Independent energy expertise with global impact since 1979
We are a long-established, employee-owned independent energy sector consultancy serving the UK and internationally. We help public, private and donor organisations to operate more efficiently, develop better strategies, manage their assets, leverage investment opportunities and plan major projects with positive long-term impacts.
Operating in the energy industry since 1979 and currently based in our Colchester office, or outposted to work alongside our customers, our people provide worldwide coverage of our extensive range of market-leading, cost-effective advisory and design solutions.
We deliver innovative advisory and design engineering solutions to power sector organisations worldwide.
Specialist insight, delivered where it matters
Explore our engineering and advisory expertise across the electricity sector, from strategic planning through to delivery and operation.
Depth of experience at the heart of everything we do
The strength of our company lies in our people, their training, qualifications and extensive experience worldwide. The Energypeople team was founded by electricity supply industry professionals and now boasts over 500 years of experience of the safe and efficient planning, designing, building, operating and maintaining electricity plant, transmission and distribution networks.
Design engineering
Our Colchester-based team of CAD and specialist power system engineers has diverse expertise in designing and delivering power engineering solutions from concept formulation to detailed design. From simple grid compliance studies through to complete substation design and owner’s engineer support, our design team can support your project either as a standalone solution or a complete design package.
Advisory services
The Advisory team offers a distinctive perspective when working with clients; we’re engineers, managers and consultants with hands-on experience of planning, building, operating and maintaining power businesses. We advise owners, investors and regulators operating in a broad spectrum of market frameworks, regulatory environments and patterns of ownership.
Senior leadership and governance
Our more senior people have managed power businesses and worked as consultants, with actual and potential investors, governments and regulatory authorities on the review and evaluation of generation, transmission and distribution businesses.
End-to-end electricity expertise
Using our experience in a variety of these projects, our capability in advising electricity businesses is ‘end to end’, from taking energy from generation (technical advisers to a government agency procuring new capacity), transmission (price control audit and performance assessment) to distribution (due diligence on assets), billing, collection and customer services (audit of customer service standards).
At Energypeople, we’re proud of our heritage. We’re employee-owned, staunchly independent and long-established… since 1979, to be exact. We’ve grown from our modestly sized team in the early days to a 30-strong company located at two regional offices in the north and south of the UK.
Founders of Energypeople begin careers in Eastern Electricity, then the largest electricity distribution and supply company in the UK.
Following privatisation of the electricity industry, Eastern Electricity expanded internationally and acquired the former international arm of the UK’s electricity industry, delivering projects and making acquisitions in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Those who were to become founders of Energypeople began working independently in consultancy companies serving the UK and overseas markets, with customers that included Governments, Regulators, generation, transmission and distribution companies, and international funding agencies.
As Energypeople, we operated as a niche consultancy for ten years, concentrating on energy sector and government assignments including management development and training.
Consultancies merged under the Energypeople brand, bringing together leading providers of engineering and design services to the UK power sector and the established consultancy streams, focusing on power, energy and utilities.
Energypeople welcomes more former directors and senior managers with broad UK and international experience, expanding our capabilities as a fully integrated energy sector consultancy. The leadership team includes three chartered engineers a well-qualified finance director and chartered HR professional.
Energypeople becomes an employee owned company. While our ownership has changed, our primary focus remains the same – providing quality advisory and design services for the energy sector worldwide.
A dedicated BD Manager was brought on board to spearhead customer acquisition, develop new business opportunities, and convert leads into confirmed sales.
A Technical Director was appointed to head up the design function, providing technical leadership and driving the quality and direction of project delivery.
In March 2026, we opened a second office in Garforth, Leeds, as part of our ongoing commitment to strengthening our presence across the UK. This expansion enables us to better support our growing customer base in the north of England, improve response times, and provide more localised engagement for both new and existing clients. The Leeds office also allows us to attract talent from a wider geographical area and enhance collaboration with regional partners, further reinforcing our ability to deliver high‑quality services and meet increasing demand.
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