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Energy markets are complex and unique. While commodity price becomes more volatile, non-commodity costs continue to increase across the markets. It takes time, resources and market expertise to collect, manage and monitor energy data for multiple sites, especially internationally. Since neither the energy management department nor energy data management tools is core to your business, it is more cost-effective to outsource the entire energy management process to an energy specialist with the expertise and leading-edge systems to support your needs.

Typically, energy management service consultants receive a fixed fee for services provided. This monthly fee is dependent upon the scope of services provided, the number of sites to be managed as part of the project and the number of states/countries in which the sites are located.

A comprehensive and accurate energy database is an invaluable asset. It will help identify facility outliers with high energy consumption or cost and take corrective actions quickly. Also, an energy database is a vital tool is supporting energy-related capital allocation decisions, i.e. investment in lighting and solar, building retrofits or equipment replacement.

A good energy management program should, at a minimum, pay for itself while also allowing you to focus your time and resource on your core business. Most good providers return a few multiples of their annual fee. When measuring an energy management service program, you must consider both indirect (avoided costs, process improvements, benefits from shared energy data) as well as direct benefits (refunds and savings).