Your winter power bill can be unpredictable
Protect your budget with Index Advantage Natural Gas
Direct Energy Business has the strategy to help you take the guesswork out of your operational budget plan during the high heating months.
Index Advantage gives you the flexibility to pursue competitive pricing in the wholesale natural gas market, with the added protection of a capped maximum price per gigajoule (GJ) during the winter months (November–March).
How does Index Advantage work?
Get the best of both worlds by setting your budget, receiving budget protection, and saving when the market price drops. Your natural gas supply will be billed at the variable rate (AECO C), a published wholesale index price, plus an index transaction fee, throughout the year. During the winter months (November–March), your maximum commodity price will be capped, so no matter how high the variable rate climbs, your price will not exceed the capped price.
Features and benefits:
- Control your costs and take advantage of potential dips in market pricing.
- Billed Rate and if the variable rate ends up lower, then you pay the lower rate. If the variable rate falls, so does your price. If the variable rate rises, your price will not exceed the cap during the cold months.
- Get our guarantee—if you are not satisfied with performance, you may convert to our fixed rate natural gas product at any time.
- Consume as much or as little as you need, without the balancing volumetric risk. This means, unlike other index solutions, you’ll just be billed for the commodity and the distribution process.
Recommended for customers that:
- Want to capitalize on market opportunities without exceeding a budgeted maximum
- Are looking for budget certainty during the most volatile months of the year
- Do not wish to lock into a long-term, fixed price contract