Commercial Customer Electric Aggregation

Local Utility:

Numerous utility companies involved

Challenge:

Work with the corporate Purchasing Manager and vaious Facility Managers who make decentralized purchasing decisions to identify and capitalize on opportunities to source lower cost electric supply in deregulated markets.

Buying Group Description:

Large cable and internet provider with hundreds of facilities in major U.S. markets.

Resolutions:

• Worked on behalf of the corporation to identify opportunities and brokered new electric supply agreements in deregulated markets. 64 facilities were identified as excellent candidates for supplier switching and have saved as a result of our efforts.
• Brokered electric supply contracts that will save the client over $250,000 in the next twelve months.
• Preparing to offer ongoing energy accounting and utility bill auditing services using our licensed EnergyCAP software.

• Used Reverse Auctions and a Post and Respond Bulletin Board to find the best supplier offers while market conditions were at 5-7 year lows.
• Continue to work with the Purchasing Department to broker additional contracts before current supply agreements expire.