Wednesday 14 October 2026 | AMTC, Coventry
09.00 – 17.00
October makes the opening of the application window for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), a relief decision that will shape procurement, capex and pass-through exposure through to 2030. It is one of several decisions major energy users now face: relief eligibility, contract and capacity choices, project prioritisation, flexibility value, water resilience and proof of value to finance.
If the Buying and Using Utilities Live event in April covered the new bill reality (available to view on-demand), then this October event is the moment major energy users decide what to do about it for the next three years.
The question for the day is:
How should you manage your energy and water portfolios through to 2030 — when relief eligibility, data, capacity, flexibility, carbon and investment decisions are all live at the same time?
Session 4 – Why expertise matters. MEUC’s Advisers provide key insight into Water and Energy.
MEUC’s experienced energy and water experts share their views, then Slido polling to gauge your views on current strategies and direction, concluding with an open question session.
Session Agenda
| 15.50 | Introduction Robin Hale, Chief Executive, MEUC |
| Reading the direction of the water market Water regulation, policy and market reform are moving on several fronts at once. This short session connects those developments, identifies what really matters, and highlights the changes that could have the greatest bearing on major water users over the next few years. Karma Loveday, Water Adviser, MEUC | |
| What energy users should really be watching With so much noise around energy policy, market reform, infrastructure and cost, this short session steps away from the 7-slide format to focus on two questions: what should large energy users be paying most attention to now, and what might the market be underestimating or getting wrong over the next few years? Eddie Proffitt, Technical Director, MEUC | |
| What would you do now? A live voting session returning to the portfolio challenge set at the start of the day. Having heard the sessions on relief schemes, data, supplier account management, flexibility, water, contracts, capacity, site prioritisation and the market, delegates will be asked whether their priorities have changed. Robin Hale, Chief Executive, MEUC |