Energy Procurement — Electricity
OnDemand is passionate about maximizing our client’s savings by finding procurement solutions and savings for every meter type, regardless of size. We currently serve over 5,000 business customers representing over 20,000 commercial meters and manage over 4 billion kWh’s of annual electricity usage. The load that we represent in the market positions OnDemand as the largest consultant in the Mid-Atlantic region, and one of the largest in the nation.
OnDemand continues to expand our world-class procurement solutions and is now active in all deregulated states.
Exceptional consultative and customer service separates us from the competition. Our approach to analyzing our clients’ load shape and in choosing the optimum supply product to meet their requirements is unmatched in the market.
OnDemand’s management team, which has over 250 years of energy supply, utility and regulatory experience, enables us to provide market leading consultative service.
We evaluate each and every client meter on an individual basis. The unique usage characteristics attributable to each customer meter, including load factor, load shape, on-peak and off-peak usage patterns, transmission and capacity tags, are considered with each evaluation. All of these factors can have a large impact on what you pay for electricity and the type of product that would best suit your operational, financial and risk tolerance requirements.
Give us a call today to better understand how an outsourced approach for procuring electricity could maximize your savings while making your life easier, allowing you to focus on other crucial aspects of operating your business!
Energy Procurement — Natural Gas
Our natural gas procurement service works similar to our electricity procurement service. We begin by reviewing copies of your current utility and supplier bills. Once usage requirements, supplier obligations and tax status are determined, we competitively shop your natural gas needs to pre-qualified, market-leading natural gas suppliers. Then, we compare price, delivery, swing/bandwidth and contract terms in an attempt to provide you with the most competitive product that best meets your operational, financial and risk tolerance requirements for natural gas supply.
Give us a call today to better understand how an outsourced approach for procuring natural gas could maximize your savings while making your life easier and allowing you to focus on other crucial aspects of operating your business!
Tariff Analysis
OnDemand compares the usage and load profile of each customer’s account to determine the optimum available rate offered by the applicable utility. Each utility rate, or tariff, will typically have several riders, or parameters that require evaluation. OnDemand will analyze account usage utilizing all combinations of rate codes to determine the optimal rate available.
In the event that a new rate is found to be more desirable, a rate change savings report is presented to the customer with recommendations on the appropriate action. OnDemand will facilitate this rate change process and interface with the utility on behalf of our clients as required.
Load Shape Analysis
OnDemand can install metering and monitoring equipment at your facility that can identify your facility’s actual load shape. The results of the study are analyzed with consideration of the historical peak and off-peak forward, day ahead, and real-time pricing associated with the particular utility electric distribution company. Typically, off-peak electricity is 30%–50% of the cost of peak electricity. By knowing your true load shape, it enables us to evaluate the best-case electricity supply product and electricity metering system for your facility.
Together, these factors result in a lower overall electricity supply cost.
Shadow Meter Testing
In a majority of cases, electric utility meters are reliable and accurate. However, there are a number of components inherent to a utility metering system where errors can inadvertently occur. Errors could include a defective meter, current transformers, potential transformers, and the utility assigned meter constant. The malfunction, or misapplication, of any of these components can introduce a potential for error.
OnDemand can install a microprocessor-based shadow metering system, programmed to collect data over an entire meter read cycle. The data collected is then trended, and ultimately compared to the billing determinates as recorded on the utility invoice for that same meter cycle. Any discrepancies in data can then be evaluated and ultimately resolved with the utility, if required. Savings occur in the form of utility refunds and reduced billing parameters going forward, and can be quite substantial.
Energy Bill Auditing
If errors are discovered, OnDemand will prepare the documentation necessary and will negotiate on the customer’s behalf for compensation in the form of credits and/or refunds. We also check for rate/rider modifications and recommend changes where such changes are beneficial to the customer.
Sales Tax Proration Services
We offer a complete service ranging from the identification of your savings potential to quantifying your percentage of exemption, petitioning the state, and applying for refunds and exemption status going forward.
When a sales tax savings opportunity has been discovered, we begin the process with a field survey/study of all equipment either directly or indirectly associated with the manufacturing process. The field survey will document applicable equipment type, equipment function as related to the manufacturing process, and annual energy consumption of identified equipment. This information will be used to determine the percentage of manufacturing equipment usage to non-manufacturing equipment usage to calculate the actual percentage of exemption.
OnDemand prepares all documentation and forms necessary to petition the state for refunds and reduced sales tax percentage payments on a going forward basis. Once the process is complete, OnDemand will provide you with a formal copy of all documentation for your records. The state will provide you with a docket number to be used in the event that a sales tax auditor requests verification of your exemption status.