How can Solar PV reduce your costs? Find out about the Solar install at our new offices to see what savings we have made

Powercor recently installed a 17KW solar system on the roof of our new offices at 23 Trade City, Avro Way, Brooklands Business Park, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0YF We installed the system for multiple reasons but mainly to make our office energy efficient and also to take advantage of the change in FIT (feed in tariff) […]

How does smart metering work?

Powercor have been installing smart metering and measurement technology now for some years and are partnered with ecoDriver in delivering a full turn-key service to our customers to provide physical monitoring solutions with a live published and interactive web-view software program. The monitoring and transmission equipment we use is all RF based; limiting the need […]

Working within the Philips Partner program

The Philips Partner Program has provided Powercor with some varied and exciting projects, the most recent of which is nearing its end of a 12 month long contract. Philips Lighting and Unite Students partnered to install LED lighting throughout all of Unite’s properties over a 2 year timeframe in a £21M partnership. Powercor were entrusted […]

Summer Season for an Electrical Contractor

So the summer holidays are upon us and so starts the crazy season at Powercor! The longest of the school breaks generally has us requiring twice as much labour as normal. It is an incredibly busy period with a huge influx of work from the Schools and Colleges we look after, whilst also having to […]

LED Lighting Evolution

The LED evolution has grown significantly over the last few years with many new companies coming to the market, however there are some serious considerations that should be made when making a significant investment. Unlike tungsten and fluorescent technology that were produced by 4 major players namely Philips, GE, Osram and Sylvania, within the LED […]

Energy Sustainability Savings & Financing Solutions

When people talk about solar, LED lighting, Voltage Optimisation & all other types of energy saving technology, most of the time the first questions are:- “How much?” and “How long until I see a return?” If customers are looking into these new technologies they can sometimes be put off by the upfront costs for the […]

Is it time to join the Solar Revolution?

With so much changing in the photovoltaic market, is now the time to start generating your own electricity? Solar panels and installations have decreased in cost dramatically and offer very good return on investments. You don’teven necessarily require the cash upfront! If you can afford the capital outlay then you’re going to get the best […]

SCHOOLVISION – creating a bright learning environment

Schoolvision is a lighting solution that helps children concentrate whilst having fun!  In September 2009, my wife and I were blessed with our first child, since then I have been watching him grow up, constantly playing as well as learning to walk and talk. I now understand the environment that a child needs for them […]

LED or Fluorescent lighting? Why LED is the way forward

The big question for many businesses is why move over to LED when they currently have a functional site which runs off the likes of T8 Fluorescent’s. The simple answer is that it costs a lot less to run LED lighting with savings of up to 60% compared to the florescent’s counterpart…additionally there are big […]

How can eco|Driver help you save energy & money?

ENERGY – We take it for granted and for the majority of us, we have no idea where it goes or where we use it. From our homes, to offices, factories and everything we use in day to day life, it is all powered by energy. eco|Driver is a real time energy management system which sets the […]