Consolidated vs. Dual Billing
There are two different types of billing structures offered by retail energy suppliers: consolidated and dual billing. As an energy broker, it is important to understand the pro's and con's of both billing options so you can better advise your customers.
Preparing Energy Price Quotes To Achieve Success
It is important to present energy price quotes to customers in a simple, easy-to-understand format. Furthermore, it is critical to show a true apples-to-apples price comparison between supplier and utility rates.
Understanding Your Energy Contract Language
When you are entering into a contract with an energy supplier for your business, there are certain things you must know in order to fully understand the terms of the agreement. Furthermore, there are nuances between supplier contracts that energy brokers should be aware of to better serve their customers.
How To Properly Submit An Energy Price Request
In order to get the best energy prices for their customers, energy brokers obtain price quotes from multiple retail energy suppliers. In this article, we outline the proper way to submit a pricing request to your broker so you can get the lowest rates in a timely fashion.
Properly Submitting a Signed Contract
As a professional energy broker, it is critical to understand how to properly submit a signed energy supply agreement to your broker so that it can be processed immediately. Since all energy pricing a volatile and based on that trading day's quote, it is imperative to book the contract before the end of the business day so the price doesn't change. In this article, we discuss how to properly submit a signed contract.
Using Energy Market Knowledge To Close More Sales
The electricity and natural gas markets are financial markets that trade like stocks. In fact, these commodities have spot markets, futures markets, and all sorts of financial derivatives. The energy markets can be quite volatile, especially during times of extreme weather. In this article, we show you how to use market data to better inform your customers to make decisions.