What are the benefits of Short Term vs Long Term contracts? A snapshot graph of energy prices over any given period will show peaks and troughs as daily prices fluctuate to reflect the ongoing battle that typically affects energy pricing. From supply and demand due to our weather and our generation and supply infrastructure, to the value of other COMMODITY PRICES and the actions of speculators, and from the geo-political landscape both here in Europe and much farther afield, to natural disasters and even armed conflict, energy pricing is fluid and extremely volatile.
Of one thing we can be fairly certain though – whilst prices might fluctuate on a daily basis, overall they are becoming more expensive and they are likely to continue to increase.
Some clients just want what appears to be the most inexpensive solution today – which would normally be a 1yr contract – and this is fine as long as prices haven’t increased in 12 months time when a new supply contract needs negotiating at the prevailing market prices at that time. As is often the case, prices offered to a client in 12 months time are usually dearer than those that were offered for a longer supply term 12 months ago – therefore the most inexpensive solution 12 months ago wasn’t the apparently cheaper 1yr contract, but the slightly more expensive longer term contract, because its’ prices were actually cheaper at that time than the prices available today, 12 months later. In our bespoke offers to clients we usually show a range of different SUPPLIERS and supply term options, however there are a number of questions we are typically asked at Torse when companies discuss their energy contracts with us: