Customized risk management strategy

Energy risk and uncertainty explained

Risk and uncertainty are two unwelcome words in any boardroom and a threat to the bottom line. This energy risk management timeline highlights the realities.

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Make energy budgets better

Effective energy budgets look over the horizon to account for variables that could influence your energy buying process and total energy spend, such as market volatility, rate hikes, and changes within your operations.

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Convert market data into market intelligence

Energy advisors from Schneider Electric go beyond simply collecting data. Our Global Research & Analytics team distills volumes of data to bring your stakeholders true energy market intelligence. Our real strength in global analytics is global operations.

A global approach to energy risk management

A global enterprise needs an energy risk management strategy suitable for every single market and aligned with both short- and long-term strategic sourcing initiatives plan. Businesses must now balance risk avoidance and risk acceptance in order to find risk advantage.

Your unbiased experts in energy risk management

Breadth of knowledge
We monitor energy supply, energy efficiency and resource sustainability. Then, we distill the data to provide expert energy forecasts, research, and interval publications on energy topics that matter most to your business.

Depth of expertise
Understanding of global commodity markets is built on regional expertise and the collaboration between all our international offices. We supplement our opinions with actionable recommendations so you can act quickly.

Pressure to find energy savings in challenging markets

Many commodity markets’ charging structures are tariff-based and rooted in monopoly, leaving customers with a limited range of options. However, growing non-commodity charges driven by climate change and legislative pressure challenges organizations more than ever before to find every single energy savings opportunity available.

Turning a penalty into a payout

For large manufacturers, production requirements can shift quickly and leave some companies obligated to volumes of contracted and unused energy.

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Save cost with rate analysis

Find out how to use utility rate analysis expertise to drive energy savings through rate optimization for your commercial businesses when you buy energy.

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Your energy bill breakdown

There are many energy invoice charges over and above the simple cost of the commodity. Discover different pressures in the market and how a corporate energy buyer can find energy savings.

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We examine the past to see your future energy spend

Energy management consultants from Schneider Electric look at the past to help you buy energy smarter. We use a proprietary energy price forecasting model to study how primary factors will affect energy costs across your portfolio. As we build that intelligence into site-level energy budgets, we also create a single, enterprise-wide budget, a critical component for any corporate energy buyer.

Your utility bills analyzed

Utility Bill Auditing
Our team begins with a comprehensive review of your energy usage pattern, operational needs and available utility tariff rates to identify energy savings opportunities. Then, we recommend the most advantageous rate structure based on your business needs. We continuously look for ways to control your cost by monitoring utility rate changes and any related impacts for your organization.

Resource Cost Review and Optimization
Our rate experts have found substantial errors and returns for our clients by simply challenging the assumptions made by their supplier. This ground-up check of both commodity and non-commodity resource costs identifies overcharges. It also uncovers opportunities to reconfigure site-specific resources to best meet your energy procurement needs.