Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provide Energy Procurement Consulting Services and assist The University in procuring electricity and gas supplies as needed. Bidders may respond to either the electricity supply complement or the gas supply component or both. The energy consultant shall: • analyze The University’s energy use patterns and model its costs for various energy procurement strategies • analyze the risks of the various strategies • perform rate breakdowns of the various strategies, explaining to university staff how the various strategies interact with existing or future rate structures • analyze counterparty business issues • advise The University on the recommended approaches to energy procurement • prepare procurement RFPs • analyze the RFPs and make written recommendations • participate in procurement negotiations • review energy contracts. • analyze energy use throughout the year, forecasting costs and procurement issues • advise on gas or electric system capacity or delivery issues and operational emergencies • advise on the procurement of renewable electricity and on the issues around intermittency, supplier performance, and energy delivery for renewably sourced electricity • advise on any potential changes to the gas or electric grids • advise on any potential changes to the gas or electricity transmission or delivery rate structures • advise on ways to lower energy costs, or improve the procurement of sustainable energy by altering the load profiles for gas or electricity • analyze the cost implications of strategies that change how The University creates or distributes its energy