Change Energy Managed Energy Services
What is Managed Energy Services?
Managed Energy Services (MES) is Change Energy’s fully managed approach to electricity that goes beyond traditional energy supply. Instead of simply providing power, we actively design, optimise, and manage your energy use to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and lower emissions.
It’s a shift from passive energy purchasing to an active energy strategy—where your electricity system is continuously improved behind the scenes.
Managed Energy Services follows a structured, end-to-end process:
How it works
Step 1: Energy analysis
We assess how your business is currently using energy, identifying inefficiencies, cost drivers, and opportunities for improvement.
Step 2: Tailored solution design
We develop a customised energy strategy that will include batteries, network optimisation and smarter load management.
Step 3: Implementation
We manage approvals, installation, and integration of the selected solutions so everything is implemented seamlessly.
Step 4: Ongoing optimisation
Once in place, we continuously monitor and optimise your energy usage in the background to ensure ongoing savings and performance improvements.
Benefits of Managed Energy Services
Managed Energy Services is designed to deliver medium to long-term value beyond simple energy procurement:
Primary Benefits
- Reduced network charges
- Reduce capacity charges
25% of a customers bill saved.
Additional Benefits
- Improved energy visibility and control
- Reduced emissions and stronger sustainability outcomes
- Reduced electricity costs through arbitrage (where available)
- Access to modern energy technologies without operational burden
Change Energy as your electricity retailer is able to unlock the value streams simultaneously.
Alternative solutions, such as demand response programs, can help reduce capacity-related costs by lowering peak demand. However, they do not directly impact network charges.
Similarly, electricity arbitrage opportunities—shifting energy consumption or storage to take advantage of price differences across time periods—are generally not available outside of a full retail energy offering.
In contrast, an integrated retail energy approach enables optimisation across network charges, capacity costs, and electricity pricing, delivering a more complete and coordinated savings outcome.
Technology
Change Energy has partnered with iStore to integrate the iStore Power Pro 241 into its Managed Energy Services offering.
The iStore Power Pro 241 is a commercial and industrial battery with 241kWh of capacity.
Multi-link Safety
Comprehensive safety architecture designed to safeguard every stage of operation, from individual battery cells to the entire energy system.
Levelised Cost of Storage
Engineered to maximise usable energy while simplifying installation and reducing ongoing maintenance.
Thermal Router
Intelligent hybrid cooling optimises temperature control, improves energy efficiency, and enhances long-term system reliability.
One-Fits-All
A unified management platform that simplifies the entire energy storage lifecycle across commercial and industrial applications.
Safety Architecture
Engineered for electrical and thermal protection
The iStore Power Pro 241 features a multi-layered safety architecture that protects from the battery cell through to complete system operation.
Hybrid Cooling
Smarter thermal control for longer performance life
The iStore Power Pro 241 features intelligent hybrid cooling to optimise battery temperature, improve energy efficiency, and deliver reliable long-term performance.
Design · Scheduling · O&M
One management approach across the full lifecycle
The iStore Power Pro 241 features an intelligent energy management platform that enables smart design, advanced scheduling, and real-time monitoring from cell level through to complete system operation.
Case Study
Battery Installation 2025/2026
In December 2024, a Change Energy customer engaged us to address escalating electricity costs. In response, we worked collaboratively to develop a solution focused on both cost reduction and emissions reduction.
In partnership with Solargain and iStore, Change Energy developed its Managed Energy Services (MES) offering. The solution is designed to reduce network charges, mitigate capacity-related costs, and lower emissions through the integration of renewable energy and advanced energy management strategies.
The project received approval from Western Power and was successfully commissioned in early June 2026. The secondary college is now actively benefiting from improved energy efficiency, reduced operational costs, and enhanced sustainability outcomes.
This case demonstrates how institutions with complex infrastructure and energy requirements can achieve meaningful long-term improvements through integrated, managed energy solutions that simplify operations and optimise performance.