ERC's mission is to provide facts-based thought leadership concerning energy procurement and management in deregulated markets, through primary research and analysis.
The Energy Research Council
- Manages a portfolio of primary research programs that analyze energy procurement and management practices in small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and small-to-midsize C&I companies.
- Conducts primary research studies of the aggregator, broker and consultant (ABC) channel partners that market energy supply and related energy products.
- Maintains a matrix pricing database for retail electricity supply that tracks pricing trends and benchmarks supplier prices across utilities, rate classes, usage levels, contract terms, start dates and other key criteria.
- Publishes a series of research briefs, pricing monitors, reports, webinars and other media that inform and educate the market regarding smart energy management.
News and Research Briefs
Buyer Beware: Early Contract Termination
The ERC reports seven out of every 10 small-to-medium business owners are unaware or do not believe that their electricity supply contract has an early termination provision. Read More...
Matrix Price Monitor
Average electricity supply benchmarks for commercial customers with less than 1,000,000 kWh annual usage.
