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Penwortham Girls’ High School: Protecting school energy budgets and freeing up staff time.

Penwortham Girls’ High School was seeking an energy partner who would manage the school’s energy procurement, while supporting accurate budget forecasting.

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Penwortham Girls’ High School: Protecting school energy budgets and freeing up staff time.

Penwortham Girls’ High School in Lancashire is a non-fee paying school with a long-standing reputation for academic success.

How Zenergi supports Penwortham Girls’ High School

Penwortham Girls’ High School was seeking an energy partner who would manage the school’s energy procurement, while supporting accurate budget forecasting. Zenergi was able to deliver a fully OJEU-compliant procurement service
or the school’s gas and electricity, with a fixed contract that helps to provide budget certainty and supports the school’s accounting processes.

The full contract management service for Penwortham Girls’ High School includes account management to take take care of any day-to-day queries with an easily accessible point of contact.

Early identification of supplier errors

nvoice validation ensures that the school’s energy bills are checked for accuracy ahead of payment, with any queries managed by experienced energy consultants through to resolution.

The service has helped with early identification of supplier errors, ensuring that the school is only paying for the energy used.

Looking ahead, the school is considering opportunities offered through Zenergi’s technical services division in order to improve energy efficiency around the school, and further minimise the school’s spend on energy.

Having Zenergi’s knowledgeable team take care of the complicated issue of budgeting and monitoring our energy consumption is so much more time-effective than us doing it internally. They also keep us informed of what’s happening in the market and any opportunities that could benefit the school.

Andrea Barnes

Business Manager

Penwortham Girls’ High School

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