13 Articles found
World Energy Solutions, Inc. Articles
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Top 10 LDC sizzles with efficiency
The Situation Customer burdened with the manual execution of a complex and time-consuming process for buying winter peaking gas. World Energy Action In 10 days, World Energy structured and sent to suppliers the inaugural set of auction ...
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Energy procurement brings smiles to dental college
The Situation University that had previously been part of a State procurement chose to venture out alone and needed to procure quickly World Energy Action World Energy’s unique understanding of state procurement regulations combined ...
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NYC hospital completes a ‘blend and extend’
The Situation NYC-based hospital group has an electric contract that runs through August 2012. Their current rate is $.1099/kwh. World Energy Action World Energy saw an opportunity to extend the contract at lower rates, blending the ...
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Pardon the interruption
The Situation A New England State had many interruptible accounts with very high costs. The interruptible rate was linked directly to fuel prices, which were much higher than natural gas. World Energy Action Since the State was paying a ...
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Old transacting processes get a facelift
The Situation A returning Customer struggled with their internal process of awarding 80 auctions to 20 unique bidders. World Energy Action World Energy worked with Customer and Customer’s Risk Management Team to develop and implement ...
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Plastics firm enjoys energy savings and price certainty
The Situation Customer’s energy expense is a significant portion of their overall cost structure and they elect to obtain fixed prices when appropriate. Current electricity and natural gas contracts deals expire in November 2011 and ...
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Less risk, more money proves ‘tasty’ for soup maker
The Situation Customer got electricity directly from supplier through May 2010 at an equivalent rate of approximately $.0595/kKh. Original deal negotiated and contracted by plant personnel. World Energy Action World Energy leveraged its ...
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Auction agility nets both kinds of green for Jim Thorpe’s hometown
The Situation New government customer faced a 30% electric rate increase as rate caps expired in PA. World Energy Action World Energy aggregated 35 accounts onto one contract, getting a single price that got the customer budget certainty ...
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Auction nets Northwest electric utility price discovery and savings
The Situation Customer wasn’t impressed with the response he was receiving from the market, so he called up World Energy to help secure pricing. World Energy Action World Energy took the product to auction and recommended an ...
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With ‘friends’ like these…
The Situation Hospital in state aggregation group suspected it wasn’t getting a great rate on power. World Energy Action World Energy put together an auction, while also soliciting a “best bid” from the supplier chosen by ...
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The seven levers of energy management: A formula for success
Remember when energy was easy? You got a bill from the utility and you paid it. Then came the deregulation of natural gas, then electricity, the need to audit bills, energy service companies with their shared savings models, risk management, demand ...
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Getting more from DR: A buyer’s guide for demand response
Depending on the amount of energy your company uses, it could be a candidate for participating in demand response (DR), the popular grid-sponsored programs that pay businesses like yours not to use energy during times of peak demand. While the ...
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Reverse auction addresses procurement challenges for utilities
For utilities, energy procurement isn’t just about cost. Regulatory mandates for fair and open competition and for increased levels of transparency in the operation, documentation and reporting of financial conditions make buying energy ...