Education

Comprehensive energy and sustainability support for education providers.

Education providers navigate rising costs, resource limitations, diverse building portfolios, government targets and continuously evolving reporting requirements – all the while prioritising your students.

Inspired supports over 260 education providers from schools to colleges and universities to control their costs, reduce their consumption and carbon emissions, and remain compliant in the surrounding regulatory landscape.

Yet every organisation is unique in portfolio and requirements. With over 700 experts in house, we have the skills and strength in numbers to offer comprehensive energy and sustainability support and realise your ambitions under one roof.

Energy and sustainability are intertwined. The benefits of reducing your energy consumption cascade across to lower carbon emissions, stronger reporting credentials and progress towards your sustainability goals.

How can your organisation tackle its energy challenges?

Whether you seek to control your costs, reduce consumption or install energy-efficient lighting or heating, Inspired can find the optimal practical solutions for your organisation.

For example, these could include:

Metering
Build an extensive picture of energy usage across your portfolio.

Circuit-level monitoring
Pinpoint wasteful equipment and operations.

Profile alerts
Inform on-site staff about unusual consumption.

Energy management software
Turn your data into insights to remove wastage, uncover efficiencies and compare site performance.

Bespoke energy procurement strategy
Strategic energy procurement tailored to your requirements.

Bill validation
Ensure you are paying only for what you are using.

Forensic energy cost audit
Analyses the non-commodity rates applied to your billing to obtain refunds and ongoing savings.

Energy performance certification
Ensure the buildings in your portfolio remain compliant.

Water monitoring and targeting
Track your usage and identify unusually high consumption so any leaks can be spotted and fixed quickly.

“Inspired have been an invaluable partner. Their strategic foresight, forensic financial analysis and unwavering dedication have resulted in extraordinary financial savings and risk mitigation for the institution. From avoiding £140 million in energy costs to recovering £566k in overcharges and delivering a £3 million saving on our CPPA, through due diligence, their impact has been profound.”
Lee Barlow, Finance & Administration Manager, University of Manchester

How can your organisation tackle its sustainability challenges?

The sustainability landscape is moving towards greater disclosure and accountability for education providers.

Energy and sustainability are intertwined; your efforts to reduce your energy consumption and costs can directly support your carbon reduction targets and wider sustainability ambitions.

Inspired’s ESG experts offer tailored support to your unique requirements. For example, this could include:

Climate Action Plans

to meet the DfE expectation for all education settings in England.

ESG assessment
where we identify recommendations to improve your ESG performance.

Net zero strategy
we help you create a robust, data-driven decarbonisation plan with targets and actions to achieve them.

A tailored end-to-end service

We offer practical solutions to cut your energy consumption, reduce your costs and carbon footprint and remain compliant in the surrounding regulatory landscape.

Karen Brogden

Business Development Manager: Strategic Accounts

“Education sector is founded on shaping a better future, all the while navigating restricted resources, decarbonisation targets and increasing reporting obligations.

“That’s where we come in. At Inspired, we’ve built a range of practical solutions covering costs, consumption, carbon and compliance – everything you need to manage your energy and sustainability goals effortlessly.

“No matter what your requirements are, we can support your decarbonisation journey and help your organisation become one of the most sustainable universities, colleges or schools in the UK. Let’s take your next steps together.”