Discover how measurable.energy helped Dalkia reduce energy consumption by 52% and carbon emissions by 49%.
According to Ofgem, the average UK household uses 2,700 kWh of electricity annually. Dalkia saved 133% more than that in their Glasgow office, by installing measurable.energy AI-powered smart sockets.
Here’s how they did it…
Dalkia is a leading technical and energy services company in the UK, backed by energy giant EDF — Britain’s biggest generator of low-carbon electricity. They employ 4,000+ people in the UK and have 25 offices across the country.
With a goal of reaching Net Zero for all their own operations by 2030, decarbonisation is a top priority for Dalkia. The company’s sustainable commitments include:
Even Dalkia’s website has been designed with carbon savings in mind.
(To learn more about the company’s sustainability commitments, read their 2023 UK CSR Report.)
But there’s another, often-overlooked, resource. One that can unlock major savings on carbon emissions and energy bills in a short space of time.
We’re talking about plug power…
Plug power is the electricity used by plugged-in appliances like monitors, heaters, and TVs, as well as equipment connected via fused spurs.
In a typical commercial building, plug power accounts for an astonishing 40% of energy usage. And half of that is wasted.
That’s why Dalkia asked measurable.energy to install our AI-powered smart sockets — a mixture of double-gang wall sockets, four-gang extension leads, and fused spurs — at their office in Glasgow’s Rutherglen Business Park.
Our sockets use machine learning to identify wasted plug power and eliminate it by automatically switching off connected appliances according to customisable conditions (such as after 6pm on weeknights and all day at weekends).
Each socket provides appliance-level control and visibility, enabling Dalkia to monitor the energy consumption of individual devices — from monitors and printers to heaters and vending machines — and take targeted action where waste is highest.
They also enable real-time energy and emissions reporting, allowing Dalkia to dramatically improve carbon reporting accuracy and compliance.
Quick to install and easy to use, smart sockets are now playing a key role in meeting the company’s Net Zero target.
Whereas many energy efficiency solutions take multiple years to deliver meaningful results, Dalkia is already seeing the impact of our smart sockets.
As a result, Dalkia’s office has produced 769 kg less greenhouse gas emissions and unlocked energy savings of 6,288 kWh — more than two average UK household produce in an entire year.
"The smart sockets from measurable.energy are playing an important role in our ambitious group-wide Net Zero goal. Not only in terms of energy and carbon reduction, but in our ability to monitor energy usage and accurately report on our impact, right down to the consumption of individual devices. Best of all, they require minimal human input, allowing our team to concentrate on their day jobs while the savings happen in the background.”
— Mark McGonigle, Energy Manager at Dalkia.