Energy Procurement

What are the specific requirements and preferences of your business?

We understand that not all businesses have the same objectives, and this applies to their energy procurement too. We’ll meet with you via teleconference to gain a clear understanding of your business requirements and priorities. We then share our insights with respect to current wholesale market trends and products available in the market which may suit your business. We also respond to your questions so you can be clear about our approach and next steps.

Is your site more suited to the SME (Small) or Commercial & Industrial (Large) Market?

We analyse the annual energy profile of each site to assess whether your business can potentially secure lower energy costs by transitioning to a different energy market (SME or Commercial & Industrial).

Is there an opportunity to achieve immediate cost savings by changing the network tariff?

We check if your business is within the appropriate network tariff. Being placed in the correct network tariff may lead to savings for your business.

What retail energy products are available to my business?

Our consultants will assess the product options that are potentially available to your business and will walk you through the options. Energy contracts no longer need to be a one-size-fits all proposition with various products that take advantage of emerging technologies now available.

Fixed Energy Contract

When we assist you with energy procurement, you have access to highly-competitive fixed electricity and gas rates, ensuring security, peace of mind, and a cheaper, reliable energy supply.

Progressive Energy Purchasing

This allows you to reduce unnecessary exposure by purchasing electricity and natural gas in increments instead of all at once.

Spot Market Contracts

While risky, spot market contracts are suitable for C&I businesses as they allow greater flexibility and real-time purchasing advice from our consultants.

Renewable PPAs

Offsite or onsite Power Purchase Agreements allow clients to have a secure supply of renewable energy with a fixed price for the contracting period. These shield businesses from price volatility and reduce carbon footprint.

How do I get as many retailers as to compete for my business?

We prepare a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) package based on our analysis of your forecast business energy usage profile and any additional requirements. We send this to our panel of up to fifteen energy retailers. We aim to take advantage of market timing while always seeking to extract the lower rates available from our retailer panel.

With so many offers and short validity periods, how do I effectively collate and compare my options on a like-for-like basis?

We analyse all retailer offers across all available terms on a like-for-like basis, comparing energy charges, network charges, the market, metering, and charges.

In addition to providing a summary report with all offers ranked by forecast cost, we also provide a detailed whole-of-bill comparison, so you have the information necessary to make a confident business decision about your next energy supply contract.

Contract validity periods can be very short. How can Leading Edge help?

Commercial & Industrial offer validity terms can be as short as 1 day and no longer than 5 days.

We appreciate the challenges that this can create so we streamline the contract execution process by loading the relevant documents and agreements into a digital signing application so the authorised representative in your business can accept and sign the agreements seamlessly from virtually anywhere.

We will then monitor the contract acceptance and transfer process to ensure that your site/s is transferred to your chosen retailer and contracted rates.

How can I be sure that my business is being invoiced correctly?

Commercial & Industrial energy bills are complex; it is not always clear if your business is being charged in accordance with the contracted rates. We will review the first invoice of the contract to verify that your business is being charged correctly and email you a report based on our review.

We will then continue to verify each monthly invoice for the entire retail agreement. As part of this process, we will compile and email you a detailed 13-month energy cost and usage report alongside a copy of the latest monthly invoice. This report is designed to help you understand how your business is using energy and being billed for it.