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Understand
Review your current contracts, consumption profile and operational requirements.
Energy Procurement
Business energy procurement — securing the right price at the right time.
We help businesses develop procurement strategies that balance price, timing, certainty and market exposure.
The objective
Procurement should support your financial strategy.
The lowest quoted unit rate is not always the same thing as the best commercial outcome.
We consider contract length, purchasing structure, market conditions, operational requirements and budget objectives when assessing procurement options.
Our process
A structured approach to buying business energy.
Good procurement is not a one-off quote exercise. We build the strategy around your consumption, objectives and appetite for market exposure.
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Define
Establish your objectives, budget priorities and tolerance for market exposure.
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Assess
Compare available procurement structures, contract terms and purchasing options.
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Monitor
Track wholesale markets and identify favourable purchasing opportunities.
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Implement
Execute and manage the agreed strategy, reviewing positions as markets change.
Buy energy strategically
Planning ahead creates opportunity.
Energy procurement is no longer simply about finding the cheapest fixed-price contract. In a volatile market, when you buy can be just as important as what you buy.
Wholesale energy markets can move materially within days, influenced by geopolitical events, supply constraints, weather, generation availability and market sentiment. Waiting until a contract is approaching renewal can significantly reduce your options and leave your business exposed to adverse market movements.
At Complete Energy, we combine market intelligence, data-led analysis, forward purchasing, contract strategy and an understanding of your business's operational requirements and risk appetite to determine not only what to buy, but when and how to buy it.
Proactive procurement rather than reactive renewal.
- Identify favourable buying opportunities across the forward curve.
- Use layered hedging to spread purchasing decisions over time.
- Take advantage of market movements such as backwardation.
- Consider different purchasing periods and time-of-day opportunities.
- Balance price opportunity against your business's appetite for risk.
- Secure future energy budgets when market conditions are favourable.
- Continuously review positions rather than treating procurement as a one-off event.
Client result
£211,000+
Cost avoidance achieved through effective purchasing decisions and market positioning.
Turning market volatility into a managed strategy
Forward planning creates room to act when opportunity appears.
Working with one client in February 2024, when market conditions presented a favourable purchasing opportunity, we developed and implemented a long-term procurement strategy designed to manage risk while taking advantage of prevailing market conditions.
The result was not based on attempting to predict every movement in the market. It came from forward planning, informed decision-making and the ability to act when the market presented an opportunity.
Your energy strategy
Are your next energy contracts being planned early enough?
We can review your current position, future contract dates and procurement options to help you build a strategy around your commercial objectives.
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