About us

Energy's new operating system

We’re reshaping the way energy works 
— making it fairer, cleaner and more local.

Building smarter, decentralised energy markets

We’re breaking the monopoly of  wholesale energy and its impact on fuel poverty, by developing local renewables.

Local energy creates stable prices for users, improves returns for generators and helps us all move to a low-carbon future.

Since 2018, we’ve been building the technology to make it happen. Since then, we’ve inspired changes in legislation, built our own network of generators and consumers, and shown that ambitious decentralisation can work in reality.

We’re making energy fairer - and we’re not going to stop there.

The problem with power

Big power plants send electricity across the country, but the grid’s at capacity and costing billions to upgrade. We’re all paying through our energy bills.

Why should gas prices drive renewable prices? Why do we pay wind farms to stop generating? 

The wholesale market’s inefficiency is creating fuel poverty. It’s just wrong.

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We're fixing it

We’re fixing it by connecting energy buyers and generators so they can leave the wholesale market behind.

By creating private and local markets, we...

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Make local connections

Linking generators and users in a local area

Cut carbon

Cut carbon

By speeding up the switch to renewables

Make renewables pay

Make renewables pay

To encourage investment in low carbon generation

“The energy market’s built for big business - and it’s not fair on the rest of us.”

Dr Somayeh Taherhi
Founder & CEO

Somayeh Taheri CEO and Founder Urban Chain

Our growth journey

10X

Growth with £25m in 2024, £2.4m in 2023

3rd

Fastest growing UK tech company (8,800% 3yr growth)

£15m+

Capital raised

70+

Staff in US, UK and EU

250+

Years experience in energy market

£2.3bn

3% of GB market in pipeline

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