HENOC sector focus
Construction & Infrastructure
Temporary supplies, hard deadlines and a connection queue that does not care.
Construction energy is a programme risk before it is a cost. Temporary builders' supplies, generator hire and the eventual permanent connection each sit on the critical path, and a late connection is far more expensive than a poor unit rate. We manage temporary supply procurement, the disconnection and de-energisation trail, and the permanent connection application alongside it.
Typical supply
Temporary builders' supplies, site cabin meters, generator fuel, permanent connection at handover
Load shape
Rises through the build programme, tower cranes and welfare running long hours
Main cost drivers
Temporary supply rates, generator fuel, connection charges, capacity for the finished asset
What makes construction & infrastructure different
Connection lead times
DNO connection timescales can exceed the build programme. Applications made late become the binding constraint on handover.
Temporary supplies on deemed rates
Builders' supplies are frequently left on out-of-contract rates for the full duration of the project.
Generator versus grid
Diesel hire is quick but expensive and carbon-heavy. The cross-over point against an early temporary connection is a calculation worth doing.
Handover loose ends
Meters left registered to the contractor after practical completion continue to bill, sometimes for years.
How we work with construction & infrastructure clients
Connection applications early
Permanent connection and capacity applications lodged and tracked through our de-risking division, with queue-position assessment.
Contracted temporary supply
Builders' supplies placed on contracted rates instead of being left deemed for the project duration.
Generator cross-over modelling
We compare hire and fuel cost against an earlier temporary connection so the choice is made on numbers.
Clean handover
De-energisation, disconnection and change-of-tenancy paperwork completed so supplies do not follow you after completion.
Common things we find
- Connection applications submitted after groundworks begin
- Temporary supplies running deemed for the whole programme
- Meters still billing the contractor months after practical completion
Findings vary by client and site. Nothing here is a guarantee of saving — we quote against your own bills, and where we quote savings our clients average around 15%.
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