Hotels & spas
Bedrooms, laundry, pools, kitchens and cost per occupied bedroom.
Hospitality Energy Support
Simple, low-cost ways to cut energy use and cost
Branded hotels get systems like Hilton LightStay and IHG Green Engage to gather energy and water data. Independent hotels and hospitality businesses usually don’t — we replicate that for you: bills in, clear data out, decisions that save money.
For independent hotels, restaurants, pubs, leisure centres and venues. Practical advice from a GM with 30 years’ experience. No hard sell.
The problem
Energy is one of the hardest costs to control in hospitality. Bills arrive late, figures are hard to compare, and there’s rarely time to dig into what’s driving overnight load, kitchen demand or plant that never sleeps.
Big brands already gather that data for their hotels. Independents are left with a pile of invoices. You need the same clarity — without a sales pitch or a dense consultancy pack.
Who it’s for
Built for independents and owner-operators — one subscription per site. If you’re already on LightStay or Green Engage, keep that for the brand; this is aimed at everyone else.
Restaurants
Extraction, refrigeration, cooking kit and trading peaks.
Pubs & bars
Cellar cooling, heating and late trading load.
Leisure & gyms
Pools, air handling, hot water and base load.
Wedding & event venues
Seasonal spikes, heating and kitchen demand.
How it works
Same idea as a brand sustainability system — gather the data, show the trends — scaled for one independent site. Low effort for you; we do the reading and the reporting.
Subscribe
Choose Essential (£49) or Premium (£99) for one site — tied to that venue’s postcode.
Dedicated email
Get a dedicated address for that site’s electricity, gas and water bills.
Bills in
Forward invoices or ask your supplier to send copies. We pull out consumption, cost and trends.
Monthly report
Clear PDF you can act on. Premium adds “are you aware of these local grant schemes?” for your postcode area, plus dashboard, Green Tourism readiness and awards support.
Packages
Month to month. Operational energy support — not a sales pitch for kit.
| What’s included | £49 Essential / month | £99 Premium / month |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated utility email (per site) | Yes | Yes |
| Electricity, gas & water monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly PDF report | Yes | Yes |
| Year-on-year comparisons | Yes | Yes |
| Savings identification | Basic | Detailed |
| Local grant schemes (by postcode) | — | Yes — “are you aware of these?” plus links to your local council’s grant pages (and national pots that fit: EV, solar, biomass BUS, CHPQA, voltage optimisation funding where relevant) |
| Energy performance dashboard | — | Yes |
| Green Tourism readiness support | — | Evidence pack from this site’s bills |
| Local tourism awards (Regenerative / sustainability) | — | One drafted entry per year for that site’s VisitEngland-aligned competition |
| Awards calendar alerts | — | ~3 months before your area’s awards open or close (by postcode) |
| Specialist introductions | On request | On request |
| Celebrate 12 months with us | Gift (~£25–£30): energy-saving bar, 20 LED bulbs, or smart plug set for home | Gift (~£25–£30): energy-saving bar, 20 LED bulbs, or smart plug set for home |
Prices exclude VAT where applicable. Essential and Premium are operational monitoring and practical advice — not an ESOS assessment and not a promise of guaranteed savings. After 12 continuous months with Hospitality Energy Support on one site, we celebrate with a small practical gift (~£25–£30) — something useful at work or at home to save money: energy-saving bar / socket set, 20 LED bulbs, or a smart plug set (while stocks last; one gift per subscription). Exact products we can swap as we source them. If you need statutory ESOS work, we can introduce a qualified partner (optional). See Do we need ESOS?. If we earn a referral fee from a partner introduction, we’ll say so. Technical work stays between you and the specialist you choose.
Why this approach
Simple and low-cost
Built for busy operators, not energy departments.
Practical
We focus on the key areas that drive your bill.
Grounded
30 years as a hospitality GM — advice that fits real kitchens, plant and guest comfort.
Current
Tuned to today’s cost pressure, staffing limits and funding options.
Improvements & funding
Quiet and optional — only when monitoring points to an opportunity.
When data suggests a next step — lighting, heating controls, pool plant, variable speed drives, voltage optimisation, solar, EV charging, biomass pellets or gas CHP (including CCL relief via CHPQA) and more — we can introduce specialists who already work in hospitality. On Premium we also email links to your local council’s grant schemes for that postcode — different councils do different things.
Freebies & free help
Free water and energy resources, EV/solar grant pointers, plus a note for branded hotels. We don’t run these schemes; brand portals stay with the brand.
Water
National campaign tips, plus free audits and water-saving devices from many water companies (taps, showers, flush controls, leak fixes).
- Let’s Save Water — England & Wales water-efficiency campaign
- Southern Water — free water-saving audits & devices
- Severn Trent — free business water support
Ask your local water company or retailer what’s free for your postcode — schemes change.
Energy & lighting
Unlike water companies’ free tap/shower kits, there isn’t a nationwide “free LED bulbs for hotels” giveaway. What’s free is advice, assessments, and (by area) grants that often cover lighting.
- Zero Carbon — free hospitality energy tool / trial (England SMEs; lighting & heating tweaks in the advice)
- Scotland — free lighting assessment (then SME loan/cashback for LED upgrades)
- Business Energy Scotland — free SME advice
- Energy Saving Trust — SME tips
- Ofgem — find local grants & schemes (many cover LED lighting)
- GOV.UK — business finance & support finder (search your postcode for council grants)
Smart meters are usually installed at no extra cost via your supplier — useful for independents gathering their own data.
Local council grants
Different councils do different things. Premium emails you links like this for your postcode — we don’t run the schemes.
- Example — Sheffield Local Growth Fund Low Carbon Project — free energy survey + grant up to 50% (capped £30k) for SME premises in Sheffield; solar and efficiency (not EVs). Other South Yorkshire councils have their own pots.
- Find your local council — then their business / climate / grants pages (same idea as Sheffield, different every district)
- Workplace Charging Scheme — national EV grant, up to £500 per socket to 31 Mar 2027
- Boiler Upgrade Scheme — biomass — £5,000 off a new biomass boiler (England & Wales; rural + off gas grid; MCS installer). Heat pumps on the same scheme (£7,500 typical). Older pellet systems may still sit on legacy renewable-heat support — check your own scheme papers; Non-domestic RHI is closed to new applicants.
- CHPQA — Combined Heat & Power — Good Quality CHP (including gas CHP) can unlock a Climate Change Levy discount and related reliefs once certified — not a free plant grant. Worth checking if you already run CHP or are looking at it.
- Voltage optimisation — lowers incoming supply voltage so kit isn’t over-fed; often suits hotels/kitchens with continuous loads (fridges, laundry, motors). Needs a site survey first — not a free device giveaway. In Scotland it can sit under the SME Loan / cashback route; elsewhere check your council pot or ask us for a specialist intro if the bills suggest it.
- Find a government grant — national pots
- Smart Export Guarantee — pay for surplus solar you export
On Premium: “Are you aware of these local grant schemes?” with the matching council page links for that venue’s postcode — and we can flag BUS / CHPQA where they fit. Bigger plant (biomass, CHP) stays a specialist intro if the bills point that way.
Branded vs independent
Hilton LightStay, IHG Green Engage, Marriott Serve 360 / MESH and similar gather energy and water data for branded hotels. We’re building the same kind of clarity for independent hotels and hospitality businesses — who don’t get those systems.
- Hilton LightStay — brand data & reporting (owner/franchise portal)
- IHG Green Engage — required brand sustainability system
- Marriott Serve 360 — brand ESG / MESH reporting
Already on a brand system? Keep using it for brand reporting — we don’t replace it. Independents: this is the gathering and monthly clarity those tools provide, without the brand.
ESOS scope
Not sure if your group is in ESOS? Use our checker, or book the £19 guided check.
About
Hospitality Energy Support is built by someone who’s spent three decades running hospitality operations — not selling theory from outside the building. The aim is straightforward: help you understand your energy, cut avoidable cost, and move on the improvements that make sense.
Looking for a hotel-focused page? Visit Hotel Energy Support.
FAQ
What do I need to send?
Recent electricity, gas and water invoices (PDFs or email forwards). Occupancy figures help hotel reporting but aren’t required to start.
How soon will I get a report?
After the first usable bills are in, you’ll get a first report, then a monthly cadence.
Is this an ESOS assessment?
No. Essential and Premium are operational monitoring — not ESOS. Phase 4 qualifies on 31 December 2026 with compliance notification by 5 December 2027. Use our simple Do we need ESOS? checker, then confirm on GOV.UK. If you need the statutory assessment, we can introduce a qualified partner.
Can I cancel?
Yes — month to month. No long lock-in on the core subscriptions.
Can one subscription cover several venues?
No. One subscription = one hotel or venue, tied to that site’s postcode. Each extra site needs its own subscription.
What does Premium add for Green Tourism and awards?
Premium helps turn this site’s energy results into evidence for Green Tourism readiness, drafts one Regenerative / sustainability tourism awards entry per year for your local VisitEngland-aligned competition, and emails you about three months before that area’s awards open or close.
What are the Premium local grant alerts?
Different councils do different things — a solar or EV pot in one district may not exist next door. We map your venue’s postcode to your council, then nudge you with links to that council’s own grant or climate pages (and any national pots that fit): “Are you aware of these local grant schemes?” We don’t apply for you; we hand you the right links for your area.
Ready for clearer energy numbers?
Email hello@hospitalityenergysupport.co.uk or start Essential today. One site, one subscription.