Chris Maclean

Chris is an expert on energy procurement and net zero strategies. His career in the energy sector spans 18 years, where he has consulted on carbon management, energy reduction and strategic procurement. Chris set up Open Energy Market in 2012 with the aim of making the energy industry more transparent and accessible to businesses. The company specialises in utilising data and insights to inform Risk Management, Trading and Sustainability experts, delivering cost savings, confidence and control to clients in a volatile market. Open Energy Market now supports some of the largest energy users across the country and boasts a highly successful buying fund that protected its customers from the energy crisis last year.   This May the company launched its groundbreaking proprietary platform, True, which unites real energy procurement costs and Net Zero strategies in one platform. Championing ChangeMakers, True brings project viability, transparency and simplicity to the complex energy world, enabling any user to build stronger financial grade business cases and help their business overcome the hurdles of renewable investment.   Chris supports numerous industry forums that collaborate across energy procurement and Net Zero giving him a broad understanding of the key challenges different businesses in different verticals face.