What hits a portfolio on a peak event day:
• Wholesale price spike (10× or higher)
• Time-of-use rate engages
• Demand charge resets
• Capacity payments accrue
• Equipment runs harder
• Customer experience risk
Punishing as a stack.
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- Unmanaged: "bill was high — weather was bad." Managed: "14% above baseline; 9% weather, 4% known issue, 1% under investigation."
- Most CFOs would rather have a predictable utility line than a lowest-possible one. Predictability is its own value.
- Flat retail rates hide volatility risk and price it into margins. For large operators, transparent tariffs paired with active management often beat "safer" flat rates.
- The pitch isn't "we lower your energy bill." It's "we keep you from being surprised by it."
