What problem does it solve?
This Skill addresses the high-stakes, complex challenge of procuring and optimizing electricity and gas for large commercial and industrial (C&I) operations, where unmanaged energy costs, demand charges, and market volatility can lead to six-figure budget overruns, while misaligned procurement strategies can derail corporate sustainability targets.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Tariff & Cost Optimization: Analyze utility tariff structures, identify rate switching opportunities, and reduce demand charges via load shifting and battery storage evaluation.
- Renewable Energy Procurement: Evaluate physical and virtual PPAs, assess REC procurement options, and model long-term renewable energy contracts to meet RE100 and SBTi targets.
- Multi-Site RFP & Hedging: Structure competitive RFPs for multi-facility portfolios, evaluate supplier bids across fixed, index, and block-and-index products, and implement layered hedging strategies to avoid concentration risk.
- Use Case: For a C&I operator with 25 facilities across PJM and ERCOT and $40M in annual energy spend, this Skill can structure a diversified RFP, evaluate 6 supplier bids, and recommend a blended 60% fixed / 40% index strategy to cut costs while maintaining budget certainty.
Quick Start
Use the energy-procurement skill to analyze our current $40M annual energy spend across 25 facilities, identify top demand charge reduction opportunities, and model a 15-year virtual PPA to cover 100% of our load with renewable energy to meet our 2030 RE100 target.
