Deregulation has made energy procurement decisions more complex, but has also created opportunities for large industrial, institutional, and commercial entities to materially lower their energy costs and become "greener." The road to an optimal energy strategy is paved with complex tradeoffs and hidden costs which LAI can navigate. The financial rewards associated with inside-the-fence cogeneration can be tenuous, especially if the incumbent distribution company has state regulatory authorization to impose costly back-up wire or transition charges. For cogeneration projects, protection against fuel price volatility requires an in-depth knowledge of market dynamics and well-conceived risk management programs. LAI can evaluate the commercial terms and risks faced by commercial or industrial facilities contemplating rooftop solar installations.

LAI can help identify the traps and hidden risk factors for your energy procurement strategies. We design long-term procurement strategies that best fit client specific reliability and economic imperatives. Our consultants have the requisite expertise to define a practical strategy to achieve efficiencies in the competitive market. We bring to the decision-making process advanced power engineering expertise, detailed knowledge of the energy markets, as well as the transactional experience needed to blend physical and financial solutions to your energy procurement challenges.

LAI's procurement advisory services can help:

	Assess the implications of changing federal and state energy and environmental policies
	Issue fuel and electricity RFPs and manage contract negotiations
	Evaluate cogeneration and self-generation options
	Evaluate economics of rooftop solar installations
	Formulate arrangements that shift price and reliability risks to third parties
	Assess local power transmission issues
	Analyze and forecast fuel and electricity prices
	Evaluate fuel supply, transportation, storage, and delivery options