Isle of Wight business, Teemill, has become one of the first companies to track its renewable electricity use in real time, thanks to supplier Good Energy.
The sustainable e-commerce platform and clothing manufacturer can now track exactly where its electricity is sourced from every hour of the day, achieving renewable matching for over 95 per cent of the time in an initial trial.
Good Energy has matched the company’s electricity usage to two generators, a hydroelectricity project and an anaerobic digestor site.
Commitment to sustainability
Teemill say the transparency demonstrates their commitment to sustainability and tracing its environmental footprint, improving the accuracy of its carbon accounting by revealing the carbon intensity for each hour of activity.
Good Energy is one of the first energy suppliers in the UK to provide hourly sourcing to its customers.
Drake-Knight: We not only know what we’re using, but where it is coming from
Mart Drake-Knight, co-founder of Teemill, said,
“We look at our business as a system and within that system we look to drive positive impacts in every area, especially in our use of resources and energy.
“Being able to track our energy use this way means we not only know what we’re using, but where it is coming from, just as we do with the materials we use to make our clothing.
“That means all our partners, from major companies and international charities to the smallest operations, can have total confidence in our supply chain.”
Pocklington: An essential part of cracking down on greenwashing
Good Energy Chief executive, Nigel Pocklington, added,
“Moving to a time-based certification system is an essential part of cracking down on greenwashing and giving customers the true picture of where their energy is coming from.”
Ferenczi: Accelerating the shift to a carbon-free energy system
Whilst Toby Ferenczi, co-founder of software provider Granular Energy, said,
“Thanks to Good Energy, Teemill has become one of the first companies to be able to see where their electricity comes from each day.
“This matters because by striving for round-the-clock clean energy supply they are accelerating the shift to a carbon-free energy system.”
