When Should I Renew My Energy Contract?

Like most businesses in Ohio and other deregulated utility states, you have a contract for your electricity and maybe natural gas from a non-utility supplier. When does the contract end, what happens when it does and who can help me? About 85% of business and 95% of manufacturers purchase electricity and natural gas from a third-party supplier. A surprising number of businesses are past the end of their contract and find their account on a variable rate. Continue reading

What Voice Do You Hear?

Choosing the right energy consultant

The best thing about my job is that I get to talk to lots of business people.  These people are smart, hard-working people who know their business.  All of them seem are constrained by their budget.  They know where they would put another $50 if they found it lying around.

Since I am an energy guy, always thinking about cost, I am always interested in how people make decisions about buying their energy (gas and electric).  Continue reading