Case Study Overview

Inspire Fitness Centre is a leading leisure facility in Northwest Dublin, with a fully equipped gym, swimming pool and spa facilities. Faced with rising energy costs and the challenge of managing a large heated pool, Inspire Fitness partnered with Utilityfair to review their gas and electricity contracts.

Through a competitive market tender, Inspire Fitness secured savings of €74,477 while achieving greater budget certainty through fixed-price energy contracts.

Key highlights: Total energy savings of €74,477, including €65,920 in gas savings over two years and €8,557 in annual electricity savings.

Inspire Fitness Energy Review: Key Figures
Industry	Leisure, Sports and Fitness
Location	Northwest Dublin
Annual Usage	Gas: 2,236,914 kWh Electricity: 485,344 kWh
Annual Spend	Gas: €212,108 Electricity: €159,291
Procurement Strategy	Market Tender
Contract Length	Gas: 24 Months Electricity: 12 Months
Savings Breakdown	Gas: €65,920 Electricity: €8,557 (100% Certified Renewable) Total Savings: €74,477

Customer Testimonial: Inspire Fitness Centre on Working With Utilityfair

"We are a heavy user of energy with a large swimming pool to heat. Managing operational costs, particularly natural gas, plays a big role in maintaining affordability for our members. We worked with Shaun and the team at Utilityfair for six months ahead of our contract renewal to time the market and move to cheaper rates.

Following a competitive market tender, we achieved electricity and gas savings of €74,477 while also securing budget certainty for the next two years. We are delighted with the result and highly recommend Utilityfair to any business looking to reduce energy costs and manage market risk effectively."

— David Harris , General Manager, Inspire Fitness Centre

The Challenge: Reducing Energy Costs at Inspire Fitness Centre

As a large leisure facility with a heated swimming pool, gym and spa, Inspire Fitness Centre has significant energy requirements, consuming 2,722,258 kWh of combined electricity and gas annually. Energy is one of the centre's largest operating expenses, making effective procurement essential to controlling costs and maintaining affordability for members.

Prior to engaging Utilityfair, Inspire Fitness Centre was tied into a three-year commercial gas contract at uncompetitive rates. While the business had successfully tracked the electricity market in previous years, management wanted to assess whether a fixed-price contract would provide greater budget certainty and better support long-term financial planning.

With contract renewals approaching, Inspire Fitness sought an independent review of its energy procurement strategy to identify savings opportunities and secure the most suitable contract structure for the business.

How Inspire Fitness Centre Worked with Utilityfair to Procure Its Energy Contracts

Utilityfair carried out a detailed review of Inspire Fitness Centre's energy consumption, billing data and existing contract arrangements. Working closely with the General Manager and Board Chair, we discussed previous procurement strategies, future business objectives and the organisation's appetite for price certainty.

The review included analysis of meter structures, usage profiles and consumption patterns to determine the most suitable procurement approach. We then conducted a competitive market tender, obtaining pricing from all energy suppliers in Ireland and assessing a variety of contract options, including fixed-price, wholesale tracker and different contract durations.

Following a comprehensive evaluation of the available options, we recommended a procurement strategy designed to optimise cost savings while maintaining strong budget certainty. Once the preferred contracts were selected, we managed the entire switching process, ensuring a seamless transition with minimal administrative burden for Inspire Fitness Centre.

Results: €75,000 in Energy Cost Savings

Total Savings: €74,477 in energy cost reductions achieved.
Gas Savings Breakdown: €65,920 total savings over the contract period, including €21,896 in Year 1 and €44,024 in Year 2.
Electricity Savings: €8,557 annual savings achieved through switching from a wholesale tracker tariff to a fixed-price contract with 100% certified renewable energy and a more favourable night-rate structure.
Risk Reduction: Reduced exposure to wholesale electricity market volatility through the transition from a tracker-based contract to a fixed-price agreement.

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