What contract term length is best? Energy cost management questions
What contract term length is best? Energy cost management questions This is the seventh article in a series in which MWh answers questions that energy and finance experts frequently ask about energy. Today we cover the question of what contract term length is best, and how should energy and finance professionals evaluate the appropriate term length? Answer? […]
Why MWh?
Why MWh? We have written about the rationale for MWh in the past. The following article provides you with an update on the information you receive as a MWh client. The basic rationale has remained the same since the business first began. Origins of the business… customer-focus The MWh platform is the result of having spent […]
How low can it go? Energy Cost Management for Index Contracts
How low can it go? Energy Cost Management for Index Contracts Periodically, we update you on the status of day-ahead markets around the Northeast and, particularly, in New York State. Summer Costs As we’ve reported here a number of times, day-ahead markets in the Northeast have been low over the past year, strikingly low, as […]
How do Index Costs compare to Fixed Costs? Energy cost history
How do Index Costs compare to Fixed Costs? Energy cost history Comparison of Product Options over the past 12 months: Index vs. Fixed vs. Utility Default Rate This is the fifth article in a series that addresses various questions raised by our clients during the course of working with us. Clients are interested in understanding the […]
Index contracts: How do index products help you manage energy costs?
Index contracts: How do index products help you manage energy costs? We continue our series in which we answer common client questions. This post is an introduction to electricity products, specifically to an index contract. The most frequent question we receive about products is: how do index costs compare to other options, like a fixed […]
What is happening to energy costs?
What is happening to energy costs? Customers have asked us what is going on with natural gas and electricity markets these days. Since April 6, there has been a rally in gas and electric markets. The impact of that rally on your power and gas costs will depend, a bit, on your current contract terms and […]
Supplier Invoices & Energy Cost Components Part 2: Supplier Mechanics
Supplier Invoices & Energy Cost Components Part 2: Supplier Mechanics The second in a two part series on invoicing and supplier invoices. Read the first post on the subject here. We have been running through a series of topics over the past several weeks that have been inspired by frequent energy cost management questions that we hear […]
Supplier Invoices & Cost Components, part 1: Energy Cost Management Questions
Supplier Invoices & Cost Components, part 1: Energy Cost Management Questions Your energy costs include 2 major components: Supply and Delivery. For customers in deregulated markets, this creates choices for you with regard to billing and, interestingly enough, these choices can have important implications for the kind of supplier products you can buy. How do suppliers […]
Utility invoicing and tariffs: Energy Cost Management question of the week
Utility invoicing and tariffs: Energy Cost Management question of the week Last week, we posted a list of the Top 16 Energy Cost Management questions that we hear on a regular basis. Today we answer two basic questions about utility invoicing and give you 3 suggestions for what to look for when you review your utility bill. […]
Top 16 Energy Cost Management Questions
Top 16 Energy Cost Management Questions 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 How […]