“Factfulness is … recognizing that a single perspective can limit your imagination, and remembering that it is better to look at problems from many angles to get a more accurate understanding and find practical solutions.” Hans Rosling
At Utilidex, we’ve long believed that visibility is the first step to action. For years, our customers have relied on our platform to consolidate and analyse their electricity and natural-gas data for billing, settlement, and carbon reporting. Today, we’re taking that mission further.
With the introduction of fuel and oil invoice capture, the Utilidex platform now extends carbon accounting beyond flow-based commodities like electricity and gas to include one-off consignment commodities such as diesel, petrol, LPG, and heating oils. By integrating all three sources within a single framework, we’re enabling businesses to achieve what has long been out of reach, a 360-degree view of energy use and emissions across their entire estate.
Why Integration Matters
Across industries, organisations face growing pressure to decarbonise. Mandatory disclosure frameworks, SECR, ESOS, and TCFD, require accurate Scope 1 and 2 reporting, while voluntary commitments under Net Zero and Science-Based Targets demand even deeper insight. Yet many enterprises still have a fragmented view of their energy consumption.
Electricity and natural gas are typically well-measured and billed continuously. In contrast, fuels and oils are purchased sporadically and recorded manually, often outside core energy systems. The result: missing carbon data, inconsistent emission factors, and an incomplete understanding of total footprint.
This is more than a reporting inconvenience. Without a unified view of their current energy mix, companies struggle to prioritise transition opportunities, whether it’s replacing gas boilers with renewable heat, electrifying fleets, or exploring bio-based alternatives. Decisions about the future require clarity about the present.
The Utilidex Response: One Platform, All Commodities
The new Utilidex capability closes this gap. By digitising and analysing fuel and oil invoices, the platform automatically extracts quantity, type, and cost data and applies carbon-conversion factors aligned with recognised standards.
Key enhancements include:
- Multi-fuel intelligence: The system recognises different fuels, diesel, petrol, kerosene, LPG, biodiesel, and more and applies the appropriate carbon factors per unit of consumption.
- Automatic integration with existing data: Fuel and oil metrics merge seamlessly with electricity and gas data already held within the Utilidex ecosystem.
- Single carbon framework: Emissions are standardised under one methodology, supporting accurate Scope 1 and 2 reporting.
- Unified reporting dashboards: Users gain instant access to cross-commodity carbon analytics, covering both continuous flows and one-off consignments.
- Reporting functionalities: Utilidex offers GHG reporting for alternative fuels such as LPG, Kerosene, Gas Oil. Due to the dynamic nature of the functionality many more alternative fuels can be added and reported on in the future when necessary.
By treating every energy source as part of a common data model, Utilidex transforms fragmented reporting into connected carbon intelligence.
From Measurement to Management
Data collection is only the beginning. The real value comes from turning that data into actionable insight.
With fuels, oils, power, and gas now presented together, organisations can begin to ask more strategic questions:
- How do fuel-based emissions compare to those from grid electricity?
- Which sites or vehicle fleets present the greatest decarbonisation opportunity?
- How would switching from heating oil to renewable heat, or from diesel to EVs, affect total Scope 1 and 2 emissions?
- What would be the financial impact of such transitions under different energy-price scenarios?
This capability moves Utilidex customers beyond simple measurement toward decision-enablement. The platform becomes not just a system of record but a system of advantage, a digital partner that informs investment choices and supports the roadmap to net zero.
Enabling the Energy Transition
The integration of fuel data also empowers energy suppliers, consultants, and partners to play a more proactive role in their clients’ decarbonisation journeys.
For Suppliers
Suppliers can now understand the fuel mix across an entire portfolio, not just the electricity or gas they provide. This insight allows them to support carbon-saving initiatives aligned with customer goals, such as renewable-heat projects, gas substitution strategies, or hybrid energy solutions. By aligning commodity supply with decarbonisation targets, suppliers become trusted partners in the energy transition rather than mere providers of kilowatt-hours or litres.
For End Customers
End users—whether public-sector estates, industrial operators, or multi-site corporates, gain a holistic picture of their current position. They can assess their total emissions baseline, model potential pathways, and set priorities grounded in data. Without this integrated view, it’s impossible to know which actions deliver the greatest impact or return on investment.
For Carbon Consultants and Engineers
Engineering-led carbon consultants can overlay technical feasibility assessments onto the same dataset, supporting clients in identifying retrofit options, fuel-switching opportunities, and new-build energy strategies. A unified platform reduces time spent consolidating data and allows more time for what matters, designing practical pathways to decarbonisation.
Compliance and Reporting: Simplified and Strengthened
Reporting is another area of immediate value. With Utilidex, organisations no longer need to juggle multiple spreadsheets or separate systems to satisfy disclosure obligations.
The platform brings natural gas, power, and fuels into a single reporting environment, producing automated outputs aligned with regulatory and voluntary frameworks. This unified dataset supports:
- Streamlined SECR and ESOS submissions with verified emission factors.
- Corporate ESG reporting under CDP, GRESB, and TCFD frameworks.
- Consistent audit trails for internal and external verification.
- Portfolio benchmarking, enabling performance comparison across regions, assets, and business units.
As regulatory requirements tighten, the ability to demonstrate accuracy, completeness, and traceability in carbon data will become a key differentiator. Utilidex provides that assurance.
A Step Toward Predictive Carbon Management
Looking ahead, integration opens the door to predictive and AI-assisted carbon management. With all commodities consolidated in one environment, Utilidex can apply machine learning and analytics to forecast future emissions trajectories, test “what-if” transition scenarios, and model cost-to-carbon trade-offs.
This evolution mirrors what’s happening in energy trading, where the shift from reactive systems to predictive intelligence is transforming decision-making. The same principle applies here: carbon data that once provided visibility can now deliver foresight.
Imagine being able to see not just where your emissions have been, but where they are likely to go under different procurement or investment strategies. That’s the future Utilidex is enabling.
From Visibility to Decision-Enablement
For years, carbon reporting has been about compliance—producing spreadsheets, aligning factors, and submitting disclosures. But as the energy transition accelerates, organisations need tools that don’t just report but guide.
By combining fuels, oils, natural gas, and electricity within a single system, Utilidex transforms carbon accounting into carbon intelligence. The platform delivers:
- Visibility – comprehensive data coverage across all energy sources.
- Insight – unified analytics to identify reduction opportunities.
- Enablement – actionable information to support investment and operational decisions.
This marks a fundamental shift, from monitoring to managing, from compliance to strategy.
Defining the Next Era of Energy Data Management
The addition of fuels and oils data is more than a feature; it’s a statement about where the industry is headed. Energy management is evolving from siloed monitoring to integrated, AI-ready ecosystems that inform every stage of the decarbonisation journey.
In this new era:
- Suppliers collaborate with customers to design low-carbon supply portfolios.
- Consultants use unified data to deliver engineering-based transition roadmaps.
- Customers gain the confidence to make investment decisions backed by accurate, consolidated evidence.
As energy systems become more complex—decentralised, digitised, and decarbonised, the ability to connect commodities, convert data, and create actionable intelligence will define leadership.
Looking Ahead
At Utilidex, our goal is simple: to make carbon and energy data work harder for our customers. The expansion of our platform to capture fuels and oils brings us another step closer to that goal.
By delivering a unified view across electricity, gas, and fuels, we help organisations turn information into insight and insight into action, supporting smarter, faster, and more confident decisions on the path to net zero.
This is not just about better reporting; it’s about empowering the energy transition, one dataset at a time.
From Measurement to Management
Data collection is only the beginning. The real value comes from turning that data into actionable insight.
With fuels, oils, power, and gas now presented together, organisations can begin to ask more strategic questions:
- How do fuel-based emissions compare to those from grid electricity?
- Which sites or vehicle fleets present the greatest decarbonisation opportunity?
- How would switching from heating oil to renewable heat, or from diesel to EVs, affect total Scope 1 and 2 emissions?
- What would be the financial impact of such transitions under different energy-price scenarios?
This capability moves Utilidex customers beyond simple measurement toward decision-enablement. The platform becomes not just a system of record but a system of advantage, a digital partner that informs investment choices and supports the roadmap to net zero.
Enabling the Energy Transition
The integration of fuel data also empowers energy suppliers, consultants, and partners to play a more proactive role in their clients’ decarbonisation journeys.
For Suppliers
Suppliers can now understand the fuel mix across an entire portfolio, not just the electricity or gas they provide. This insight allows them to support carbon-saving initiatives aligned with customer goals, such as renewable-heat projects, gas substitution strategies, or hybrid energy solutions. By aligning commodity supply with decarbonisation targets, suppliers become trusted partners in the energy transition rather than mere providers of kilowatt-hours or litres.
For End Customers
End users, whether public-sector estates, industrial operators, or multi-site corporates, gain a holistic picture of their current position. They can assess their total emissions baseline, model potential pathways, and set priorities grounded in data. Without this integrated view, it’s impossible to know which actions deliver the greatest impact or return on investment.
For Carbon Consultants and Engineers
Engineering-led carbon consultants can overlay technical feasibility assessments onto the same dataset, supporting clients in identifying retrofit options, fuel-switching opportunities, and new-build energy strategies. A unified platform reduces time spent consolidating data and allows more time for what matters, designing practical pathways to decarbonisation.
Compliance and Reporting: Simplified and Strengthened
Reporting is another area of immediate value. With Utilidex, organisations no longer need to juggle multiple spreadsheets or separate systems to satisfy disclosure obligations.
The platform brings natural gas, power, and fuels into a single reporting environment, producing automated outputs aligned with regulatory and voluntary frameworks. This unified dataset supports:
- Streamlined SECR and ESOS submissions with verified emission factors.
- Corporate ESG reporting under CDP, GRESB, and TCFD frameworks.
- Consistent audit trails for internal and external verification.
- Portfolio benchmarking, enabling performance comparison across regions, assets, and business units.
As regulatory requirements tighten, the ability to demonstrate accuracy, completeness, and traceability in carbon data will become a key differentiator. Utilidex provides that assurance.
A Step Toward Predictive Carbon Management
Looking ahead, integration opens the door to predictive and AI-assisted carbon management. With all commodities consolidated in one environment, Utilidex can apply machine learning and analytics to forecast future emissions trajectories, test “what-if” transition scenarios, and model cost-to-carbon trade-offs.
This evolution mirrors what’s happening in energy trading, where the shift from reactive systems to predictive intelligence is transforming decision-making. The same principle applies here: carbon data that once provided visibility can now deliver foresight.
Imagine being able to see not just where your emissions have been, but where they are likely to go under different procurement or investment strategies. That is the future Utilidex is enabling.
From Visibility to Decision-Enablement
For years, carbon reporting has been about compliance, producing spreadsheets, aligning factors, and submitting disclosures. But as the energy transition accelerates, organisations need tools that don’t just report but guide.
By combining fuels, oils, natural gas, and electricity within a single system, Utilidex transforms carbon accounting into carbon intelligence. The platform delivers:
- Visibility – comprehensive data coverage across all energy sources.
- Insight – unified analytics to identify reduction opportunities.
- Enablement – actionable information to support investment and operational decisions.
This marks a fundamental shift, from monitoring to managing, from compliance to strategy.
Defining the Next Era of Energy Data Management
The addition of fuels and oils data is more than a feature; it’s a statement about where the industry is headed. Energy management is evolving from siloed monitoring to integrated, AI-ready ecosystems that inform every stage of the decarbonisation journey.
In this new era:
- Suppliers collaborate with customers to design low-carbon supply portfolios.
- Consultants use unified data to deliver engineering-based transition roadmaps.
- Customers gain the confidence to make investment decisions backed by accurate, consolidated evidence.
As energy systems become more complex, decentralised, digitised, and decarbonised, the ability to connect commodities, convert data, and create actionable intelligence will define leadership.
Looking Ahead
At Utilidex, our goal is simple: to make carbon and energy data work harder for our customers. The expansion of our platform to capture fuels and oils brings us another step closer to that goal.
By delivering a unified view across electricity, gas, and fuels, we help organisations turn information into insight and insight into action, supporting smarter, faster, and more confident decisions on the path to net zero.
This is not just about better reporting; it’s about empowering the energy transition, one dataset at a time.