Energy is a massive expense for most manufacturers. It’s time to turn it into a competitive advantage. With Total Energy Management from Direct Energy Business, we help you do that.

1. ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURERS
UNCOVER YOUR SAVINGS WITH A TOTAL ENERGY SOLUTION

2. Manufacturing consumes 51 percent1 of the world’s energy and accounts for
30 percent2 of consumption in the U.S. With such scale, smart manufacturers
are approaching energy management as a key business strategy and a
source of competitive advantage, rather than just an exercise in tracking
commodity prices.
START MAKING SMARTER ENERGY DECISIONS

3. Direct Energy Business is focused on helping you manage your energy
supply and demand using a range of products and services designed to
address common challenges for manufacturers like:
Cost Management
Energy Strategy
Sustainability
HOW WE HELP RETAILERS
We are committed to serving your needs by sharing knowledge and making
smart energy choices easy and clear.

4. Total Energy Management is an integrated approach that combines the
knowledge of our energy advisors and a robust suite of our energy
solutions to guide and manage your energy strategy.
WHAT IS TOTAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT?
Our team of advisors examines the relationship
between a manufacturer’s energy budget, risk tolerance
and energy consumption patterns and uses this
information to identify strategies that meet your goals.

5. The driving forces behind Total Energy Management point to
unique solutions for each manufacturer’s need:
Data-driven insights guide decision-making
Triggers and parameters signal when we’ll act
on advantageous price movements
Risk is managed strategically
WHAT IS TOTAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT?

6. In 2014, a polar vortex left Ultra-Poly, a Pennsylvania-based recycling
company, with significantly higher-than-normal energy bills. They turned to
Direct Energy Business for a solution to protect from unpredictable
markets and save money.
PowerPortfolio®, a managed purchasing solution
Demand Response, a curtailment solution
Panoramic Power®, an efficiency monitoring solution
With these strategies, Ultra-Poly saved nearly $250,000, earned more than
$45,000 in new revenue and created full visibility into where they’re
spending energy dollars.
CASE STUDY: ULTRA-POLY

7. Plan your budget
Access your options for lowering demand
Determine your level of risk tolerance
Select an energy provider that offers both supply- and demand-side
products, services and guidance
Set goals for growth, cost and sustainability
Consider the energy supplier products that work best for your organization
PREPARE FOR YOUR STRATEGIC DECISION
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8. DOWNLOAD OUR TOTAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT EGUIDE
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN
START SAVING BY MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
LEARN MORE
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Sources
1. U.S. Energy Information Administration, “How much energy is consumed in the world by each sector?” retrieved June 19, 2015
2. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, “Outsourcing Energy Performance: Its Potential for Industrial Energy
Efficiency Programs,” March 18, 2014
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