What problem does it solve?
Commercial and industrial organizations with large, multi-facility energy spend struggle with volatile energy costs, complex tariff structures, hidden demand charge fees, and meeting sustainability targets without overspending. This Skill codifies 15+ years of expert energy procurement playbooks to eliminate guesswork, reduce energy costs by 10–30%, and align procurement strategy with financial and sustainability goals.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Tariff & Cost Optimization: Analyze utility tariff structures to identify rate switching opportunities, eliminate unnecessary charges, and reduce per-kWh and demand-based costs across all facilities.
- Demand Charge Mitigation: Identify peak demand drivers via interval meter data, evaluate load shifting, battery storage, and demand response program options to cut high demand fees.
- Renewable PPA Evaluation: Assess physical and virtual power purchase agreement offers, model basis risk, curtailment exposure, and risk-adjusted NPV to make data-backed renewable sourcing decisions.
- Use Case: A manufacturing company with 25 facilities and $40M annual energy spend can use this Skill to structure a multi-site RFP, evaluate supplier bids across fixed, index, and hybrid products, and implement a layered hedging strategy that locks 60% of volume at fixed rates while maintaining controlled index exposure.
Quick Start
Use the energy-procurement skill to analyze your facility's 15-minute interval meter data and identify the top 3 demand charge reduction opportunities with estimated monthly savings.