Optimise Your Energy Supply with KVA Reduction
Expert KVA optimisation consultancy to reduce your maximum demand charges and cut business energy costs significantly.
What is KVA and Why Does it Matter?
KVA (Kilo-Volt-Amperes) is a measure of your business’s maximum required capacity from the grid. If your official KVA capacity is higher than your actual peak usage, you are overpaying the network operator every month simply for the potential to use that power. We help align your agreed capacity with your real-world usage.
Why You Pay for Potential Power
Your standing charge includes a fee to the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) for maintaining the infrastructure to deliver your agreed maximum KVA. If you don’t use that full capacity, you are effectively paying for an unused service.
KVA Reduction vs. Power Factor Correction
KVA Reduction physically lowers your agreed capacity, leading to standing charge savings. Power Factor Correction (PFC) improves the efficiency of your existing capacity. We assess both options to maximise your total savings potential.
No Impact on Your Power Supply
| KVA reduction is a commercial change based on verifiable historical data. We only recommend reducing capacity to a level comfortably above your historic peak, ensuring your operations are never at risk of interruption or overload. |
How KVA Reduction Generates Pure Savings
Our process is technical, precise, and risk-free, targeting fixed charges directly:
Data Analysis: We conduct a deep technical analysis of your historic half-hourly consumption data (HH data) to identify your true peak demand profile.
Identifying Overcapacity: We precisely calculate the extent to which your agreed KVA capacity exceeds your maximum required usage.
DNO Application: We manage the entire application process to your Distribution Network Operator (DNO) to officially reduce your KVA capacity.
Guaranteed Savings: This leads to an immediate, permanent reduction in your standing charges, delivering recurring, guaranteed savings with zero impact on your power availability.
How Can Our Team Help You to Reach Your Goals
Lower Fixed Overheads
By reducing your maximum demand charges, we directly and permanently lower your highest non-consumption based fixed utility costs.
Improve Budget Accuracy
Removing unnecessary and fluctuating standing charges delivers greater control and predictability over your annual energy budget.
Optimise Infrastructure Efficiency
Ensure your energy supply is perfectly aligned with your operational needs, optimising the efficiency of your commercial energy assets.
Simplify Billing Complexity
We cut through the technical complexity of KVA charges, providing clear, actionable steps that lead to measurable financial savings.
Your Commercial KVA Reduction Questions Answered (FAQs)
Common questions on KVA Reduction
How do I know if my business is eligible for KVA reduction?
Your business is likely eligible if you are charged based on a contracted Maximum Demand (KVA) and your half-hourly (HH) consumption data shows your actual peak usage is consistently below your agreed capacity. A free audit confirms this.
Is there a risk the power supply will be interrupted after reduction?
No. Our technical analysis builds in a robust safety margin. The new KVA limit will always be set well above your historical peak usage, guaranteeing continuous, reliable power supply.
What is the cost for ABEL Utilities KVA service
| We typically work on a success-fee basis, meaning we only charge a percentage of the guaranteed savings achieved in the first year. If we don’t save you money, there is no fee for the reduction work. |
