Energy R.O.I. Pty Ltd is a Tasmanian company focused on helping businesses maximise the return on their investment in gas and electricity. We are an energy consulting company who provide professional engineering advice and brokerage services, we do not sell products. Many Tasmanian businesses do not have energy managers on staff and Energy R.O.I. fill in this role on an on- demand basis. Duncan Livingston founded the company four years ago, since then Tom Mill (engineer) and Scott Plumer have joined the team. Before joining Energy R.O.I. Scott managed Federal Group’s energy procurement projects. We have been appointed by the Tasmanian government to the DPAC Energy Efficiency Expert panel and conduct audits for both government and private sector clients. We approached the THA suggesting we could negotiate better energy deals for their members using a group buying strategy. We ran bill error checking plus two rounds of group buying negotiations for THA members, one for large customers (>150,000kWh/p.a.) and one for small customers. LARGE USER GROUP The large energy users mostly had electricity contracts in place they had negotiated themselves and about 50% used ERM Power as their retailer, the rest were with Aurora Energy. By coming together and negotiating as if they were one large customer, with everyone agreeing to contract with the lowest bidding retailer when their existing contract expires, everybody has benefited. Even though electricity prices have risen dramatically in recent years, the twenty venues that participated are forecast to save a combined $250,000 over the next three years.
SMALL USER GROUP The smaller energy users also negotiated as a group. Many of these businesses had never used any retailer other than Aurora Energy and did not have full understanding of their electricity bills. Therefore, many of these businesses were not billed to their advantage. The results for these THA members are fantastic, the average saving for these members is $2,299/p.a. and a combined $100,000 over three years. BILL ERROR CHECKING Several members were surprised to find they had errors on their bills and were eligible for refunds. One happy THA member was given a refund of more than $9,000 in billing errors detected as part of our process. ENERGY AUDITS As accredited energy auditors, we have started undertaking energy audits for some THA members, utilising the DPAC Power$mart Business program, thanks to which accommodation businesses only need to pay 30% of the actual cost of an energy audit. Energy ROI can help by giving you a truly independent analysis. Contact us, for a small consulting fee, we may can save you thousands of dollars in capital and annual operating costs. www.energyroi.com.au http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/climatechange/Climate_ Change_Priorities/reducing_emissions/power$mart_businesses
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