What problem does it solve?
This Skill solves the complex challenge of managing high annual energy spend ($15M–$80M) across 10–50+ commercial and industrial facilities, navigating opaque utility tariffs, volatile demand charges, PPA risk, and strict sustainability reporting requirements without dedicated in-house energy procurement expertise.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Tariff & Procurement Optimization: Analyze utility rate schedules, structure multi-site RFPs, and build layered hedging strategies to reduce total energy costs while maintaining budget certainty.
- Demand Charge Mitigation: Identify peak demand drivers, evaluate battery storage and load shifting ROI, and enroll in demand response programs to cut 20–30% of demand-related costs.
- Renewable PPA Evaluation: Assess physical and virtual PPA offers, quantify basis and curtailment risk, and model risk-adjusted NPV to align with RE100 and SBTi sustainability targets.
- Use Case: A manufacturing firm with 25 facilities across PJM and ERCOT can use this Skill to structure a competitive RFP, evaluate 6 supplier bids, and recommend a blended fixed/index procurement strategy that locks 60% of load at stable rates while capturing market upside.
Quick Start
Use the energy-procurement skill to analyze our 12 months of interval meter data for the 8 Midwest manufacturing facilities and recommend a layered procurement strategy that locks 60% of expected load at fixed rates while mitigating demand charge overrun risk.
