Energy Procurement for Business Course

Overview

This Energy Procurement for Business course will:

• Give you an overview of how the electricity market works, and who the key players are
• Give you an understanding of local retailer and network (transmission and distribution) charging structures
• Outline the key commercial risks and opportunities for businesses to consider when procuring electricity and gas.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Gather and interpret consumption, capacity and power factor information
• Understand the best ways to package supply requirements for the market
• Know how to choose between differently structured retailer offers
• Understand common pitfalls in contracts with supply contracts
• Ensure switching takes place as expected.

Who's the course for?

This one-day Energy Procurement for Business is for business professionals responsible for purchasing energy (eg. gas or electricity) worth more than $100,000 a year.

Next Course Details for 2019 TBC

Location:  TBC

Date:  TBC 

Trainer: Paul Chapman  (Energy Link Ltd)

Time: 9am – 5pm

If you have issues opening the Register here link please try using Google Chrome or email info@emanz.org.nz with your name, and contact details.

• An additional 5% discount applies for multiple bookings for the same course
• A surcharge will apply if payment is made by credit card.

• Cancellations must be received in writing by EMANZ by 5pm, more than 6 working days prior to the training. A refund less a $50 admin fee will be returned.
• Cancellations within 6 working days will incur a 50% course attendance fee.
• Non-attendance without prior notification will incur a 100% course attendance fee. 

Introduction 

• General market trends
• Purchasing options

The Electricity Market Place

• Wholesale market operation (once over lightly)
• Retailers (role and drivers)
• Networks (role and drivers)
• Metering
• Tariffs and price plans (transmission, distribution, energy, other)
• Costs of supply not subject to competitive pricing

Approaching the Market

• Role of consultants
• Preparation + prerequisites
• Hedge vs fixed price variable volume
• Purchasing groups
• Export and demand response
• RFP (structure, priorities and realistic conditions)

Evaluating Options

• General advice
• Offer costing vs budget forecasting
• TOU FPVV
• NHH
• Export
• Risk elements (spot exposure for import and export, thresholds, carbon pricing etc)

Contracting

• Issues to check for
• Conditions to push for

Switching and Ongoing Contract Management

• Switching arrangements
• Post switch audit
• Ongoing management   

Energy Procurement for Business Overview Flyer pdf

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