13 March 202613 March 2026

Energy Assets introduces patented current-balancing and energy reduction technology to the UK

We’re excited to announce a strategic distribution partnership with XCT Energy, expanding its smart energy management portfolio into performance optimisation.

We will offer the XECO power quality platform to high-energy users, including commercial and industrial facilities, utilities, and data centres, helping them to make significant costs savings, improve power quality, reduce harmonics and optimise network performance.

Addressing power quality and harmonic challenges
Poor power quality and harmonic distortion, often caused by non-linear and inductive loads such as motors, HVAC systems, variable frequency drives and servers, can lead to inefficiencies, overheating, increased reactive power demand and energy waste.

The XECO system is designed to address these challenges by dynamically balancing current across circuits, improving voltage stability and reducing amperage load across the electrical network. By tuning current in each circuit, XECO optimises impedance, reduces reactive power and lowers thermal stress across the network.

Engineering-led technology platform
The XECO system comprises:

• Active Power Filters – shunt harmonics to earth at transformer or switchgear level
• Line Conditioners – narrow-band frequency tuning

Installed via spare breakers or fuse disconnects, the system requires no direct connection to operational equipment, ensuring minimal disruption during deployment.

Driving efficiency and carbon reduction
The XECO platform can improve efficiency, reduce power consumption up to 10% and cut reactive power demand (kVAR) by improving power factor to 99%. These improvements can reduce kVA exposure, improve available electrical capacity and lower demand-related charges.

In addition to lowering energy costs, the system supports carbon reduction objectives and can extend the lifespan of critical electrical assets by reducing heat and network stress.

Simon Dray, Strategy Director at Energy Assets, said:
“Having met the XCT team and reviewed numerous case studies, I was extremely impressed by their technical expertise and the unique design and performance of the XECO system. At Energy Assets, we already deliver smart metering and associated technologies to thousands of sites across the UK. This partnership extends the services and value we can offer our customers, enabling them to measure energy more effectively, and actively optimise and reduce consumption across their electrical networks.”

Chad Freese, CEO of XCT Energy, added:
“Energy Assets provides us with the ideal partner and route to market in the UK. Their infrastructure ownership model and performance-based shared-savings approach align closely with our objectives. We look forward to building a long-term relationship and working together to help UK customers reduce energy costs, cut carbon emissions and improve overall power quality.”

A shared-savings approach to energy optimisation
We’ll offer the technology through a structured, low-risk delivery model, including:

• desktop circuit analysis,
• on-site testing in collaboration with the customer’s electrical team,
• a refined shared-savings proposal and contract term,
• installation with no disruption to site operations.

This “no investment” shared-savings model enables customers to benefit from measurable reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions without upfront capital expenditure. Depending on the customer and portfolio of sites, commercial terms may also include lease models based on normalised energy costs, and a technology purchase.

With electricity demand rising and network efficiency under scrutiny, this offering reinforces our strategy of extending beyond metering into active optimisation, supporting customers as the UK transitions toward a more electrified and capacity-constrained system.