Energy procurement

Energy Procurement

Utilities Connect fully manage the energy procurement process on our clients' behalf. We combine our expertise in energy purchasing and market intelligence, which allows our clients to make informed purchasing decisions on their energy needs. We are completely unbiased and have no allegiance to any supplier. The services we can provide to your organisation:

  • Creation of a tailored energy purchasing strategy
  • Budget certainty
  • Access to a comprehensive suite of market intelligence
  • Fixed or Flexible contract tendering and negotiation
  • Contract optimisation (tariffs which best suit your consumption profile)
  • Dedicated Account Management
  • Access to our trading desk
  • Regular strategy review meetings.

Fixed Procurement

Fixed energy contracts provide clients with budget stability as their energy rates are secured and fixed throughout the period of supply, irrespective of the fluctuating wholesale markets. Our clients who enter fixed arrangements do not want any risks associated with energy costs passed on to them; their objective is to remove themselves from the risks of rising energy markets.

How do we Achieve the Best Deal?

When clients choose to adopt a fixed price contract, market timing is critical to ensuring that the best rates are achieved. Utilities Connect continually follow the wholesale markets and their drivers to ascertain the optimum time to tender our clients' portfolios. In addition to market intelligence, we always conduct preliminary market tests for our clients as this enables us to react almost instantaneously to any favourable market conditions, without the normal lead time for a fixed tender.

Flexible Procurement

Flexible energy contracts allow clients to buy their energy requirements in smaller tranches at advantageous wholesale prices. Utilities Connect provide brokerage services to a large number of clients who have entered into flexible contract arrangements. On a daily basis our traders are executing strategic trades on behalf of clients in accordance with robust purchasing strategies, which capitalise on favourable prices whilst avoiding market spikes. We closely monitor the trading platforms to ensure that our clients are achieving the absolute best price direct from the wholesale. Flexible energy procurement can be a difficult process, however our account managers can provide the true pros and cons allowing you to make an informed decision as to whether this route is right for your business. If you have an annual energy consumption over 10GWh’s then you could achieve a significant benefit from flexible energy procurement, we can guide you through the whole process and tailor a procurement strategy to suit your business’ needs.

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