Your energy purchasing options and specific needs will vary according to your size, location, energy usage, and your overall appetite for risk. At Unified Energy Alliance, we understand that every client is unique and every situation requires a customized approach. Allow one of our trusted consulting partners to analyze your current situation and your future plans. We will educate you on your options so you can determine what works best for you and not make a decision based on limited offerings alone. We’re pleased to offer electric shopping tips throughout the process, with the end goal of saving you money.
The five most common types of electricity pricing products are listed below and can function as crucial electric shopping tips in an ever-changing market. The first four products also apply to natural gas (with the exception of the "blend and extend" option):
Making well-informed energy decisions requires organized and dependable data. Without thoroughly checking your invoices and data for accuracy and validity, you are likely leaving money on the table with suppliers and failing to make decisions from an informed perspective. However, it can be a logistical nightmare to collect, organize, and audit all that data, especially for a global portfolio.
Unified Energy Alliance can bring visibility to your company’s energy needs and oversights, and assist you in both collecting and controlling your utility-related data. Here is how our Collecting and Controlling process works:
Most customers consider "rate analysis" to be the only tool for controlling costs in a regulated energy market. However, rate analysis represents just one of many useful methods for creating opportunity in a deregulated environment. Rate analysis alone results in many stones left unturned and possibilities missed. Unified Energy Alliance augments rate analysis with a comprehensive set of services that mines deregulated markets for opportunity. Our extensive approach includes the following services.
Implementing an energy risk management program can protect you from the negative financial and operational impacts of exposure to today’s volatile energy markets. Successful programs apply forward-looking market analysis to your unique risk appetite. By entrusting your energy risk management concerns to Unified Energy Alliance, you can effectively mitigate risk through our customized recommendations. We will continually work to lessen the impact of volatile energy costs by providing a suite of energy risk management services and guidance.
We know how confusing the "fine-print" terms and conditions can be, and in most instances, the lowest quote often exposes you to the highest risk tolerance. We will ensure that you understand all your options and protect you from industry "bait and switch" tactics. Furthermore, we will make sure that all agreements are upheld, and will handle any disputes that may arise.
In a deregulated market, purchasing energy at the best price can be a very complex endeavor. It’s not enough just to issue a "Request for Proposal (RFP)" and choose what may appear to be the lowest price. To get the highest value for your energy dollar, it pays to take a more strategic approach to energy management.
Instead of only using contract expiration dates and fiscal calendars to drive energy procurement, we closely monitor market dynamics to identify the best possible time to initiate a purchase on your behalf. By taking this calculated approach to energy procurement, we can reduce unwanted exposure to price volatility and secure energy prices that fit your budget and business objectives, and align you with those suppliers who are positioned to accommodate your needs. Here is how our Strategic Planning and Sourcing process works:
Poor energy procurement decisions are expensive mistakes. Constant price fluctuations significantly affect your energy bill and performance against budget. A proactive approach to buying energy better controls costs. Unified Energy Alliance specializes in negotiating hyper competitive energy purchases. Our procurement services help to ensure that you’re getting the best value. As energy conditions change across the globe, windows of opportunity are continually opening and closing. Keeping track of these moving parts is a time-consuming task that involves an overwhelming amount of information.
With Unified Energy Alliance on your side, you can stay informed on important developments. However, this information is really only useful if you know how to act on it. We go well beyond capturing information. We bring you market intelligence relevant to your organization and issue clear recommendations that enable you to act on opportunities. Our energy consulting partners are trained to guide and educate.
What is Demand Response? When the demand for electricity spikes, electrical grid operators generally meet that excess demand by ramping up expensive power plants or buying high-cost electricity from nearby areas. In some cases, the grid simply cannot effectively deliver enough electricity to meet demand, which can lead to power outages and quality issues.
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