Essential guide · Energy procurement

Corporate Energy
Buyer’s Guide

Everything a company needs to know before buying electricity on the open market – contracts, pricing, risk, green energy, and the questions your supplier hopes you won’t ask.

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11 chapters
14 pages
practical checklist
no prior energy-market knowleDGe required
Inside the guide

Designed to be used, not filed away

Clear tables. Actionable checklists.

Every chapter ends with something you can use immediately – a comparison table, a set of questions to ask, or a decision framework. Not just theory.
  • Contract type comparison with risk allocation
  • Full procurement checklist – before, during, after
  • Tender timeline from 8 weeks to signing
  • Supplier questions that reveal what they’d rather hide

A checklist you’ll actually use every cycle

The procurement checklist covers everything from preparing consumption data to verifying the auto-rollover clause before signing. Print it. Keep it. Use it every time you renew.
  • Before you go to market
  • During the tender
  • Before signing
  • Ongoing management
What’s inside

11 chapters. Everything you need.

Written for procurement managers, CFOs, and facility managers who need to make good electricity decisions — without becoming energy experts.

CH 01

Why most companies overpay

The structural reasons buyers are at a disadvantage — and how this guide changes that.

CH 02

How electricity markets work

Merit order, spot vs. forward markets, who gets paid along the way.

CH 03

Types of electricity contracts

Fixed, index, flexible, hybrid — which type suits which buyer and why.

CH 04

How electricity is priced

The anatomy of your bill: what’s negotiable, what’s regulated, what drives wholesale cost.

CH 05

What drives your bill

Load profiles, peak demand charges, reactive power — the hidden cost drivers most buyers ignore.

CH 06

Green energy options

GoOs, RECs, corporate PPAs — what’s credible and what’s just accounting.

CH 07

How to run a supplier tender

Step-by-step process with timeline. How to create real competition and negotiate from strength.

CH 08

Contract clauses that matter

Volume tolerance, auto-rollover, force majeure, pass-throughs — the traps in standard contracts.

CH 09-11

Risk, questions & checklist

Risk management strategies, the questions to ask any supplier, and a full procurement checklist.
Who this is for

If you sign or manage electricity contracts, this is for you

You don’t need to be an energy expert. You need to stop being at a disadvantage.

CFOs & finance directors

Understand what you’re actually paying for and where the budget risk sits.

Procurement managers

Run a proper competitive tender and negotiate from an informed position.

Facility & operations managers

Identify the operational changes that reduce your bill without touching the contract.

Sustainability leads

Understand which green energy options are credible — and which are just accounting.
The author

Written by someone who has been on the other side of the table.

Bratislav Dzombic

I’ve spent more than two decades working across electricity distribution, supply, market development and renewable energy. That means this guide comes from real contracts, real negotiations and the kinds of mistakes buyers actually make – not from theory alone.
Through 1000whats, I try to make complex energy topics practical, clear and useful for people who need to make real decisions.
Former utility director Renewable energy offtake manager Energy markets Regulation & policy
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