The UK energy grid is broken – batteries can fix it.

What if landlords could become their own green energy suppliers – cutting carbon, lowering tenant bills and unlocking entirely new revenue streams?In this episode, Harriet sits down with William Moore and Ethan McNeil, founders of Consus Energy, to explore a radically different approach to the energy transition: distributed batteries, wholesale energy buying and real-time energy arbitrage.Instead of building more grid infrastructure, Consus Energy works with the existing system by installing batteries across property portfolios and linking them into a single, intelligent energy network. The result is that energy is bought at off-peak wholesale prices, stored locally within buildings, resold to tenants at a lower cost, and excess power is sold back to the grid during periods of peak demand.All without tenants or landlords changing their behaviour.In this conversation, we cover:Why billions of pounds of renewable energy are currently wastedThe economics of energy arbitrage and flexibility marketsWhy battery technology only became viable nowHow distributed energy stabilises the grid instead of fighting it“Change without sacrifice” in the energy transitionWhat the future of decentralised energy actually looks likeWhat a Consus Energy battery installation looks likeWhether you’re in property, infrastructure, energy, climate tech, or investing, this episode breaks down one of the most overlooked and commercially viable shifts happening in energy today.Check out Consus Energy:https://www.consusenergy.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moore-232394250/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-mcneil-9069b11b0/ More on Basis:https://www.buildbasis.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreenSubscribe for more conversations on rebuilding systems, incentives and public services.