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The 60% Problem

The impacts of non-commodity costs on your portfolio can be significantly lessened – if you know where to look.

Non-commodity costs account for approximately 60% of the average UK business electricity bill, a share expected to rise further.

Shaped by movements across the wider industry landscape, including network charges, levies and policy costs, non-commodity costs cannot be hedged or fixed through procurement.

However, their impact on your portfolio can be mitigated. The technology to tackle rising non-commodity costs already exist, helping your business enhance asset and operational value while improving your interaction with the grid.

Inspired's whitepaper, The 60% Problem: How smart businesses are cutting the energy costs they can actually control, sets out why procurement alone cannot protect your business from rising energy costs.

From there, the whitepaper introduces five proven behind-the-meter levers for delivering measurable savings without large capital investment.