Energy Procurement

Going Gourmet saves $2,000 per annum with wholesale energy tender fix
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By Mike Carabott | May 1, 2019

Going Gourmet saw their energy spend drop by $2,000 per annum after Leading Edge Energy secured an advantageous wholesale market contract on their behalf.
After analysing the quotes Going Gourmet had been given by electricity retailers, we quickly established that going to tender on the wholesale market would yield a better deal.
The tender resulted in a wholesale energy offering which was between $2,000 and $4,000 cheaper than what was being quoted by the retailers.
As a result of moving to a wholesale contract, Going Gourmet secured a deal which was $2,000 cheaper than the nearest offer. …

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The Baker at Northpoint makes $2,000 direct yearly saving after energy plan switch
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By Mike Carabott | May 1, 2019

The Baker was on a competitive energy deal, but our energy management consultants identified a plan which was $2,000 per annum cheaper.
The Baker had installed a rooftop solar system to drive down its energy costs.
The company was on a decent plan, but our Energy Management Consultants identified a double win.
The new retail plan $2,000 cheaper per annum than the one they were on and offered the best solar feed-in rate at 12.5c/kWh for power fed back to the grid.
The Baker is saving directly on energy costs,and reaping more money for selling surplus power.
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P.E. Foods makes $9,000 per annum energy saving after being moved to market contract

By Mike Carabott | May 1, 2019

P.E Foods are paying $9,000 per annum less for electricity after Leading Edge Energy secured a wholesale market contract.
They were being quoted prices for energy by retailers under the Ergon Network in Queensland.
Because retailers offered them nothing different, P.E. Foods were under the impression that the Ergon offers were the only ones available to them.
We monitored the market and established that it was a good time to go to tender, securing an energy contract which was $9,000 per annum cheaper than the nearest offer made by retailers. …

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Energy and gas deals $6,500 per annum cheaper than closest offer for I Cook Foods

By Mike Carabott | May 1, 2019

I Cook Foods are spending $6,500 per annum less after entering into wholesale gas and electricity contracts brokered by Leading Edge Energy.
We tendered for the company’s natural gas supply and the offer resulted in a $5,500 per annum direct saving – equivalent of 24 percent.
Energy prices on the wholesale market were also favourable.
As a result, I Cook Foods are paying $1,000 less per annum than they would have if they had opted for a retailer offer for the next 36 months.
In total, I Cook Foods are spending $6,500 per annum less after entering into wholesale contracts brokered by Leading Edge Energy. …

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Marrickville Freezers – Energy tender $8,000 cheaper than retail offer
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By Mike Carabott | April 30, 2019

Marrickville Freezers’ energy contract was up for renewal and we identified that going to the wholesale market would result in a better deal than what retailers were offering.
Leading Edge Energy secured a deal which came back was $8,000 cheaper than the next best offer by a retailer.
We also managed to identify a saving of $1,000 per annum at one of their smaller sites through a simple energy tender.
The contract recommended by Leading Edge Energy was one with flexible load clauses, eliminating hefty penalties and fees when winding down their consumption for the move to new premises. …

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$85,000 per annum saving after rates fix for Sydney Freezers

By Mike Carabott | April 30, 2019

We helped Sydney Freezers reduce their energy spend by a whopping $85,000 per annum by tendering for energy on the wholesale market.
The company was on default rates after their energy contract expired, resulting in grossly inflated energy bills.
We tendered for energy on the wholesale market at the first favourable opportunity and reduced their annual energy spend on this account by $67,000. Sydney Freezers also had a secondary small business account which was set up incorrectly.
We moved the account to a large business account which resulted in an additional direct saving of $18,000 per annum. …

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$22,000 per annum energy spend reduction for Gibbens Real Estate Group

By Mike Carabott | December 3, 2018

Gibbons Real Estate Group reduced its energy spend by $22,000 per annum after Leading Edge Energy contracted their energy rates early.
We managed to reduce energy costs at Wyong branch by $14,000 per year and their West Gosford site spend by $8,000.
Leading Edge Energy assisted in moving one of Gibbons’ sites resulting in a direct saving of 44% on charges at the site.
We also got a tariff change approved and new energy rates applied retroactively when a tenant moved out during their contract period. This saved Gibbons $2,100 and $700 month ongoing. …

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St Kevin’s College electricity and gas spend reduced by $44,000 per annum

By Mike Carabott | November 26, 2018

St Kevin’s College is spending $44,000 less on energy and gas per year with Leading Edge Energy’s assistance. After carrying out an energy and gas audit, we combined seven gas accounts into one single plan resulting in $24,000 in savings on gas, per annum.
We combined three small electricity accounts onto one single plan. This reduced the college’s energy spend by $14,000 per annum.
We upgraded one site’s account to the large market specification, which resulted in a direct saving of $6,000 per annum. …

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$150,000 reduction in energy spend for Blackwall Real Estate

By Mike Carabott | November 12, 2018

We helped Blackwall Real Estate reduce their energy spend by $150,000 by going to tender on the wholesale electricity market.
Blackwall had a number of sites purchasing energy individually from a range of retailers.
We analysed Blackwall’s group sites setup and immediately identified that we could group them together to leverage more purchasing power on the wholesale market at the ideal time.
We calculated that going to tender on the wholesale market would result in an average 20 percent saving. …

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$60K per annum cheaper energy rates for the Capricorn Hotel

By Mike Carabott | October 16, 2018

The Capricorn Hotel in Queensland is now paying energy rates that are $5,000 per month – $60k per annum – cheaper than the previous contract after Leading Edge Energy took over their procurement process.
The Capricorn Hotel was on a plan with Ergon on a bundled bill and paying very high rates.
Leading Edge Energy carried out a competitive tendering process and tracked the National Energy Market movements to obtain the best possible rates available for the Capricorn Hotel. …

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