The UK’s only fully automated digital bill validation and energy spend management platform EaaSi™ (Energy as a Service interactive) is fully automated, collecting bill data and interpreting it with ease. No more manual processing of utility bills; a huge relief for those bogged down with a paper trail that needs more management than time allows. We believe in simplifying and automating the management of utility procurement contracts and also provide an online platform that allows businesses to bring this functionality in house. EaaSi™ puts supplier management, data visibility, energy procurement reporting and contract management in your hands.
EaaSi™ Your fully digital energy spend management
platform delivering energy spend certainty and
clarity for your business energy strategy
Our goal with the EaaSi platform is to digitalise the spend management of your energy contracts whilst delivering you powerful information to form your energy and carbon responsibility strategy. Enabling businesses to:
- minimise utilities costs (electricity / gas / water) both with suppliers and increase internal efficiencies
- perform fully automated same day invoice validation to give you energy spend certainty
- gain visibility of energy use and Greenhouse Gas reporting
- control complex energy contracts
- forecast and budget against future utilities costs
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2802|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Invoice_Validation.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Invoice_Validation|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Invoice Validation” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]EaaSi™ PRO makes bills easier to manage. It does this by providing an automatic solution to traditional bill validation, with instant insights into each supplier bill through a single interface.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2801|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Portfolio_Mgmt.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Portfolio_Mgmt|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Portfolio Management and Analytics” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]It enables businesses to manage every site opening and closing seamlessly while tracking all energy data related to each site and across an entire portfolio.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2803|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Energy_Legislation.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Energy_Legislation|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Energy Legislation, Compliance” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]The data collected on costs, carbon emissions and consumption by EaaSi™ can be downloaded into reports that can be used to comply with a range of industry legislation.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2804|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Payment_mgmt.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Payment_mgmt|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Payment Management” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]By collecting every bill issued for every site it validates usage, rates and charges against contracts, meter data, network/utility tariffs and active site list – all before payment is made.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2806|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Financial_Reporting.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Financial_Reporting|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Energy and Financial Reporting” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]It provides businesses with a full 360-degree analysis of your utility costs from receipt of bills to payment, and the ability to view invoice errors and rectification requests and results.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2809|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Procurement_mgmt.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Procurement_mgmt|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Procurement and Contract Management” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]Data required for tenders is always ready and accurate for rapid market approach if a pre-set market trigger alerts a buying opportunity for the whole portfolio or by selected sites or regions.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2805|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Environmental_Gov.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Environmental_Gov|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Environmental Governance” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]It facilitates the reporting requirements of ESG for AIM and PLC businesses, delivering insights and information on contract management, consumption and forecasting.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2807|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Budgeting.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Budgeting|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Budgeting and Accruals” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]By giving you instant access to your data with unparalleled levels of accuracy allowing for detailed reports down to site level at any time at the touch of a button.[/bsf-info-box]
[bsf-info-box icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2808|url^https://www.energy-as-a-service.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Secure_Cloud.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Secure_Cloud|description^null” img_width=”48″ icon_animation=”fadeInUp” title=”Secure Cloud Solutions” hover_effect=”style_2″ pos=”top” el_class=”accent-icon-color”]EaaSi™ is designed to securely provide workers anytime access to multi-cloud environments.[/bsf-info-box]
Energy Market Experts
Catalyst is one of the leading providers of utility purchasing and contract negotiation services to the commercial sector. With over 15 years’ experience in this dynamic market, our team of energy market professionals provide a full options appraisal for your utility contract needs.
We have always had a goal to deliver a more joined up approach to giving both customers and suppliers better access to validated data to allow not only better purchasing of energy, but also educating a better consumption of energy at the same time.
We also wanted to combine this with giving our customers finance teams a faster understanding of their validated energy spend to negate bill shock. Our EaaSi™ platform is the culmination of years of work to reach this goal.
Having a balance between technical expertise and the commercial reality of our clients’ requirements, we provide a blend of management and energy consultancy services that is rare in our industry.
With the largest supplier panel in the UK, and a full range of business energy procurement solutions that match your exact purchasing requirements from fixed priced products, pass through and flexible energy purchasing solutions.
Our monthly market reports then help you to understand the key drivers influencing your utility costs.
Our position as independent consultants allows us to use the best suppliers, contractors and renewable technologies available on the market today to deliver a full-scale energy efficiency plan to any business.
Experience
With nearly 2 decades of managing complicated portfolios of fixed and flexible procurement we are well placed to understand the complex world of energy supply contracts.
Passion
Technology is a passion of ours and we love to explore how new and emerging technologies can disrupt the traditional energy market space and add value for our clients.
Innovation
Being creative and innovative is part of who we are and it runs throughout our business as we explore new ways to blend technology with traditional energy management techniques..
Service
Listening to the experiences of the people who use our services is a key to making sure we continue our “Customer First” mentality and ethos.
Award Winning Business
Chris Hurcombe
Chief Executive Officer
Co-founding Catalyst in 2001, Chris leads a team of utility professionals who cover all aspects of energy, gas and water procurement. From traditional fixed contracts to full risk management strategies, Chris builds effective and flexible energy procurement strategies for customers that want to reap the benefits of a digital energy solution.
Chris partners Scott in their drive to create an innovative cloud-based platform (EaaSi) for the utilities procurement and cost management space. EaaSi is the UK’s first only fully automated digital bill validation and utility cost management platform.
A shared passion for making utilities contract management simple for end users while removing the barriers and costs currently associated with utilities procurement, contract and cost management has made the EaaSi dream a reality.
Business icon: Elon Musk for his mindset, humanity and creativity and for always thinking way outside the box.
Enjoys: rugby and fitness
With a background in founding and subsequently selling his own business, Cloud Everywhere, Scott has more than 20 years’ expertise in the communications and IT industry.
Making Catalyst the leading digital energy company in the UK while building a disruptive challenger brand is at the forefront of Scott’s ethos and motivation. Working alongside Chris Hurcombe, CEO, Scott is currently working with digital platform partners and providers for the launch of Catalyst’s new “Digital Energy” rebrand.
Scott is committed to the advancement of technology that can help businesses uncover the opportunities available when they embrace digital platforms and solutions. This passion has led Scott (in partnership with Chris) to develop the EaaSi platform for the utilities procurement and contract management space. EaaSi is the UKs first only fully automated digital bill validation and utility cost management platform.
Creating a truly “customer first” mentality is where Scott’s focus lies.
Business icon: Steve Jobs for his unwavering business vison.
Enjoys: Cricket, rugby and travel.
Scott Pickavance
Chief Commercial Officer
