Lately we have been keeping track of the top questions that energy decision makers, facilities managers and finance experts ask us. We thought we would list them here and then tackle them a few at a time over the next few weeks.

General information about utility tariffs and costs

1. How do utilities invoice? How do suppliers invoice?
2. How do utility delivery costs compare to supplier costs? (on a % basis, for example)
3. What is a utility default rate, when is it applied?
4. How often are tariffs revised in a year?

Index vs. Fixed Contract

1. What is an index price, how often can it change?
2. When is an index based contract a viable alternative or preferable to a fixed price contract for a risk averse customer?
3. How do you compare an index with a fixed price contract?
4. What are typical index vs fixed price rates during a year?

Market questions

1. Why do I care about forward curves? How do they impact me and my business? What is a forward curve anyway?
2. What are the most important factors affecting forward electricity prices?
3. Are there ways of determining whether shorter or longer term contracts (one versus more) are preferable?
4. How do we know we’re getting a good price for electricity or gas?

MWh questions

1. What kind of analysis does MWh software do on usage and cost data? What can that tell us?
2. What kind of industry and customer data is available in MWh? What analyses, projections and other decision-essential information is available?
3. What kind of ongoing services can Megawatt Hour provide during the life of a contract in addition to identifying lower priced forward purchase opportunities?
4. What else is important for us to know but have not asked?

What other questions would you like answered? Let us know by commenting or sending us an email here.