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Prices will fall anyway.” Sounds reassuring — but it’s too short-sighted. No one knows if prices keep falling: short-term the market stays volatile, long-term the direction can’t be forecast, and towards year-end prices often edge up. Why waiting is a bet — and how tranches and predefined target values secure the budget better than chasing the perfect low.

“If you know your consumption, you can tender right away.” Too short-sighted. Annual consumption is the start, not tender-readiness. Robust offers need a clean data base: complete supply points, market locations, load profiles, contract and consumption data. Good data creates competition and better prices — bad data costs invisibly. Why every good tender starts with data, not price.

“Tenders only pay off from millions of kWh.” Too short-sighted. Individual properties with low consumption aren’t attractive to suppliers on their own — but bundled they form a relevant tender volume with more competition, better terms and less effort. Why it’s the portfolio, not the single meter, that decides savings and process cost.

“PPAs are only for large corporates.” Too short-sighted. A PPA doesn’t need one huge building — it needs a well-structured portfolio. By bundling several supply points, long-term green power contracts are now economical for small and mid-sized real estate portfolios too — and they feed directly into ESG rating, financeability and asset value. Why it’s structure, not size, that decides.

“Spot is always cheaper than a fixed price.” Sounds logical — but it’s too short-sighted. Spot can be cheaper, but also far more expensive; a fixed price buys planning certainty at a cost. For a real estate portfolio, it isn’t the product that decides returns, budget and risk — it’s the procurement strategy behind it. What the right strategy depends on, and why spot vs. fixed is the wrong question.

We just need to time it right." Sounds reasonable — but it's too short-sighted. The electricity price for delivery year 2026 swung by more than 30% depending on when you bought — for the same kilowatt-hour, with gas similarly volatile. Why timing is luck, not a strategy — driven by crises, CO₂ and weather — and what works far more reliably: fixed triggers, planning ahead of contract expiry, continuous monitoring and tranche-based buying.

Energy procurement is more than comparing prices. Learn how strategic procurement helps real estate owners reduce costs, improve NOI, strengthen ESG performance, and create long-term portfolio value.

For many property owners and asset managers, energy costs are still seen as a pass-through expense. Since electricity and gas are generally recoverable through service charges, energy procurement often receives little strategic attention. However, this assumption no longer reflects today's market realities. Rising operating costs, ESG requirements