Energy Management
Changing market conditions, deregulation, and a growing focus on cutting greenhouse gas emissions have made the Canadian energy market complex and volatile. Supply and cost uncertainty is a major challenge for healthcare facilities trying to forecast and manage their budgets. Many organizations use HealthPRO’s energy market expertise to handle their energy contracts.
We currently manage gas supply contracts totaling 6.5 million gigajoules per annum for 200 healthcare facilities in Ontario and Nova Scotia. Our electricity supply contracts, negotiated for over120 facilities in Ontario and Alberta, total 600 million kilowatt hours a year.
O> Our Strengths
Market strength:
Health
PRO negotiates energy contracts that consistently out-perform the market.
Savings:Aggregating volumes allows our members to move away from individual retailers and realize significant contract savings.
Access to different products: In the electricity market, blocks of power available to a group exceed the traditional 7x24 and 5x16. Larger, aggregated loads take advantage of seasonal and other options to better meet member needs and reduce total costs.
Diversification: Whenever continuous supplies of a critical product or service are threatened, Health
PRO proactively seeks alternatives, often using diversified procurement strategies to lower risk.
Member involvement: Our Plant Engineering Advisory Committee represents members from a diverse range of healthcare facilities. This committee helps to set procurement strategies and goals and evaluate energy contracts and award decisions.
>> Our Member Supports
Health
PRO provides the advice and assistance that you need to derive the best possible value for your organization. Here are just some of the available supports:
Expertise: When you partner with Health
PRO, you add energy market professionals and contracting specialists to your team;
Cost certainty: We will help you to set a stable energy management strategy that gives you certainty about your organization’s energy costs;
Marketplace monitoring: We stay abreast of energy developments, regulations and market conditions and keep you informed of the most current offerings and services.