Energy cost savings
for companies

Below, we show the different optimization options that companies can apply to reduce their energy costs, starting with electricity:

• Negotiation of energy prices; fixed price, pool price or pool price with partial closures. Currently, and due to the current market situation, savings of up to 20% are being achieved in the negotiation of fixed price contracts.
• Optimization of the power term. Overcapacity generates overcosts and undercapacity penalties. It is important to analyse the consumption curve in order to select the ideal power according to the consumption behaviour of every company.
• Implement energy efficiency measures. This requires a prior energy audit to evaluate the current state of the facility and identify all options for improvement. These measures require investment, some of they represent an investment with a very low rate of return, while there are other measures that involve a larger investment whose savings are much more significant.
• Companies with industrial activity -manufacturers- can apply a reduction of up to 85% of the taxable base of the Special Tax on Electricity, which allows for a substantial reduction of this tax.
• Aid for energy efficiency, i.e. to develop financing strategies and detection of public aid for the development of energy efficiency projects in companies, such as renewable energy installations.
• Implementation of management systems based on ISO 4001, ISO 50001 standards, ISO9001.

In addition to the measures mentioned above and due to the current situation On 1 April last, several measures were published in the BOE to optimise costs affecting companies and the self-employed. productive – and lower the power to the minimum – the minimum power that the installation allows to be contracted. As with electricity, gas is one of the so-called “cost fixed. Even if it seems complicated to get rid of them, you can learn how to manage them properly and effectively. There are several measures that a company should take into account:

• Implementation of a cogeneration system. Through it, greater efficiency in energy conversion and a significant reduction in polluting emissions will be achieved. This can be translated into effective savings in industrial applications of around 30% with a return on investment within two to four years.
• Add trading volumes: electricity + gas. The power of negotiation increases with consumption, so the simple fact of consolidating volumes would bring us savings.
• Analysis of the different indexing techniques existing in the market -TTF, BTC, TRS, MIBGAS Indexation, etc., which would lead to an adjustment of the gas price by the medium and long term.

As for fuel, it is clear that price fluctuations influence a most significantly in the cost drivers (TCO) of the logistics sector, reaching reach up to 29% of the final price of the service. That is why consulting firms Specialized in purchases, they recommend closing rates not subject to review before changes in the price of fuel oil, with a minimum validity of six months at times where the index is at a valley point. This will allow both at the management level as well as at the economic level. In situations like the one we live in today, is a good time to negotiate this type of service due to the plummeting price of the Brent and WTI.

These negotiation techniques are complicated to carry out, as they require have a significant and comprehensive knowledge of the energy market. But there are specialized purchasing consultants who can not only implement the price reduction levers, but also the energy efficiency levers and adaptation to the development of measures for sustainable procurement and thus to comply with the economic and environmental Agenda 2030 marked by the UN. Achieving savings in energy costs is essential when producing and exporting, and thus becoming more competitive and efficient.

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