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Helping electric and gas retailers, electric wholesalers, and end users improve business through reasonable back office costs and risk management.



Retail Energy Back Office, LLC
610 Phoenix Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

Phone: 734-973-8987
Toll Free: 866-860-1398
Fax: 734-477-5490

Energy Services for Facility Managers



XML processing

Collection, processing and reporting of 810, 814, 820 and 867 XML data.

Uses:
  • Account management
  • Billing facilities
  • Reconciliation

MVWeb processing

Collection, processing and reporting of interval data from MVWeb

Uses:
  • Account managemen
  • Forecasting

Account billing history processing

Acquire billing history from utility, process it into database.

Uses:
  • Account management
  • Forecasting

Operating analysis

Similar to a facility savings analysis but uses hourly historic usage to evaluate effects of operating changes on energy costs.
High demand and low load factors not only increase utility bills, but also make a user less desirable to retail suppliers. A review of electric use patterns can reveal opportunities to reduce demand charges through operational changes or suggest equipment changes.

Uses:
  • Assess impact of operating or equipment changes on energy costs for a facility.

Miscellaneous data management

Staying on top of your business means staying on top of all of the information, rate and business rule changes that states, ISOs and utilities implement. REBO can collect, compile and interpret this miscellaneous data for you.

Some examples include:
Utility Rate Books, Supplier Handbooks, Utility Load Shapes, Loss Schedules, Meter Read Schedules, and Weather data

Uses:
  • Retail pricing
  • Forecasting
  • Reconciliation

Account management

Collection and compilation of end user data in a database. Key and core to all retail functions. If not done well, speed is lost and results are questionable. If done well, other functions become easy.

Key elements
1. Easy to use interface
2. Extensive business rules

Uses:
  • Basis for functions from pricing to reconciliation

Forecasting

Production of hourly and monthly summary forecasts based on end user history and weather assumptions.

Uses:
  • Wholesale pricing, daily scheduling and long term position management

Billing

Combines 867 billing data and price components. Can include value added information, e.g., savings analysis.

Uses:
  • Invoice individual facilities for centrally procured power

Reconciliation

Does the bill match known usage? Backcast using billing data load shapes and weather data to verify wholesale or retail bill.

Uses:
  • Audit of wholesale bill vs facility data