Hospitality
Hotels, restaurants and leisure businesses operate in a competitive market where margins matter. Energy is a significant operational cost that can be optimised with the right strategy.
COMCAM helps hospitality businesses get a grip on energy costs while working towards their sustainability targets.
Three forces that pull on every energy decision
We see the same pattern in every sector. A market that keeps moving, what your connection and your own profile allow, and where sustainability has to take you. Each on its own is manageable. The bigger problems arise where they overlap, and that is where most of our work is.
Choose an area in the diagram
All three at once
Decarbonising a site without grid headroom means shaving peaks first and replacing installations second, as at 't Zusje in Terneuzen.
How COMCAM helps
One portfolio, one team: analysis, strategy, trading and risk management across all three forces.
Managing energy across locations
For most hospitality businesses the energy bill is not driven by the dining room — it is driven by the walk-in fridge and the freezer that run around the clock, invisibly, long after the last guest has left. On top of that constant cooling load sits a sharp peak from kitchen equipment concentrated in a few service hours, so the profile follows the opening hours almost exactly. Two things are pushing that profile higher right now: the shift to all-electric cooking, and a grid connection that a growing number of locations find is already at capacity. Because margins are thin and the owner is rarely the one checking the market — or tracking whether the site still meets its Recognised Measures List (Erkende Maatregelenlijst) obligations — a contract or setting that doesn't fit the profile is easy to miss.
Multi-site energy management
COMCAM provides centralised energy management for hospitality chains and individual establishments. We manage procurement across all locations, optimise contracts, and identify opportunities site by site.
- Refrigeration and cold-storage check: settings, seals and maintenance — usually the fastest win
- A contract form that fits an owner who does not watch the market daily, and why a dynamic contract rarely suits hospitality
- Kitchen and HVAC peaks mapped against service hours
- Recognised Measures List (Erkende Maatregelenlijst) compliance checked without the administrative back-and-forth
- Timely contract renewal instead of rolling onto a default rate
Grip on costs, greener operations
COMCAM has seen this play out directly: at 't Zusje in Terneuzen, owner Joost d'Hondt turned to COMCAM during the energy crisis, when unpredictable prices and thin margins made the bill unmanageable on his own. Bringing in a knowledge partner, rather than switching suppliers again, is what carried the business through it. That is the model: a single-location owner does not need to become an energy expert, but does need someone who translates the market into a next step.
What we look at first
A strong energy strategy starts with the actual profile of your sector, not with a standard contract offer.
Typical profile
Multi-site consumption, refrigeration, kitchen equipment, HVAC, opening hours and strong margin pressure.
Main risks
- Unclear site-level deviations
- Peak demand from refrigeration and HVAC
- Contracts that do not fit operating hours
Flexibility and capacity
Cooling, HVAC, charging and opening-hour patterns can often be optimised without making the operation more complex.
How we help hospitality businesses
COMCAM applies its full Energy Portfolio Management approach to optimise energy performance in your sector.
We also serve
Energy solutions for hospitality
Want to know which contract structure, risks and flexibility options fit your hospitality profile? Start with a focused sector review.
Don't take our word for it
Let's shape your energy future
Whether you're navigating market volatility, optimising your portfolio, or exploring sustainable solutions - we're here to help.
Read our whitepapers
In-depth publications on energy procurement, grid congestion and flexibility, written by our specialists. Free to download.
View whitepapersRead the latest market analysis
Power, gas, oil, coal, emissions and renewables, regularly analysed by our traders. The same intelligence our portfolio decisions are built on.
View market updates