub-1MW to 420MW and include blue chip industrial companies as Rolls Royce Power Development, British Sugar and Viridor Waste Management.

SmartestEnergy also supplies half hourly metered companies with renewable and good quality CHP at prices competitive with traditional power supply. Supply customers include Eurostar, L’Oreal and Marks and Spencer.

Power Purchase Agreements from SmartestEnergy

SmartestEnergy is responsible for around 7% of renewable electricity entering the UK grid. We support renewable energy generation at over 400 sites in the UK and deliver over 1.7Twh of renewable sourced electricity every year.

We purchase energy from a variety of renewable generation sources, including onshore and offshore wind, hydro, energy from waste, biomass, landfill gas and anaerobic digestion.

As well as the larger industrial generators, our generation portfolio includes many smaller generation customers including Biogen (UK) Ltd, a farm biomass site, a hydro-electric plant, such as Camserney Hydro in the Highlands of Scotland and community run projects such as The Westray Community Project, a wind turbine financially supported by the communities living on the Orkney Islands where the turbine is situated.

We provide our customers with a range of electricity trading products designed to meet the diverse needs of independent generators, from small project developers to portfolio operators. We aim to work in partnership with customers to maximise their energy potential whatever their generation profile. Our focus on the independent sector means almost all of our contracts are tailored solutions for the individual customers.

SmartestEnergy’s short and long term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Energy Trading Services Agreements (ETSAs) range from simple fixed price arrangements providing price certainty and a guaranteed level of income to highly flexible contracts designed to maximise opportunities in volatile markets. We also offer a range of trading options for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs), Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs) and Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs).

Business Electricity from SmartestEnergy

In 2008, SmartestEnergy saw a unique opportunity to offer a new business model combining renewable energy generation with retails sales to corporate customers. We took a fresh look at the needs of renewable energy generators and corporate energy users and brought the two together.
We offer a range of electricity supply products for corporate and public sector customers who operate in the half-hourly market. Our range of supply products is aimed at simplifying and cutting the cost of purchasing, and we aim to offer transparency, daily market information and dedicated customer support on all our contracts.

If you have requirements to reduce your carbon footprint, meet CRC obligations, manage price and volume imbalance risk, or reduce the impact of energy costs across your business, our products will cater towards any requirements and needs.

SmartestEnergy retail customers can choose the proportion of renewable energy they purchase and even specify the preferred mix of power from a range of sources including good quality CHP and renewable energy from sources such as wind, biomass and hydro.

All our customers benefit from out skilled and experienced traders who work with and for our customers to achieve competitive energy prices. If a company wants complete control over the energy purchasing process, we can give direct, real-time, round-the-clock access to our Energy Management Centre’s electronic market trading systems.

About SmartestEnergy

SmartestEnergy was founded in 2001 and has two offices and over 70 employees.  SmartestEnergy is a limited UK company and is wholly owned by the Marubeni Corporation of Japan. Marubeni’s Projects Division is a global power projects player and today handles aggregate installed capacity in excess of 7,200 MW. SmartestEnergy is able to draw upon Marubeni’s financial resources and management expertise and is well placed to develop its position in the UK market.