Get the Best Price for Energy with EnerNOC Energy Procurement and Advisory Services Brochure

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The competitive energy supply landscape is crowded with energy suppliers, aggregators, and brokers, and it is overloaded with confusing information. Who has the time or expertise to track volatile market conditions, changing regulations, and increasing costs? What’s the financial impact of fixing your costs compared to floating in the market? Who has the time to analyze suppliers’ proposals and contract terms and determine if you’re getting the right product for your organization? EnerNOC takes what is fundamentally complicated and makes it simple. EnerNOC offers two discrete procurement services: With energy procurement we help you navigate complex, competitive energy supply markets to buy energy at the best available prices and secure contracts that match your risk tolerance. EnerNOC’s advisory services go a step further, working with you to design a holistic procurement and supply management strategy and actively track and evaluate the performance of that strategy over time. Get the Best Available Price with EnerNOC’s Energy Procurement Our philosophy is simple: when suppliers compete for your business, you get the best possible price. To streamline that competitive bidding process and ensure maximum transparency, EnerNOC’s energy intelligence software (EIS) brings suppliers together to compete for your business through sealed bid events and open auctions. Our Professional Services team will tailor each procurement event to ensure you get the right product and terms to meet your organization’s needs and risk profile at the best available price. Build Your Procurement Strategy and Ensure Continued Success with EnerNOC’s Advisory Services For many companies, sourcing energy at a good price today is just the beginning of a successful procurement strategy. Putting your purchase into a broader strategic context with EnerNOC’s Get the Best Price for Energy with EnerNOC Energy Procurement and Advisory Services Take Control of Your Energy Costs and Manage Risk in Competitive Energy Supply Markets

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The competitive energy supply landscape is crowded with energy suppliers, aggregators, and brokers, and it is overloaded with confusing information. Who has the time or expertise to track volatile market conditions, changing regulations, and increasing costs? What’s the financial impact of fixing your costs compared to floating in the market? Who has the time to analyze suppliers’ proposals and contract terms and determine if you’re getting the right product for your organization? EnerNOC takes what is fundamentally complicated and makes it simple.

EnerNOC offers two discrete procurement services: With energy procurement we help you navigate complex, competitive energy supply markets to buy energy at the best available prices and secure contracts that match your risk tolerance. EnerNOC’s advisory services go a step further, working with you to design a holistic procurement and supply management strategy and actively track and evaluate the performance of that strategy over time.

Get the Best Available Price with EnerNOC’s Energy ProcurementOur philosophy is simple: when suppliers compete for your business, you get the best possible price. To streamline that competitive bidding process and ensure maximum transparency, EnerNOC’s energy intelligence software (EIS) brings suppliers together to compete for your business through sealed bid events and open auctions. Our Professional Services team will tailor each procurement event to ensure you get the right product and terms to meet your organization’s needs and risk profile at the best available price.

Build Your Procurement Strategy and Ensure Continued Success with EnerNOC’s Advisory ServicesFor many companies, sourcing energy at a good price today is just the beginning of a successful procurement strategy. Putting your purchase into a broader strategic context with EnerNOC’s

Get the Best Price for Energy with EnerNOC Energy Procurement and Advisory ServicesTake Control of Your Energy Costs and Manage Risk in Competitive Energy Supply Markets

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advisory services can help identify additional opportunities to reduce commodity costs, track financial results, and manage risk. Our advisors take a comprehensive approach to energy supply and risk management that empowers our customers to plan and manage energy costs.

As your advisor, we, work closely with you to assess your business needs, help you understand how the intricacies of the energy and financial markets impact your procurement strategy, analyze your energy usage patterns, and design a strategy that matches your risk tolerance. Whether you want to take full advantage of the opportuni-ties presented by the volatile energy markets or manage complex purchasing require-ments, we’ll help define and implement your energy purchase strategy. We track energy commodity markets continuously, and keep you updated on purchasing opportunities.

How Does it Work?EnerNOC’s technology and team of procurement experts simplify the competitive energy purchase for you. We take care of the end-to-end process of the complicated physical and financial transactions often associated with an energy risk management strategy---from education to execution--so you can stay focused on running your business. We also maintain transparency through our auction platform and advisory meetings, so you can maintain confidence in the approach and know you’re getting the best available prices.

Energy Procurement Get the best available price with a tailored energy procurement strategy.

Risk AssessmentIt’s our business to understand your business. Before going to the market, we’ll spend time with you to understand your risk tolerance and budgetary needs, and identify energy products that meet your business objectives.

Event ArchitectureWith our auction platform, we’ll obtain prices for a variety of products and terms in a matter of minutes, designed to provide visibility into the costs and benefits of these alternatives and to get the best terms for your unique business needs.

Competitive BiddingWe sit on the same side of the table as you—unlike retailers that have a vested interest in outcomes, our sole goal is to make sure you get the best possible contract. We’ll create customized electronic Request for Proposals (RFPs) based upon your business objectives, solicit bids from qualified energy supply companies, and optimize competitive pressures through our auction platform to secure optimal contract terms for you.

Seamless ExecutionOur auction platform leverages a real-time feed of natural gas forward prices directly from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in order to monitor prices and execute hedge positions. Our industry-leading transaction architecture enables binding, electronic transactions, significantly streamlining the procurement process.

Contract NegotiationWe’ve done it countless times before. In total, we’ve transacted nearly $50 billion in electricity, natural gas, and environmental commodities for our customers. Partnering with your legal team, EnerNOC will work with the supplier’s legal staff to negotiate optimal contract terms. Our experience and track record is a significant advantage of partnering with EnerNOC.

Why Should I Engage EnerNOC?

Customer AllegianceOur neutral role in complicated competitive supply markets ensures that you get the advice you need to make informed energy purchasing decisions. There’s no conflict of interest, and all our fees are disclosed.

Broad Commodity Market and Industry ExperienceWith over 500 national and international clients and nearly $50 billion under management, our team has been deeply entrenched in the competitive energy markets for over 20 years. Our clients represent a variety of industries including manufacturing, real estate, data centers, government, healthcare, lumber, and more.

Pricing Leverage through TechnologyWhether executing procurements through an open auction or a sealed bid approach, our technology platform compels suppliers to compete for your business. With our tools and expertise, we help our clients secure the best pricing and terms available in the market.

Seamless ExecutionOur technology platform and contractual relationships with suppliers streamline the procurement process through fully electronic transactions.

Smart Purchasing ApproachWe unbundle an otherwise complicated energy price to provide maximum risk management flexibility. Our rigorous portfolio management process results in the broadest variety of pricing options for you. And we don’t stop there. By continuously monitoring the markets, we help you adjust your supply purchases or overall strategy to take advantage of pricing that may impact your business.

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EnerNOC will work with you to craft an energy purchasing strategy that best meets your business objectives, and design an online auction to get the best price and terms for your purchase.

Indexed. Customers can choose to pay the market Day-Ahead or Real-Time price for all energy consumed.

Hybrids (e.g., “block and index”). Many options exist to combine a fixed product with an indexed product. Customizable hedge allows for some level of budget certainty while also providing the ability to take advantage of favorable market swings.

Fixed Price Energy with Pass-Thru. For a slightly lower energy price, budget certainty and limited exposure to volatile energy markets.

Fixed Price. For budget certainty and limited exposure to volatile energy markets.

Four Ways to Manage Risk

Low risk, but low savings potential

High risk, but high savings potential

Advisory Services Build and manage your procurement strategy, analyze performance against budget, and assess changing market dynamics with help from our Advisory team.

Education and Market MonitoringWe make energy simple. With the deregulated markets as a backdrop, you’ll have a dedicated Account Manager who will provide you with ongoing market analysis and recommend available energy purchasing options including costs, risk factors based on your specific needs.

Load AnalysisWe recognize opportunities to improve your procurement strategy through demand-side management. We’ll analyze your load and energy usage patterns to determine their effect on pricing options. We’ll advise you on changes in your demand profile that could benefit you.

Financial ReportingOur team helps clarify the financial impacts of your energy procurement decisions. We’ll give your team a clearer vision of your budget, track accrued energy costs, and conduct scenario analysis to illustrate the risks of certain procurement decisions.

BudgetingWe’re committed to full transparency. Once your competitive supply agreement is in place, we’ll create customizable annual budgets that capture contract rate, historical consumption, and published utility tariffs.

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