Why it matters

Procurement is where the biggest savings hide.

The biggest savings usually aren't hiding in the price. They're hiding in the process. The quiet, structural decisions that repeat every renewal until challenges are addressed. The five we see most:

Single-supplier auto-renewals

The largest single source of overpayment we see. Auto-renewal locks in pricing built for someone else's portfolio.

Fixed contracts in volatile markets

Fixed feels safe until the market moves. Without layered structure, you're either over-hedged or unprotected - usually both, at different times.

Missed capacity exposure

Capacity, ancillaries, and transmission are now the fastest-growing line on most bills. A procurement strategy that ignores them is incomplete.

No documented hedge strategy

If finance can't see the strategy, finance can't defend the budget. Undocumented hedging is the same thing as no hedging from a reporting perspective.

Inadequate price discovery

You signed because the rate looked fine, then learned later a competitive process would have surfaced better. Without real price discovery, "the rate looked fine" is the highest standard you can hold.

What we do

The right structure - not a standard one.

For many portfolios a rigorously negotiated retail contract is exactly right, and we run one; for energy-intensive loads the structure can extend to Direct Market Access. Either way it rests on six interlocking pillars, run together - the machinery behind a contract that keeps working long after it's signed.

Product Structure

How the contract is shaped.

RFP design and execution
Multi-product evaluation
Capacity passthrough analysis
Contract terms negotiation

Hedging

Managing exposure to market volatility.

Layered hedge program
Pre-hedge analytics
Hedge effectiveness review
Strategy adjustment

Market Monitoring

Knowing what's moving, and why.

Forward curve and basis monitoring
Capacity market interpretation
Ancillary services tracking
Quarterly market briefings

Budgeting

Energy as a forecastable line item.

Annual energy budget construction
Monthly variance analysis
Forward-curve-based reforecasting
Board-ready energy reporting

Competitive Auctions

Forcing true price discovery.

Multi-round RFP design
Reverse auction mechanics
9+ supplier participation, minimum
Apples-to-apples bid evaluation

Ongoing Performance Management

After the contract is signed.

Quarterly supplier reviews
Billing accuracy verification
Account coordination
Issue escalation

What lands in your inbox

What you get.

Concrete deliverables on a schedule - not a slide deck once a year.

Annual procurement calendar

All renewal events mapped 12-18 months out. RFP windows scheduled. Decision deadlines flagged. Updated every quarter.

Documented hedge strategy

Written rationale, decision criteria, target structure. Reviewed quarterly. Defensible to finance, board, and audit.

Multi-supplier RFP execution

Every renewal, every site. Minimum five suppliers; typically nine to twelve. Apples-to-apples evaluation, common scorecard.

Monthly market posture update

What moved, what didn't, what we're watching. Plus a variance analysis against your energy budget. Two pages, monthly.

Quarterly market briefing

Structural changes, regulatory shifts, capacity market signals. Delivered to leadership in 30 minutes or less.

PowerUp access for your full team

Same dashboard your Pilot advocates work from. Real-time market data, contract visibility, capacity exposure.

Annual board-ready energy report

One-stop document: portfolio status, strategy summary, year-over-year performance, forward outlook. Built for board distribution.

Run turnkey, or co-managed

We operate the whole function, or work alongside your internal lead - same team either way.

What goes with this

A rate saves you once.
We run what comes after.