Industry procurement guides
Energy procurement should match how your business actually uses energy.
These guides focus on load shape, usage volatility, peak demand, commodity mix, multi-site complexity, contract structure, and renewal timing. They do not use generic savings claims or one-size-fits-all rate assumptions.
Manufacturing & Industrial
A practical guide to electricity and natural-gas procurement for manufacturing operations, including load shape, demand, production schedules, contract structures, and renewal timing.
Read guideCommercial Real Estate
Energy procurement considerations for commercial real estate owners and managers, including occupancy, common-area load, tenant allocation, multi-site buying, and renewal timing.
Read guideHospitality & Hotels
Energy procurement guidance for hotels and hospitality properties, including occupancy-driven load, hot water, HVAC, laundry, kitchens, seasonality, and contract risk.
Read guideRestaurants & Food Service
Energy procurement considerations for restaurants and food-service businesses, including cooking load, refrigeration, ventilation, operating hours, multi-site procurement, and seasonal demand.
Read guideHealthcare & Medical Facilities
Energy procurement guidance for healthcare and medical facilities, including continuous loads, critical operations, HVAC/ventilation, resiliency, campuses, and budget certainty.
Read guideWarehousing & Logistics
Energy procurement considerations for warehouses, distribution centers, and logistics facilities, including shift patterns, refrigeration, automation, EV charging, peak demand, and multi-site buying.
Read guideRetail
Energy procurement guidance for retail stores and chains, including store hours, HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, portfolio aggregation, remodels, and lease considerations.
Read guideOffice Buildings & Portfolios
Energy procurement considerations for office buildings and portfolios, including occupancy, HVAC schedules, hybrid work, tenant allocation, building upgrades, and multi-site contract timing.
Read guideConnect industry context to your market and contract.
Industry patterns are only a starting point. Use Market Monitor for current public market context, then add your utility, usage, rate, and contract details before requesting supplier pricing.