Your operation’s risk tolerance should guide your energy purchasing decisions. Direct Energy Business offers a range of managed product options that allow for various degrees of risk exposure and reward. Our Advisory Services team can help you select the path that best suits your business goals, then provide ongoing guidance and support through the term of your plan. Use this slideshare to get buy-in for using Direct Energy Business Advisory Services.

1. BUILDING A BETTER BUSINESS CASE
FOR ENERGY ADVISORY SERVICES

2. When markets are low, it’s easy to be
lulled into a false sense that you no
longer need to focus closely on energy
costs. As a result, you could be leaving
money on the table. Energy markets
are dynamic and shifting: Prices can
rise and fall without warning. Within
these price shifts lie opportunities to
leverage value.
Direct Energy Business Advisory
Services can help manage your energy
purchasing and earn you the most
savings from market opportunities.
THAT’S WHY WE’RE BRINGING OUR ADVISORY SERVICES TEAM TO THE TABLE FOR YOU.
ENERGY IS ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST LINE ITEMS

3. Your operation’s risk tolerance should guide your energy purchasing decisions.
DON’T RISK IT ALONE
We offer a range of managed product options that allow for various degrees
of risk exposure and reward. Our Advisory Services team can help you select
the path that best suits your business goals, then provide ongoing guidance
and support through the term of your plan.

4. Energy Advisory Services takes the pressure
off your in-house energy team and helps you
do more with less. We’ll help your business set
goals, and craft and implement a dynamic
energy strategy based on a customized
analysis of your energy usage and operations.
WE’RE YOUR SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE

5. Your strategy will focus not just on today’s energy picture, but tomorrow’s, too.
If severe weather or other market-changing events–including complex
regulatory changes–are ahead, we’ll adapt your energy management strategy
to stay on target with your goals. And, we’ll make sure you receive clear
communications every step of the way, including:
EXPECT ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS
Regular calls to report on your progress, usage, and market influences
Multi-purpose reporting designed for every member of your team

6. If you’ve been leaning on fixed-price commodity products, the full potential of
the energy markets likely remains opaque to you.
Our Energy Advisory Services lifts the veil on market pricing to help you
pinpoint purchasing opportunities–outside of just fixed
purchases–that could yield savings.
With our full suite of managed energy products, you
can select strategy that positions your business
to proactively take advantage
of market shifts.
LIFT THE VEIL ON ENERGY PRICES

7. UNCOVER HIDDEN ENERGY WASTE AND COSTS
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT PRICES
Capitalizing on energy savings opportunities through your purchasing strategy
is just part of the equation. We also take a close look at your operations to
uncover inadvertent energy waste, since when and how much you use plays a
big role in how much you spend.
FOR EXAMPLE
You may have equipment that is using more energy than it should
because it’s malfunctioning and requires servicing or replacement.
Certain charges on your energy bill may increase based on when you're
using the most energy.
We can help you identify and modify these usage shortcomings with targeted
improvements to your facilities or operational changes resulting in lower costs.

8. THE PROBLEM
When utility costs made up more than 50 percent of Excela’s operating budget,
they turned to us for a new perspective on how to manage energy use.
CASE STUDY: EXCELA HEALTH
THE SOLUTION
We provided the following products and services:
Electric and gas supply
Load Following Block & Index offers a unique combination of budget stability
and electricity purchasing flexibility
Demand Response offers payments for curtailing energy usage during peak
demand times
InvoiceASSURE streamlines and manages utility bills
Panoramic Power® tracks performance and energy usage to improve efficiency

9. With these new solutions, Excela now has the potential to save an estimated
$1.35 million throughout its system over a 3-year period without having to make
associated capital investments.
THE RESULTS
CASE STUDY: EXCELA HEALTH

10. We provide Energy Advisory Services to large commercial and
industrial businesses from all industries to help coordinate
every element of their energy management. Let us
demonstrate what our advisors can do for you.
To learn more about Direct Energy Business
Advisory Services, download this guide:
DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES
OF ENERGY ADVISORY SERVICES
GET THE GUIDE

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