The UK electricity system is changing faster than most RACHP businesses are prepared for. Grid constraints, price volatility, and electrification are no longer future risks; they are current operational pressures. This one-day business briefing is designed to translate energy system change into clear commercial actions, helping delegates protect margins, futureproof assets, and identify new opportunities in a more flexible, decentralised power market. 

This focused event brings together decision-makers from across the RACHP sector to address a critical question.  How does the RACHP sector remain viable, competitive, and resilient as the electricity system is rewritten?

The agenda moves from market reality to practical response, blending strategic insight with practical solutions.

Programme

• The Cost of Standing Still: Why Energy System Change Is Now a Business Risk 
• Electricity Market Reform Explained: What’s Changing and Why It Matters 
• Europe Ahead of the Curve: What the UK Can Learn Before It Hurts
• Rewiring the UK: What Happens Next to the Grid and Why It Matters to You
• From Passive Load to Active Asset: Integrating RACHP into the Energy System
• Demand Side Response in Practice: Turning Flexibility into Revenue 
• Beyond the Meter: Fleet Electrification, Storage and Smart Energy Systems 
• Connected and Exposed: Cyber Security Risks in the New Energy Landscape 
• Panel discussion: Is the RACHP Sector Ready for What’s Coming?

Why you should attend.

The UK electricity system is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades, bringing significant implications for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump businesses. Rising electricity demand, increasing renewable generation, grid constraints, market reform, and new flexibility requirements will all influence how RACHP systems are designed, operated, and financed in the future. This business briefing will bring together leading experts from industry, academia, and the energy sector to explain what is changing, what it means for your business, and how you can prepare. Attendees will gain practical insights, learn from European experience, understand emerging opportunities such as Demand Side Response, and leave with a clearer view of how to remain competitive and resilient in a rapidly changing energy landscape.

This event is has been organised by the IOR's International Refrigeration Committee