This document discusses how to achieve budget certainty for winter energy costs. It recommends managing energy usage by benchmarking and repairing inefficient buildings to reduce costs up to 15%. It also recommends energy procurement to lock in competitive rates and gain control over budgets, as natural gas prices have risen 14.9% already. When selecting an energy partner, the key factors to consider are their energy expertise, the supplier choices they offer, transparency in the process, automated procurement options, and availability of renewable energy options. WegoPower is presented as a procurement option that offers choice, transparency, and automated contract offers to help lock in savings.

1. Achieving Winter Budget Certainty
October 2016

2. Questions?
Submit at any time through GoToWebinar.

3. Today’s Speakers
Katharine Pelzer
Energy Procurement
Expert
Paula Seville
Customer Success
Manager
Dan Sullivan
Energy Market Expert

4. What We’ll Cover Today
• Winter weather & pricing expectations
• Managing energy usage
• Energy procurement & selecting a broker

5. Are You Ready?

6. What’s Your Guess?
The
“Wooly Bear”
Indicator

7. What Do the Experts Say?

8. NOAA Winter 16/17 Forecast
Starting Normal to Warm Getting Colder than Normal

9. Nat Gas Prices Already Moving
+14.9% since
10/1/16

10. Winter 16/17 Energy Spend ($)
22%
20%
5%
7-14%
Natural gas
Heating oil
Electricity
Propane

11. Achieve Budget Certainty
by Managing Usage

12. Managing Usage: Success Story
New Holland Residences reduced utility costs 15% by:
Benchmarking to find low-performing buildings
Repairing window gaps to reduce heat loss
Continuing to monitor energy usage

13. “We believe that data empowers us. By taking
a measured and proactive approach to the
efficiency of our buildings, we are able to be
more competitive in the marketplace.”

14. Controlling Your Winter
Energy Budget with
Procurement

15. Energy Procurement
Owners and managers in states with
deregulated energy markets can choose
who supplies their energy to:
• Gain control over costs
• Lock in competitive rates
• Increase budget certainty

16. Energy Deregulation
Allowing suppliers to compete lowers the cost of energy
and increases customer choice.
Generation Transmission Distribution

17. WegoPower Markets

18. Ignoring Energy Is Dangerous
Katrina
Polar
VortexWarm
Winter
Warm
Winter
Current

19. Unpredictability in Property and
Asset Management
Fact: Locking in your supply rate eliminates utility
budget uncertainty.

20. How procurement benefits building owners
• Find and secure competitive rates when it
is the best time in the market
• Lock in low rates long-term, even when
markets are volatile
• Take the headache out of budgeting

21. Factors to Consider When
Selecting an Energy
Partner

22. 5 Key Factors
1. Energy expertise
2. Supplier choices (market coverage)
3. Transparency
4. Automated process
5. Renewable energy options

23. WegoPower: How does it work?
• We assess energy usage
• We shop around for the best energy contract rates
• We present you with the best supply contract offers
• You lock in savings

24. WegoPower
Offers Choice
And
Transparency
Sample electricity offer made possible by
WegoPower’s robust automation.

25. Q&A Submit questions through
GoToWebinar.
Katharine Pelzer
Energy Procurement
Expert
Paula Seville
Customer Success
Manager
Dan Sullivan
Energy Market Expert

26. Thank You!
Get better energy procurement at
wegopower.com