Accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy
Across the UK, rising energy costs, carbon reduction targets and pressure on the grid are changing how homes, businesses and public sector organisations use energy. SMS funds, delivers and optimises behind-the-meter low carbon energy solutions that help customers reduce energy cost exposure, overcome complexity and risk, and make measurable progress towards net zero.
Our low carbon solutions
With more than 30 years’ experience in UK energy infrastructure, SMS helps customers fund, install and optimise low carbon programmes at scale. We work across residential, commercial, industrial and public sector environments, using data-led insight to shape solutions around customer needs, then bringing together funding, technical expertise and long-term asset management and optimisation.
Residential
Fully funded low carbon retrofit solutions for landlords, local authorities and energy suppliers, delivered with £0 upfront and a fixed monthly subscription model.
Residential
Commercial and Industrial
Funded behind-the-meter energy infrastructure for commercial and industrial organisations, designed to reduce energy costs, strengthen resilience and support commercial decarbonisation.
Commercial & Industrial30+
years’ experience in UK energy infrastructure
7.5m+
energy assets funded and managed
Expertise in low carbon technologies
Solar PV
Battery Storage
Low Carbon Heat
EV Charging Infrastructure
Microgrids
Sectors we support
Housing Associations & Local Authorities
Fully funded retrofit programmes that support housing decarbonisation, asset performance and resident affordability.
Community Buildings
Low carbon solutions that reduce running costs and improve energy performance in public spaces.
Manufacturing & Production
Energy infrastructure for high-demand sites needing resilience and operational continuity.
Life Sciences
Low carbon infrastructure for critical environments with high demand and reliability needs.
Logistics & Transport
Fleet electrification and charging infrastructure for lower-emission transport operations.
Utilities
Energy infrastructure for essential services, complex assets and long-term decarbonisation programmes.
Case study
Empowering sustainable estates at scale with solar PV
We helped Birchwood become one of the UK’s leading examples of clean-energy transformation across a commercial and industrial estate, with expected generation of 360,194 kWh and more than £70,000 in electricity savings in its first year.
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Case study
Making funded retrofit accessible in Oxfordshire
The Oxfordshire Area-Wide Retrofit Programme, in partnership with SMS and using Metis, is making funded solar PV and battery storage more accessible, helping households reduce energy costs without upfront investment and achieve average gross system savings of £1,105 per year.
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