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Discover volume 4, issue 18 of the APPI Energy Advisor, a weekly publication of retail energy market trends, pricing analysis, and insights.
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Energy Contract: Part 1
APPI Energy provides our clients a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and create budget certainty. Unbiased and independent, we perform extensive due diligence of competitive suppliers in deregulated markets to provide data-driven expert consulting for the procurement of electricity and natural gas. Our experience in deciphering energy contracts differentiates us as consultants and allows us to fully analyze the details of your current and future opportunities. As a consumer, it is important to understand the terms and conditions included (or not included) in your contract and be aware of how they may affect your bottom line. Here are a few important questions to discuss with your APPI Energy Consultant.
Read MoreBest Practices: How to Prevent Slamming
There are numerous benefits to energy deregulation and procurement, such as negotiating lower prices for electricity and natural gas, peace of mind provided with budget certainty, and a worry-free fixed all in pricing, to name a few. Despite these benefits, deregulation can sometimes lead to confusion and misinformation for the consumer leaving them unsure who to trust. When an active supply agreement is trumped by a new supply agreement, with or without the consumer’s knowledge, this is known as “slamming”.
Read MoreWhy Choose Solar Power Generation and How Does It Work?
APPI Energy is committed to providing innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients. Renewable energy options are expanding and implementation of solutions is growing nation-wide. Renewables are projected to provide half of the world’s electricity within the next 30 years.
Read MoreToday's Energy Market and COVID-19: Part 2
APPI Energy continuously monitors the energy markets to provide data-driven procurement and consulting strategies. Now is an ideal time to review your energy contracts and possible changes to your energy usage. Conditions are favorable for renewing as the physical commodity pricing is at an all-time low, keeping in mind that other cost components may be higher. APPI Energy can help you navigate the energy market to ensure you are able to take advantage of these benefits.
Read MoreToday's Energy Market and COVID-19
APPI Energy is committed to monitoring the COVID-19 developments and how it is affecting the current energy markets and what that means for the foreseeable future. We are dedicated to serving our clients and making the best recommendations based on the market and client needs, even in the most uncertain of times.
Read MoreThe Importance of Renewing Your Energy Contracts
As energy consultants, our mission is to offer our clients a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and create budget certainty. Now let’s look at why it is so important to enter the energy contract renewal process with eyes wide open.
Read More4 Steps to Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Resiliency at Your Facility
Improving your energy management and energy efficiency can reduce costs and increase the resiliency and sustainability of your facility. Follow these four steps to make energy-efficient improvements.
Read MoreAPPI Energy: Past, Present, and Future
With the end of the year approaching and the beginning of a new decade upon us, it is a good time to reflect on the past; more specifically the past 23 years. APPI Energy is completing it’s 23rd year of business and we are just getting started.
Read MorePennsylvania Price Changes on Electric Generation
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) warns consumers that electric utilities adjusted electric generation prices December 1, 2019 for default customers.
Read MoreThe Rise of the Renewable Energy Economy
Renewable energy is projected to provide half of the world’s electricity within the next 30 years. This may seem like a lofty prediction; however, renewable energy currently accounts for 28% of the global electricity and power capacity is expected to increase by 49% in the next 5 years.
Read MoreWhat to Expect this Winter in the Energy Market
The warm summer breezes have turned to chilly fall nights which signal changes within the energy market. The 2019-2020 winter weather predictions have been made which we utilize to determine the impacts to the natural gas and electricity markets during the volatile winter season.
Read MoreCould Pressures in the Natural Gas Market Cause Rising Prices?
Natural gas, and therefore, electricity pricing, has been at an all time low for much of the year, bottoming out at $2.10MMbtu’s in August 2019. However, there are multiple factors that are likely to cause a spike in pricing going forward.
Read MoreAvoid the Upcoming Electricity Rate Increase in Maryland
This bill increases the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) from 25% by 2020 to 50% by 2030 and makes other related changes. Both Tier 1 and solar (which is a carve-out of Tier 1) compliance percentages will increase effective October 1, 2019. All new electricity contracts signed on or after that date will be priced at these new RPS compliance rates.
Read MoreElectricity and Natural Gas Prices: Nowhere To Go But Up
Retail electricity prices are largely driven by natural gas prices. Even though power is generated from a variety of sources—hydroelectric, wind, solar, nuclear, coal, gas— generating plants are paid based on the last fuel used to meet demand, which is almost always natural gas.
Read MoreReaping the benefits of distributed generation
Across the United States, business operators are reducing energy costs and improving environmental footprints with distributed generation. Also known as onsite power generation, distributed generation systems use renewable energy sources, such as solar power or combined heat and power, to generate energy at the end user’s site.
Read MoreBattery Storage: A Paradigm Shift for the Energy Industry
Energy storage and AI have the potential to dramatically change the way we look at energy.
Read MoreThe State of the Natural Gas Market
As we move into late winter, it's time to look at the various supply and demand factors influencing the natural gas market
Read MoreMid-Winter Market Update: What We Expected and What We Got
We're halfway through a volatile winter season. Let's check in and see what the market looks like.
Read MoreWinter Energy Market Update: Low Storage, Low Temperatures, High Volatility
All the latest updates on this winter's volatile energy market.
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know about Energy This Winter
Winter is once again upon us. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreWhy You Might Want to Start Evaluating Electricity and Natural Gas Prices Now
Forward markets indicate now is an ideal time to start examining prices
Read MoreAPPI Energy Explainer: Natural Gas as a Byproduct of Oil Drilling
Natural gas rig count plummets, but natural gas production is higher than ever. Here's why.
Read MoreWhat is Natural Gas Storage?
We talk about natural gas storage a lot. But what, exactly, are we talking about when we discuss natural gas storage?
Read MoreEnergy Market Update: Natural Gas Factors and Trends
A mid-year analysis of the supply and demand factors in the natural gas industry
Read MoreWith a Hot Summer Ahead, Don’t Let Energy Procurement Make You Sweat
Summer is coming. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreBeyond Procurement: What the APPI Energy Intelligence Suite Can Do for You
The APPI Energy Intelligence Suite offers our customers access to a number of valuable programs.
Read MoreMarcellus and Utica: What Are They, and Why Do We Care?
The Marcellus and Utica Shale have dramatically changed the natural gas markets in the US. Here's how.
Read MoreHow Rising Capacity Costs Will Affect Your Energy Bill
Capacity costs are set to increase across the country. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreEnergy Market Update: Natural Gas Production
We've had a cold winter. Why are natural gas prices remaining stable?
Read MoreThe History of APPI Energy
Founded in 1996, follow APPI Energy's origins in the earliest days of energy deregulation to its status as an award-winning energy consulting firm in 2018.
Read MoreLow Temperatures Don't Have to Spell High Electric Bills
Winter is coming. Here's how you can keep your electric bill in check.
Read MoreFactors to Consider when Choosing an Electricity Supplier
Price, while important, isn't the only thing to consider when choosing a contract.
Read MoreHedging Power Prices
In this article, we explain hedging, and how locking in contracts years in advance can reduce energy expenses.
Read MoreWhy Backwardation Represents a Real Opportunity
Long-term electricity prices have been lower than short-term prices for the past several months in many deregulated states. Here's why.
Read MoreReduce electricity costs on summer peak demand days
Reduce energy consumption on the five days of the year when the highest demand on the electricity grid occurs. Your peak load contribution in 2017 will determine your monthly capacity costs in 2018.
Read More7 Expectations for Energy Customer Service Excellence
Billing errors, unauthorized changes to service, and opening or closing locations are just a few occurrences that cause customers to seek support. Whether you procure energy from a utility company or from a retail supplier, or you trust an energy advisor to manage your supplier selection, what should you expect from customer service regarding your energy supply and consumption?
Read MoreWhy your business needs an energy management strategy
Business executives in deregulated energy markets have unprecedented flexibility to create energy management strategies that align with corporate goals, budgets, and fiscal calendars. Effectively managing energy supply contracts yields substantial cost reductions and improved business performance.
Read MoreNine Ways to Reduce Energy Costs
Read on for nine easy, fast, and permanent ways to reduce a major operating expense—electricity costs.
Read MoreEarly Contract Terminations
The APPI Energy Customer Service team has resolved an increasing number of issues involving electricity supply contract terminations. Assertive energy salespeople are targeting customers through mailings, phone calls, and door-to-door solicitation. Read on for eight ways to prevent early electricity supply contract termination from happening.
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