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PASA CONFERENCE_PASA Premeir Confex_OCTOBER 15, 16_2025
Energy budgets under pressure
Board reporting needs clarity
 
Many organisations face the same pattern. Contracting outside the right window lifts costs. Data lives in silos, so invoices, usage and contracts do not line up. Emissions reporting takes time and creates rework. Solar and batteries need clear rules to add value rather than noise..
 
What we are sharing at PASA
How market signals inform contract timing. How to map contract end dates by site and align them to a single buying calendar. How to build a clean dataset for invoices, meters and contracts so finance, procurement and sustainability work from the same numbers. How to present usage, cost and carbon in a concise board pack.
 
Methods that work
Run competitive sourcing events with defined decision gates. Align end dates across portfolios to concentrate buying power. Set auditable emissions baselines from utility data. Evaluate solar and batteries against the evening peak with managed charge–discharge rules. Keep an evidence trail from invoice to general ledger.
 
For your team
Simple thresholds for when to act. A shared planning calendar for contract events, major outages and peak seasons. Clear definitions for cost, consumption and emissions before reporting. Materials tailored for finance and audit.
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Australian Unity

Energy Action ran national auctions and competitive tenders. Then negotiated further savings. All without switching providers unless it made financial sense. The result was over $270,000 in verified savings. That’s money now going back into services, not bills.

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AMA Group

Energy Action delivered a fully managed energy service. This included procurement for  gas and electricity across the portfolio, ensuring market timing and load profiles were  used to secure competitive rates. Account management handled all day-to-day support from opening and closing  accounts to tracking down missing bills and resolving anomalies. AMA Group gained full access to Utilibox, Energy Action's energy platform, to view real-time usage, costs, and contracts across all entities. Regular market updates gave their team the insight needed to make confident decisions.

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South Burnett Regional Council

Energy Action’s Utilibox was the key to streamlining the Council’s tariff management. By analysing both current and forecast data, Utilibox pinpointed the optimal tariff plans. As a result, the South Burnett Regional Council saved $116,238, a 29% reduction in network tariff costs, putting them on a brighter financial path.

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