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Keep up with the latest company updates, opinion pieces, and news from the world of business energy.

MHHS: A major transformation in the UK electricity industry

The market-wide half-hourly settlement (MHHS) programme aims to enhance the integration of renewable energy sources, facilitate accurate data settlement and billing, and provide opportunities for consumers to benefit from lower energy costs. Currently, many consumers lack meters that can record energy usage on a half-hourly basis, which often results in estimated billing. With MHHS, all […]

MHHS pocket guide: Everything you need to know

International Women’s Day: Maike’s journey

International Women’s Day: Attia’s journey

International Women’s Day: Yasmin’s journey

International Women’s Day: Charlotte’s journey

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MHHS: A major transformation in the UK electricity industry

The market-wide half-hourly settlement (MHHS) programme aims to enhance the integration of renewable energy sources, facilitate accurate data settlement and billing, and provide opportunities for consumers to benefit from lower energy costs. Currently, many consumers lack meters that can record energy usage on a half-hourly basis, which often results in estimated billing. With MHHS, all […]

Explainer

MHHS pocket guide: Everything you need to know

The Market-Wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) programme represents the largest shake up in the electricity metering sector for decades. It’s important for businesses to stay informed about how their energy usage data is evolving and to consider any adjustments they might need to make to their metering systems. What is MHHS? MHHS is a new way […]

Interviews

International Women’s Day: Maike’s journey

For the final instalment of our International Women’s Day blogs, we’re placing the spotlight on our Financial Controller, Maike Stein’s journey, and how she swapped career paths and found her place in finance. Maike’s story Usually, you find that people who work in finance have known this will be their path for some time, but […]

Interviews

International Women’s Day: Attia’s journey

For the third instalment of our International Women’s Day celebrations, we’ll be focusing on our Billing Manager, Attia Ahmed’s journey. Attia joined the team last year and is already making waves. Attia’s story My career really started back in university in a customer service environment, then going on to work at a call centre as […]

Interviews

International Women’s Day: Yasmin’s journey

As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, we’re celebrating the stories of some of the amazing women we work with at Amber. We started our series with our Senior Business Analyst, Charlotte Beard, and explored her career and amazing commitment to volunteering. In this blog, we get a chance to catch up with our […]

Interviews

International Women’s Day: Charlotte’s journey

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating some of the inspirational women who make Amber the organisation it is. Charlotte Beard is a Senior Business Analyst/Business Architect (SBA) in our Digital Enablement Team and has been at Amber for nearly 7 years. Since joining, Charlotte has proved herself to be a trailblazer, combining productivity with creativity. We are so […]

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News

Meet our new Director of Net Zero

We’re thrilled to spotlight our new Net Zero Director, Andrew Walker, this week and congratulate him on his recent promotion. We caught up with him to chat about his role, the new challenges and his Amber highlights. How long have you been working at Amber, and what different roles have you had?  “I joined Amber […]

Gareth and Fiona talking about Orangebox and their work with Amber.
News

From chairs to change: How Orangebox is designing a sustainable future

We are thrilled to highlight Orangebox’s success on its journey to Net Zero and how they have combined product design with sustainability. Fiona Douglas, one of our Lead Net Zero Consultants, and Gareth Banks, Head of Sustainability at Orangebox, recently got together to tour their head office and reflect on our journey together so far. […]

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Explainer

Carbon neutral v Net Zero: What’s the difference?

Carbon neutral and Net Zero are often confused, but they have distinct meanings and implications for businesses. To clear things up we broke down the key differences to help you choose the right path for your sustainability journey. Carbon neutrality in a nutshell When a business wants to achieve carbon neutrality, they need to balance […]

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Blogs

EPC ratings: A guide for landlords

In today’s world, energy efficiency has become a critical component of property management. For landlords and business site managers, understanding Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings is essential for regulatory compliance and attracting energy-conscious tenants. What is an EPC Rating? An Energy Performance Certificate is a legally valid document that provides an energy efficiency rating for […]

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Guides

A guide to meeting the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES)

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard is a piece of legislation aimed at enhancing energy efficiency across commercial properties in England and Wales via their Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). These regulations apply to rented commercial buildings and carry significant implications for landlords and property owners. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard explained MEES sets out how properties should […]

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Interviews

Meet Alex Bannon, our Senior Energy Trading and Risk Manager

We’re thrilled to put the spotlight on Alex this week and congratulate him on his recent promotion to Senior Energy Trading and Risk Manager. We caught up with him to chat about his role, the challenges of managing energy risks, his Amber highlights, and life outside of the office. How long have you been working […]

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