Case study

Share

Leigh Academies Trust saves £500,000+ through flexible energy purchasing.

Discover how a 10+ year partnership helped one of the country’s largest and most established Multi-Academy Trusts navigate a turbulent energy market

Read time - 2 minutes
Leigh Academies Trust: Flexible contract saves over half a million pounds.
Achieved savings: Year one
£
399,311
Forecast savings: Year two
£
200,287
Forecast savings: Year three
£
43,511

Following a turbulent period in energy, Leigh Academies Trust faced a significant price hike on its fixed contract renewal in 2023. Keen to protect their budget, the Trust partnered with Zenergi to explore a flexible purchasing strategy to capitalise on energy price fluctuations throughout the contract duration.

Adopting an alternative procurement strategy

Zenergi has supported Leigh Academies Trust with its energy procurement for more than 10 years to date.

When faced with a significant renewal cost increase, Zenergi hosted a tailored workshop for the Trust to explore alternative procurement options available to the group.  Leigh Academies opted for Zenergi’s Zen Flex Bespoke product, allowing them to mitigate volatility by purchasing energy in advance and trading on the day-ahead market.

What Leigh Academies Trust thought

The Zen Flex Bespoke product has helped us navigate the volatile energy market, achieve significant cost savings and budget certainty. We’re extremely pleased with the results and would recommend Zenergi to any organisation seeking to optimise energy costs.

Richard Cottam MSc

Deputy Estates Director

Leigh Academies Trust

An expert team to drive cost savings

The purchasing strategy is managed by Zenergi’s Energy Markets team who use their expertise to navigate market movements effectively, devising strategic trading approaches that leverage opportunities to secure competitive energy prices

It is one of several flexible procurement strategies that Zenergi manages on behalf of customers who want to take advantage of market movements to minimise energy costs.

Leigh Academies Trust’s experience demonstrates how embracing a flexible strategy leveraging the wealth of experience of Zenergi’s team can offer substantial budget savings.

£ 643,109

savings projected from a three-year purchasing strategy.

Achieving big savings

The three-year strategy has enabled Leigh Academies Trust to achieve a saving against budget of £399,311 for year one alone. The savings for the duration of the contract are forecast at £200,287 for year two and £43,511 for year three. The projected savings amount to a total of £643,109.

Chris Jermy Director of Customer Success Zenergi

Ready to learn more? Start a conversation with one of our experts today.

Get in touch

Products used to deliver Leigh Academies Trust's savings

Energy Procurement

Energy Procurement

Energy Procurement

Energy Procurement

Energy can be a significant expenditure for any organisation, especially during periods of high market volatility. The type of contract you choose can significantly affect what you’ll pay in the long term and it can be difficult to compare prices when there is an endless product and supplier choice available. Take control of your energy costs by leveraging our real-time market insights and market-leading expertise.
Find out more

Related case studies

How our energy audit identified savings of £50,000 for E-ACT.

Discover how our exciting new programme for Multi-Academy Trust, E-ACT, identified huge carbon and cost savings in just six months.

Identified energy savings
246,193
kWh
Identified carbon savings
48.16
tCO2e
Identified cost savings
£
50,114
Read the full story

Greener transport: helping Gregory Group meet ambitious goals.

A science-led partnership with one of the UK’s largest transport groups that led to impressive net zero acceleration.

Harry Eaves

Senior Energy Consultant

Zenergi

Read the full story
Discover how our energy audits highlighted £94,955 of annual savings for Aldermore Bank.

Discover how our energy audits highlighted £94,955 of annual savings for Aldermore Bank.

Total carbon saving
172.6
tCO2e
Read the full story

Halving Glenmorangie’s energy costs through strategic building optimisation.

Discover how our partnership helped a whisky giant transform their facility’s energy efficiency with targeted solutions.

Estimated annual electricity consumption savings
59
%
Read the full story

How we helped Danes Educational Trust secure £166,000 for carbon reduction.

Discover how we supported Danes Educational Trust in securing vital funding to drive energy efficiency and sustainability across its 12 schools.

Phase 2 LCSF grant awarded
£
39,000
Phase 3c PSDS grant awarded
£
127,000
Read the full story

PR Associates: Driving compliance and energy efficiency in schools.

Zenergi’s services for PR Associates keep schools up to date with energy compliance, as well as driving energy efficiency to reduce costs and carbon emissions.

Read the full story

Shropshire Council: Supporting targeted energy efficiency and public sector compliance.

Zenergi supports Shropshire Council’s vision to stabilise and progressively reduce its environmental footprint., with the provision of Display Energy Certificates, which it has carried out for the Council for over 10 years. 

Read the full story

Reading Borough Council: Future-proofing buildings to comply with 2030 energy efficiency targets.

Zenergi carried out the delivery of commercial Energy Performance Certificates for 52 properties in Reading to meet compliance with the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

Read the full story