Usave Power at the Brodies 2026 Healthcare Summit
Energy rarely gets top billing at healthcare events. But for care home operators and healthcare facility managers, it’s one of the most significant and complex costs on the balance sheet and one of the least well managed.
Usave Power attended the Brodies 2026 Healthcare Summit in Edinburgh, joining industry professionals for a morning of insights and discussion on the key issues facing care home owners and operators across Scotland.
The conversations reinforced something we see regularly with healthcare clients. Energy procurement for care facilities isn’t straightforward. These are sites that operate around the clock, with no tolerance for supply disruption and limited internal resource to manage contracts, validate bills, or handle supplier disputes. The result is that many operators are either overpaying, mis-contracted, or both, often without realising it.
Healthcare providers face a distinct set of challenges when it comes to energy management. Multi-site care groups need contracts that reflect the complexity of their portfolios. Bill validation matters more than most sectors because the volume of billing activity is high and errors compound over time. With increasing pressure around sustainability and carbon reporting, ESOS compliance is also moving up the agenda for larger operators.
At Usave Power, we work with healthcare and care home operators to manage all of it. Energy procurement, bill validation, bureau services, compliance, and supplier dispute resolution, all under one roof. Our clients work directly with analysts, traders and account managers who understand the sector and know their portfolios.
Events like the Brodies Healthcare Summit are a reminder of why sector knowledge matters. The energy challenges facing a care home group are not the same as those facing a retail chain or a hospitality business. Understanding that difference is where the real value sits.
If you manage energy across a healthcare or care home portfolio and want to understand where the gaps are, we offer a free no-obligation audit as a starting point.
