Centrica runs 1,100 Power Platform apps under strict governance controls
Reviewed by Helen Jones
Centrica now supports 1,100 apps used by 13,000 people and 430 makers. The company achieved this by rolling out Managed Environments with policy enforcement and environment routing. They also added Copilot Studio agents and code apps inside those controlled spaces. Microsoft reports the program delivered roughly $10 million in estimated savings. The approach required dedicated licensing for Managed Environments and a Center of Excellence team to maintain the rules.
Before this model spread, makers at mid-sized firms could open Power Apps, connect to SharePoint, and ship a working app without extra approvals or separate environments. The only real friction was learning formulas and layout. Now Microsoft is pushing the same governance layer that large utilities adopted. Makers who stay in default environments will hit hard stops when they try to use Copilot Studio agents or code components, while those who request Managed Environments inherit new approval steps and licensing costs before they can even test an idea.
Analysis
Check your current environment list today and note which ones already carry Managed Environment labels or policy warnings. If your tenant still runs on default environments, treat that window as temporary and decide whether your next three apps stay simple or whether you need to budget for the governance tax before you build anything that touches AI features.
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