Accelerating resilient, low‑carbon energy infrastructure across the UK.
IGNITE-DEC by Distributed Energy Connections helps organisations overcome grid constraints, secure resilient power, and reduce long-term energy cost and carbon risk. Built on DEC’s engineering expertise, IGNITE-DEC delivers configurable energy infrastructure solutions designed for real operational demands across the UK.
- Resilient power
- Energy storage
- On‑site generation
- No upfront capital
The challenge organisations are facing
What IGNITE-DEC delivers
Battery storage
Behind-the-meter systems to manage demand and resilience
On-site generation
Gas-fired and hybrid power tailored to site needs
Grid optimisation
Unlocking capacity and reducing dependency
No upfront capital
Flexible funding models to accelerate deployment
Designed for real-world energy challenges
Across the UK, grid constraints and rising demand are creating immediate commercial and operational challenges. IGNITE-DEC exists to remove these barriers by delivering energy infrastructure that works in practice — not theory.
Solutions are designed around each site’s requirements, combining technical design, commercial structuring, and delivery expertise. The result is energy infrastructure that improves resilience, provides greater certainty, and supports long-term business objectives without unnecessary complexity.
IGNITE-DEC manages projects end-to-end, from early feasibility and grid assessment through to installation, commissioning, and optimisation. This approach reduces risk, shortens delivery timelines, and ensures outcomes align with operational priorities.
A flexible funding model
A key differentiator of IGNITE-DEC is its ability to deploy energy infrastructure with no upfront capital investment. Projects are structured to deliver immediate operational and financial benefits while preserving balance-sheet flexibility.
This funding approach enables organisations to:
Deploy infrastructure faster
Reduce financial risk
Avoid diverting capital from core operations
Achieve predictable long-term outcomes
Trusted for critical infrastructure
IGNITE-DEC is already supporting critical UK infrastructure, including a data centre operated by a global financial institution. The site required assured, dependable power capable of operating under increasingly constrained grid conditions.
This early deployment demonstrates IGNITE-DEC’s ability to support complex, high-demand environments where resilience, security, and performance are non-negotiable.
Why organisations are acting now
- Grid capacity is becoming a limiting factor for growth
- Electrification is increasing peak demand
- Resilience is now a board-level concern
- Energy infrastructure decisions are under greater scrutiny
Let’s talk
If your organisation is facing grid constraints, resilience challenges, or rising energy costs, IGNITE-DEC can help design and deliver an energy infrastructure solution aligned to your operational and commercial objectives.
Backed by Distributed Energy Connections
IGNITE-DEC is delivered through Distributed Energy Connections, a leading UK energy infrastructure provider with over 112 years of combined engineering expertise across gas distribution, metering, and utilisation.
DEC is an accredited Self Lay Organisation (SLO) across all UK gas networks, ensuring solutions are compliant, robust, and deliverable at scale.
“With IGNITE-DEC, our goal is to make reliable, resilient, and low-carbon energy accessible without traditional barriers.”