General overview of STEP Resources Consulting Services

1. Take a STEP toward more
effective energy solutions.
STEP Resources generates real savings for its clients by
developing and implementing effective strategies and
solutions for energy-related needs. We deliver bottom-line
cost reductions through smarter, cheaper, and more efficient
energy acquisitions and solutions.
As an independent entity working on your behalf, STEP
Resources is your advocate in the energy marketplace, so
that you can freely focus on your core business. Due to the
deregulation of the energy industry, consumers like you can
now enjoy competitive pricing, a wider variety of products
and options, and increased ability to custom-tailor an energy
solution for your individual requirements.
STEP Resources provides:
Energy Procurement and Consulting
Technical Assistance and Asset Management
As your energy agent, we use our industry expertise to shop
the market on your behalf for the best structure, pricing and
terms for your unique needs. Our experience and technical
knowledge allows our clients to buy energy smarter and
cheaper than would be possible acting on their own.
STEP Resources can provide you strategic advice on technical issues such as site selection, substation maintenance
and operations, and line extensions. Whether it is assisting
you in identifying where to put a new facility, or maintaining
existing energy assets, we can advise on the best practices, and
provide the long term analysis that includes both capital and
operating expenses. Our advice is technically sound and
backed up with data and proven experience.
Procurement services include:
• RFP development and implementation
• Representation of our clients in negotiations
with suppliers
• Complete care through a change in utility provider(s)
• Rate analysis, data management, and budget planning
• Regulatory guidance and rate analysis
STEP has and continues to work for some of the largest
corporations in America, providing both procurement and
consulting services. Our expertise and understanding of
the energy markets, combined with a deep knowledge of the
technical and regulatory aspects, provides you the added
comfort that you are making the right choice.
Contact STEP:
8366 Princeton-Glendale Road, Suite B1
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Phone 513.792.0146 | Fax 513.672.0584
www.STEP-resources.com
In addition to creating customized strategies and recommendations, STEP Resources is able to assist clients with the
actual installation, implementation, and maintenance of
utility infrastructure, including:
• Installation and maintenance of substations, and
transmission/distribution lines
• Metering and sub-metering
• Site selection
• Testing and analysis of utility systems
As a national leader in utility construction and tariff analysis,
STEP Resources advocates on behalf of our clients to ensure that
proper revenue credits are received and that infrastructure is not
being over-built or enhanced unnecessarily at their expense.

2. Why Partner with STEP?
Our Unique Process
Independence. We’re independent of any utility, supplier, or marketer.
While our process is always tailored
Plain and simple; we work for you.
to each client’s needs, we have had
Customized Solutions. When it comes to the energy solutions available today,
one size does not fit all. We assess your unique energy needs, provide detailed
analysis, then develop and help you implement custom strategies.
Industry Expertise. Our team’s combination of utility, financial, regulatory, and
exceptional results using our unique
approach:
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technical expertise yields superior results with real bottom-line savings. We
deliver strategies that are suited just for you, and our in-depth understanding
of energy pricing structures allows our clients to maximize savings while
strategically managing risk. With STEP on your side, you’ll also be sure you’re
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taking advantage of all economic development credits or governmental
completed, STEP is the partner you need to ensure your best interest is served.
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We’ve represented both buyers and sellers, and know the key negotiating points
for each. In fact, some suppliers now have chosen to use STEP’s form of contract
for its customers.
Guidance in a Complex Market. Let STEP Resources navigate you through the
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often-complex and confusing energy marketplace, and show you real bottom
line results.
utility installation, and more, allowing you to focus on your core business. Our fee
remains the same regardless of which supplier is chosen, ensuring that we act
unbiasedly in our client’s best interest, and that we are able to show our clients
a true “apples to apples” comparison between suppliers and energy solution
alternatives.
of
energy
load and rate data, incorporating
statistical analysis and peer review
Development of strategic options;
Review of options with our client,
including education about potential
STEP makes a recommendation;
client makes an independent
decision
STEP assists with implementation,
ensuring that our client is satisfied
and receives all products, services,
and benefits it is entitled to
As an energy industry expert, STEP knows the “ins and outs” of
how to be the best advocate for our clients in energy negotiations, procurement,
assessment
risks and rewards of each option
incentives available to you.
Experience. With more than $3 billion in energy transactions successfully
Broad
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STEP remains available to address
any issues and advocate for our
clients should any issues arise with
utilities or energy suppliers