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Deregulation has added a significant degree of complexity to securing natural gas and electric supply. Now add rising prices, increased price volatility and the negative financial impact; businesses now need an energy program that provides increased price protection.
Since most consumers do not have the time, resources or desire to keep abreast of the ever changing energy industry, companies are turning to professional independent energy partners like Alternative Energy Source to manage their company's energy supply program.
Since 1991, Alternative energy Source has managed the energy requirements of hundreds of commercial and industrial companies.
- Solicit pricing options from multiple suppliers.
- Supply, Aggregation and Contract Management.
- Develop and implement natural gas strategies.
- Negotiate supply and discount transportation agreements.
- Aggregate customer load to increase buying power.
- Provide multiple pricing options: Fixed, Indexed, NYMEX, etc.
- Serve as liaison between supplier and utility company.
- Provide periodic cost summaries, if required, etc.
Pricing options vary according to a company’s size, energy profile and level for risk. Based on a customer specific need, Alternative Energy Source develops a supply program that best serves the customers need. Then we work with energy suppliers to determine who best can serve those needs.
- Provides customer a secured fixed price for the duration of the agreement.
- Best suited for customers looking for budget certainty and no tolerance for price risk.
- Eliminates price volatility.
- This product is a variable priced contract; customer bears some price risk due to price volatility.
- Gas cost is tied to the natural gas future trading exchange NYMEX - Henry Hub, whereas all delivery costs (Basis) are fixed based on customer’s usage and specific delivery point.
- This product gives the customer the means to watch gas prices if they believe prices will fall; but also allows customer to convert to a fixed price when the time is right.
- Designed for larger customer using more than 5,000 Dth per month or customers enrolled in specifically designed buying pools.
- This product allows the customer to spread the price risk by layering inventory purchases / dollar cost average.
- Customer hedges a portion of its gas at a fixed price with the remaining volumes priced on a NYMEX Basis program.
- Alternative Energy Source also offers a range of sophisticated risk management tools such as Caps, Floors, Swaps, etc. tailored to meet the customer’s business needs.
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