As you might know, Electric Choice offers residential and commercial electricity rates and plans online for convenience. We make it easy for homes and businesses to sort and compare energy rates and plans from top, local providers in their area.
What folks may not know is that we also offer custom, tailored services for larger industrial and commercial customers. Whether your business uses 200,000 kWh a month or 2 million, we offer a suite of custom energy procurement and management services for it.
Energy procurement and management is crucial for large industries for many reasons. Energy management is a method of controlling, monitoring and conserving an organization?s electricity or energy consumption. Energy procurement is the act of us acquiring energy (electric/gas) for your company at the absolute best possible rate at the most favorable terms.
Energy Procurement
Electric Choice works hard to cultivate relationships with energy suppliers. With a long list of reliable, trusted suppliers to choose from, you can be sure that any agreement presented to your business will be tailored to it and its needs at minimal cost and effort to your company. We have a variety of procurement products and services we can use to acquire energy for your company — this includes a proprietary, built-from-scratch reverse auction platform.
Electricity Procurement Services
There are many states that benefit from selecting an Electric Choice energy procurement power solution including,
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New York
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Gas Procurement Services
Every client who requests gas procurement works together with one of our professional energy managers. This is a real person who shoulders the responsibility of managing your account.
Our professional energy managers procure natural gas in almost all deregulated markets. We also offer many flexible options including, Fixed, Basis Swaps, Index (NYMEX), Blended Products, and more! Choose between firm or interruptible service, full or partial swing tolerance, and decide how you will manage balancing and storage. We understand that no two businesses are alike and how important it is to provide real, competitive options. This philosophy even includes length of terms that suit your business needs.
Our gas procurement services are available to large companies located in many states including,
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- California
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Illinois
- Florida
- New Jersey
- Maryland
- Rhode Island
Energy Management
In addition to electric and gas, Electric Choice offers many management services. These services include, Demand Response, Predominant Use Studies, Power Factor Correction, Lighting Retrofits, Co-Generation and Renewable Energy.
Demand Response
In today’s world, grid failure is a possibility. If your organization relies heavily on energy, this can prove to be a significant problem. Our trained professionals can help you to develop several working plans like, an outage response plan, which you can put into action should you experience grid failure issues. If your company requires any other special demand response action or plans, our team of experts can work with you to develop tailor made solutions.
Predominant Use Study
Predominant use studies help us learn about your company’s energy consumption. Depending on your results, you might be exempt from local and state sales taxes. This applies to many organizations and industries including, manufacturing, food and beverage, nursing homes, retirement homes, mobile home parks, apartments, golf courses, national defense operations and more.
Power Factor Correction
Your company has a Power Factor between 0 and 1. It defines how well your organization uses its energy supply. Many utilities will add charges to your electric bill based on many different factors. There are many benefits to fixing your Power Factor including, lower monthly charges, reduced heat loss, improved voltage and increased electric power equipment capacity.
Lighting Retrofits
Office lighting can be very expensive. In order keep costs low, organizations are searching for ways to change the way they use energy. One of these ways is to change their lighting systems to something that is much more energy efficient.
Retrofitting requires companies to change or alter their current inefficient lighting systems with more energy efficient models or bulbs. Working with our energy consultants to determine areas for lighting improvement can increase your energy savings, office light quality, and reduce pollutants, cost of labor and maintenance.
Co-Generation
We understand that most companies have different needs when it comes to machinery. Based on this information, we can handle the transportation and installation of co-generation equipment. In addition, we can also take care of de-installation and transportation to buyers.
Renewable Energy
There are so many options available to companies who wish to use renewable energy to power their business. Renewable resources like solar, wind, and hydropower are starting to dominate the market and knowing which are available to your business is half the battle. Speaking with one of our knowledgable consultants will help to give you a better understanding of your available options. Many states offer a plethora of products, special plans and programs to make transitioning to renewable energy sources quick and painless.
Ultimately, we’re here to help your company acquire and manage your energy needs — whatever those needs may be. Call us at 800.977.4020 or e-mail us today!
