Energy Risk Management

SAIC provides clients with the following energy risk management services:

• Energy procurement advisory services - energy market trends, forward prices, procurement approaches, and assessment of energy procurement approaches and how to improve it. Auctions, using a traditional bid process, evaluating the credit risk of suppliers, and portfolio management options are core services provided.
  
  
• Energy contract negotiation services - SAIC works closely with clients on energy contract negotiations, terms and conditions, insuring that both corporate requirements, efficient market transaction process and appropriate contracting means are used so that commitments with responsible suppliers can be completed.
  
  
• Energy Risk Management Services - SAIC personnel have developed risk management policies for both sellers and buyers of energy. Value at Risk, budget certainty and cash flow risk valuation measures have been used.
  
  
• Energy monitoring and targeting - SAIC has performed extensive energy cost tracking and evaluation of energy savings opportunities, covering major educational institutions, hospitals, food processing, transit, industrial and governmental facilities.

A favorable energy market position does not always have to involve cost uncertainty. Adopting a routine and systematic process to evaluate market conditions, price volatility and budget control requriements can lead to more price certainty and cost control. The SAIC systems engineering approach to energy procurement involves the following steps leading to best value: Concept, Map, Consensus, Design, Develop, Commission, Operate, Measure, Evaluate, and Adjust.

Some of our clients have included:

• Midwest ISO
• Con Edison
• NYSERDA
• State University of New York/Systems Administration
• Ford Motor Company
• Rolls Royce
• Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York
• US Air Force
• National Energy Technology Laboratory
• California Energy Commission