Energy contracts for manufacturers
For manufacturers, energy is a direct input cost. Shift schedules, process heat and motor-driven demand make both consumption and peak demand large — and volatile market exposure can wreck a quarter. We build contracts that give finance budget certainty without giving up market upside.
Your load profile
Manufacturing loads follow shift patterns with significant process demand and, for many plants, large natural-gas process heat. This suits blended fixed-and-index or block-hedge structures.
Typical usage: 50,000–500,000+ kWh/month; often significant GJ of gas.
Cost pressures for manufacturers
Market price volatility hits margins
Unhedged pool-price exposure can swing energy cost per unit dramatically month to month.
High demand charges from heavy motors
Simultaneous start-up of large motors sets a monthly peak that a ratchet can carry for a year.
Electricity and gas managed separately
Process heat (gas) and power (electricity) are often procured in isolation, missing a combined strategy.
Our approach
Blended fixed + index contracts
Lock a portion of your load for certainty and leave a slice on index to capture market dips — tuned to your risk tolerance.
Block / hybrid hedges
Hedge known base load in blocks and float the variable remainder, matching procurement to your production plan.
Combined power + gas procurement
One strategy across electricity and natural gas so process heat and power are optimized together.
Frequently asked
Can you match pricing to our production forecast?
Yes. Block and blended structures let us hedge the base load you're confident in and stay flexible on the rest.
We run three shifts — does that help?
A flatter, round-the-clock load means a strong load factor, which typically earns better pricing and lower relative demand charges.
Get a contract built for manufacturers.
Call 1-587-990-5529 or get my custom quote — a specialist will price your load.