Covid has decimated our planet for well over a year now. It has changed our lives, in some cases for the better, but generally for the worse. All industries and areas of life were affected – only now is it that we can begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel. How […]
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Hopefully, you are here after reading our previous article, A Brief History of Flexibility. If you’re not? No problem. All we have covered so far is the backdrop to flexible contracts. In this article, we start getting into the nitty-gritty of it all. If you would like to read our previous article, you can do so
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If you are a medium to large consumer in a developed, mature market, there is a likelihood that you have been approached by an energy supplier or broker offering a brand spanking new flexible energy contract. These contracts are not necessarily a completely new offering and have been around for a while. But what has
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Energy Procurement is a tricky business. Creating a business fundamentally entrenched with risk may not seem like a sensible move, that is something that we do not disagree on. But we’re still here. As are so many other energy procurement specialists… Now, we’re not saying we’ve cracked the code on how to avoid all risks
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Between 2011 and 2016, energy markets were in a perpetual state of freefall. Energy buyers thought the good times would never end… But they did. Unexpected Bullish Markets Ever since April of 2016 energy prices have been on a firm bull run – coal prices worldwide, natural gas prices and electricity prices for Europe, Asia
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AQ stands for Annual Quantity and is a term that most people will be familiar with. But could they tell you what it is? I don’t mean a short, vague description… I mean really tell you what it is. The ins and the outs, how it is calculated, what it means for customers – could they provide
When delving into the wholesale energy market you better have a game plan. If you don’t, you will be eaten up for breakfast. When buying energy in any form, whether as a domestic customer or as a large flexible buying business, there is an associated risk with the purchasing decision. But what separates large flexible
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Energy brokers are absolutely crucial to the efficient running of an energy business. At Niccolo Gas, we are incredibly proud of the outstanding relationships we have built with our partnered brokers. We love working with brokers – more specifically, the right brokers. There is a lot of negative press about dodgy brokers these days, which
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The broker-supplier relationship is a difficult one to quantify. What customers hear in the news is in no way representative of an incredibly important UK industry. But this does not mean that there is not a nasty side to the business of brokering. Dodgy brokers do exist, and if proper precautions are not taken, are
Why Hasn’t My Broker Recommended Niccolo? Read More »
Energy brokers get a lot of stick, it’s true. Recently there has been a lot of coverage of ‘dodgy brokers’ who rely on unscrupulous means to part customers with their cash. If you haven’t heard anything about this subject, it is definitely worth looking into. But this does not mean that all brokers act this
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