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Practical information and guides on worksite power, lighting, heating, condition control and smarter site technology. We collected answers to the questions rental companies, contractors and industrial customers ask us most often – from sizing and metering to billing and reporting.
Worksite power and distribution
A well-planned worksite power supply starts with the electrical plan, the right distribution boards and a connection ordered in good time. These guides cover the decisions worth making before any equipment is ordered.
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How do you specify temporary power distribution for a UK site?
How to specify temporary power distribution on a UK site: choose the supply source, size the incomer on real peak demand, and match protection to loads.
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Most worksite power outages are predictable. What real-time monitoring actually catches.
Three preventable failure modes cause most worksite outages, and each shows up in the data an hour early. What a monitoring platform needs to catch them.
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Temporary power supply for UK outdoor events: the site manager’s checklist
A site manager’s checklist for event power: measure load per generator, get BS 7909 sign-off before energising, and keep exportable energy data for audits.
Metering and billing of electricity
When consumption is measured reliably, costs can be allocated correctly and billed fairly. These articles explain what is measured, with which meters, and when a MID-approved meter is required.
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Construction site energy metering: how to set it up, prove the kWh and bill fairly
A construction site energy metering setup is two things stacked together. Metering on the main switchboards tells you what the site is drawing from the grid…
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Remote-readable construction energy meter: buyer’s guide 2026
Buyer’s guide to remote-readable construction energy meters: MID requirements for billing, 4G vs LoRaWAN connectivity, durability and an honest ROI view.
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MID Certified Portable Energy Meter for Construction Sites: A Compliance Buyer’s Guide
The Measuring Instruments Directive 2014/32/EU decides when site electricity billing needs a certified meter, which class fits, and where Spine fits in.
Remote monitoring and the smart site
Remote monitoring shows in real time what is happening to the power, equipment and conditions on site. These articles explain what metered equipment sees and how the data is used in practice.
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Temporary Distribution Board Remote Monitoring: What a Connected Site Board Sees, and When It Pays Back
A remotely monitored temporary distribution board is an ordinary site distribution panel with measurement sensors and a data link added. The board itself…
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Temporary Site Power Monitoring: What It Is, Why It Is Spreading Now, and How It Should Work
Temporary site power monitoring is the real-time measurement and remote supervision of a construction site’s temporary electrical distribution. An…
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Construction site IoT platform in 2026: the five-layer anatomy, the five data streams, and where temporary power fits
A construction site IoT platform is a stack of five layers: sensors that measure the physical world, a connectivity layer that moves data securely off site,…
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Tower crane remote monitoring: why electrical supply telemetry is the missing layer for EU and UK contractors
Tower crane telemetry has two layers. The OEM covers load and wind; Spine covers the electrical supply: voltage quality, earth leakage, runtime and kWh.
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Event power monitoring: why UK festivals are moving past the loss-adjuster receipt
Real-time event power monitoring captures load, voltage and temperature per distribution board and genset, live during the show and in the report after.
Energy, emissions and reporting
Sustainability reporting and customer requirements turn energy use and emissions into measured data. Here you can see what really has to be measured and how generator consumption becomes visible.
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Construction CSRD emissions reporting 2026: what your sites actually have to measure
CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Directive (EU) 2022/2464) is the EU rulebook for sustainability reporting. It replaces the older…
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Generator load management software: the full guide for rental fleets and construction sites (UK, DACH, Benelux)
Generator load management is the practice of watching what each downstream circuit is actually drawing, then balancing or shifting loads so the genset…
Lighting, heating and conditions
Adequate lighting and correctly sized heating decide whether the work moves forward safely and on schedule in the dark and cold season.
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Site lighting for Nordic winter conditions: what changes below freezing?
Site lighting for Nordic winter conditions: what changes below freezing?
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