nGenue enabled the consolidation of Natural Gas retail billing and scheduling operations for one of the largest independent suppliers of energy products and related services in the Northeast. Following a decade of poor experience with a generic billing system that lacked Natural Gas-specific functionality and required shoring up with many spreadsheets, the marketer found nGenue’s designed-for-natural gas, fully integrated capabilities “hard to believe, and just what we need”. After an exhaustive evaluation of nGenue capabilities, business leaders viewed nGenue as the answer to retiring the Safari application as well as dozens of spreadsheets and manual processes. The result: nGenue integration with existing enterprise applications and consolidation of all business operational data into a central nGenue repository, simultaneously accessible by operations staff managing Natural Gas Pricing, Billing, Scheduling, Accounting and LDC transactions via EDI automation.
nGenue enabled one of the largest, privately funded, independent wholesalers and retailers of natural gas in Alabama to consolidate its retail and wholesale operations using the end-to-end capabilities of nGenue software. After a discouraging evaluation of ETRM vendors, a world renown Risk expert recommended nGenue be considered, capable of addressing the many Natural Gas specific capabilities lacking in traditional multi-commodity ETRM products. Knowing exactly what to evaluate, the marketer selected nGenue as the platform most capable of serving its Natural Gas operational needs. Also having several years poor experience with a generic data management system that “didn’t get Natural Gas”, the marketer was delighted with nGenue’s designed for Natural Gas functionality that enabled a seamless transition from a system with limited functionality and poor performance to the nGenue platform whose breadth of functionality immediately boosted productivity and efficiency of the entire operations staff, equipping business management with a trusted, fingertip accessible repository of its Natural Gas business data.
nGenue enabled one of the largest, privately funded, independent producers and marketers of natural gas in Pennsylvania to consolidate its retail and wholesale operations using the end-to-end capabilities of nGenue software. Recommended by another natural gas marketer with considerable nGenue experience, this producer / marketer undertook an exhaustive evaluation of nGenue to ensure it would meet its objectives of substantially improving operations productivity, efficiency, system performance and reliability. Having several years poor experience with a generic data management system that “didn’t get Natural Gas” and required bootstrapping with spreadsheets, the producer / marketer was delighted with nGenue’s designed for Natural Gas functionality that enabled the retirement of third-party and homegrown applications as well as dozens of spreadsheets. The result: all business operational data housed within a central nGenue repository, simultaneously accessible by all staff. Now equipped with nGenue Pricing, Billing, Scheduling, Trading & Risk, and LDC EDI Automation functionality, top and bottom-line growth has been realized thanks to a boost in operational productivity and efficiency at a lower cost of operations.
nGenue enabled an established New York state ESCO launch new retail business operations for the state of California using the nGenue solution. Entering the California market had been a business target for some time. With many years’ experience of spreadsheet-based New York state operations, the Marketer was seeking a new approach for the California market that was functionally rich, low cost, low risk and would not require ever-increasing headcount and cost disproportionate to the revenue and profit opportunity. Taking advantage of nGenue's 'Emerging Growth Program', the Marketer was able to implement the nGenue system consistent with business objectives, equipping itself with a fully integrated natural gas software operations solution that could be managed by a single headcount from anywhere and accessible to other staff as / when necessary. Utilizing nGenue's solution, this Natural Gas Marketer was able to focus on establishing itself within the new market and growing its customer base, with minimal operations head count and zero dependence on spreadsheets.
nGenue enabled a national Power Marketer to expand into the Natural Gas arena after recognizing that its Power operational system was not fit for a Natural Gas business. The Marketer recognized Natural Gas Pricing and Billing demanded functionality markedly different from Power, and it resisted the guile of Power software vendors who attempted to convince it otherwise. With a vision to do everything right with the new Natural Gas side of the business, the CEO sought to apply lessons learned from starting up and growing the Power business over many years. In the CEO’s mind, the Natural Gas business was a start-up and, while talented and experienced Natural Gas professionals were being recruited, the priority was for operational efficiency at the lowest cost to serve. To achieve this, the Marketer recognized the opportunity to maximize staff productivity while minimizing front and back-office headcount existed with nGenue, as did the opportunity to draw from nGenue’s 30-year natural gas industry focus and operations expertise as a significant added benefit.
nGenue enabled a New York state, residential and C&I focused Natural Gas Marketer to consolidate data strewn across 45 spreadsheets into a centralized system of record for efficient operations and scale. Via implementation of the nGenue solution, the business transitioned away from a manually intensive process whereby different staff members each managed their own proprietary spreadsheet. Utilizing the nGenue solution, this Natural Gas Marketer markedly improved its ability to determine revenue and calculate projections. Business processes shifted from laborious to system-automated and highly efficient. Chasing and validating data was eliminated in favour of having fingertip accessibility to scheduling data, organized with proper contract details, stored in a central repository available to all operations team members in real-time.
nGenue enabled a multi-state, small/medium commercial and residential focused Natural Gas Marketer to transition its wholesale scheduling from an external service provider to in-house management, establishing new control over its business performance. Via implementation of the nGenue solution, the business efficiently transitioned from a third-party scheduling provider, sidestepping the need to double its scheduling staff to support what otherwise would have been a manually intensive, spreadsheet-dependent daily wholesale operations. Utilizing the nGenue solution, this Natural Gas Marketer dramatically increased its data transparency, equipping itself to increase both its profitability and penetration of existing markets, while paving the way for new market entry at a higher growth trajectory. In so doing, the marketer reduced its cost of supply and streamlined its administration process.
nGenue enabled an existing multi-state C&I focused Natural Gas Marketer to improve operational productivity and efficiency, while eliminating impending headcount cost increase. Via implementation of the nGenue solution, the organization evolved from manually intensive, spreadsheet-dependent daily operations to efficient customer acquisition and management. Utilizing the integrated nGenue solution, this C&I Natural Gas Marketer eliminated data sprawl and onerous data reconciliation, equipping itself to efficiently enter new markets on a much-improved growth trajectory. In so doing, it significantly lowered its cost to serve by avoiding staffing increases required by its previous dependency on spreadsheet-based operations.
nGenue enabled an established regional Natural Gas Marketer with both commercial and residential customers to correct extensive data errors both current and historical, empower its operations staff to improve business processes, and breathe new life into what had become a stagnant business ecosystem. Utilizing the nGenue solution, the marketer was able to consolidate and stabilize its business operational landscape from spreadsheets and homegrown / single-function software into nGenue’s all-in-one solution. Benefitting from nGenue’s complete solution and industry expertise, this Natural Gas Marketer equipped itself to enable efficient new market entry, accelerate the growth of its customer base, and achieve an otherwise unobtainable level of financial performance.
nGenue enabled a startup C&I focused Natural Gas Marketer to launch its retail business operations using the end to end, completely integrated nGenue solution. Taking advantage of nGenue's 'Emerging Growth Program', the retailer was able to implement the nGenue system within budget, equipping the organization with advanced technology, based on a user configurable, modern interface and requiring only a laptop for application hosting. Utilizing nGenue's solution, this startup C&I Natural Gas Marketer was able to focus on establishing its markets and growing its customer base, with minimal operations head count and zero dependence on spreadsheets.
nGenue enabled an established regional Natural Gas Marketer with commercial and residential customers to consolidate its business operations landscape from single function software and spreadsheets into nGenue’s all-in-one solution; in doing so, correcting data inconsistencies associated with a significant number of under billings. Benefitting from nGenue’s integrated solution and industry expertise, this Natural Gas Marketer was able to recoup 2 million dollars in underbilled receivables and put its business on a path to top and bottom-line performance improvement.
nGenue enabled an established large C&I Natural Gas Marketer upgrade its retail business operations from spreadsheets and single function software to the all-in-one nGenue solution. Implementing the nGenue solution graduated the organization from manually intensive operations to sophisticated and easy to use capabilities, with no IT administration. With nGenue as its operational engine for almost 20 years now, this natural gas business has sustained in excess of 700% organic book growth and expanded from 3 to 65+ markets, while adding minimal head count.
nGenue enabled an established Natural Gas Marketer serving Midwest commercial and industrial customers to convert its business operations landscape from an outdated homegrown system and spreadsheets to nGenue’s all-in-one solution. Benefitting from nGenue’s complete solution and industry expertise, this Natural Gas Marketer was able to consolidate data from acquisitions of other marketers serving other markets. This enabled tremendous efficiency of complex retail storage management and daily balancing across all of its Midwest markets.
nGenue enabled the consolidation of Natural Gas retail billing and scheduling operations for one of the largest independent suppliers of energy products and related services in the Northeast. Following a decade of poor experience with a generic billing system that lacked Natural Gas-specific functionality and required shoring up with many spreadsheets, the marketer found nGenue’s designed-for-natural gas, fully integrated capabilities “hard to believe, and just what we need”. After an exhaustive evaluation of nGenue capabilities, business leaders viewed nGenue as the answer to retiring the Safari application as well as dozens of spreadsheets and manual processes. The result: nGenue integration with existing enterprise applications and consolidation of all business operational data into a central nGenue repository, simultaneously accessible by operations staff managing Natural Gas Pricing, Billing, Scheduling, Accounting and LDC transactions via EDI automation.
nGenue enabled one of the largest, privately funded, independent wholesalers and retailers of natural gas in Alabama to consolidate its retail and wholesale operations using the end-to-end capabilities of nGenue software. After a discouraging evaluation of ETRM vendors, a world renown Risk expert recommended nGenue be considered, capable of addressing the many Natural Gas specific capabilities lacking in traditional multi-commodity ETRM products. Knowing exactly what to evaluate, the marketer selected nGenue as the platform most capable of serving its Natural Gas operational needs. Also having several years poor experience with a generic data management system that “didn’t get Natural Gas”, the marketer was delighted with nGenue’s designed for Natural Gas functionality that enabled a seamless transition from a system with limited functionality and poor performance to the nGenue platform whose breadth of functionality immediately boosted productivity and efficiency of the entire operations staff, equipping business management with a trusted, fingertip accessible repository of its Natural Gas business data.
nGenue enabled one of the largest, privately funded, independent producers and marketers of natural gas in Pennsylvania to consolidate its retail and wholesale operations using the end-to-end capabilities of nGenue software. Recommended by another natural gas marketer with considerable nGenue experience, this producer / marketer undertook an exhaustive evaluation of nGenue to ensure it would meet its objectives of substantially improving operations productivity, efficiency, system performance and reliability. Having several years poor experience with a generic data management system that “didn’t get Natural Gas” and required bootstrapping with spreadsheets, the producer / marketer was delighted with nGenue’s designed for Natural Gas functionality that enabled the retirement of third-party and homegrown applications as well as dozens of spreadsheets. The result: all business operational data housed within a central nGenue repository, simultaneously accessible by all staff. Now equipped with nGenue Pricing, Billing, Scheduling, Trading & Risk, and LDC EDI Automation functionality, top and bottom-line growth has been realized thanks to a boost in operational productivity and efficiency at a lower cost of operations.
nGenue enabled an established New York state ESCO launch new retail business operations for the state of California using the nGenue solution. Entering the California market had been a business target for some time. With many years’ experience of spreadsheet-based New York state operations, the Marketer was seeking a new approach for the California market that was functionally rich, low cost, low risk and would not require ever-increasing headcount and cost disproportionate to the revenue and profit opportunity. Taking advantage of nGenue's 'Emerging Growth Program', the Marketer was able to implement the nGenue system consistent with business objectives, equipping itself with a fully integrated natural gas software operations solution that could be managed by a single headcount from anywhere and accessible to other staff as / when necessary. Utilizing nGenue's solution, this Natural Gas Marketer was able to focus on establishing itself within the new market and growing its customer base, with minimal operations head count and zero dependence on spreadsheets.
nGenue enabled a national Power Marketer to expand into the Natural Gas arena after recognizing that its Power operational system was not fit for a Natural Gas business. The Marketer recognized Natural Gas Pricing and Billing demanded functionality markedly different from Power, and it resisted the guile of Power software vendors who attempted to convince it otherwise. With a vision to do everything right with the new Natural Gas side of the business, the CEO sought to apply lessons learned from starting up and growing the Power business over many years. In the CEO’s mind, the Natural Gas business was a start-up and, while talented and experienced Natural Gas professionals were being recruited, the priority was for operational efficiency at the lowest cost to serve. To achieve this, the Marketer recognized the opportunity to maximize staff productivity while minimizing front and back-office headcount existed with nGenue, as did the opportunity to draw from nGenue’s 30-year natural gas industry focus and operations expertise as a significant added benefit.
nGenue enabled a New York state, residential and C&I focused Natural Gas Marketer to consolidate data strewn across 45 spreadsheets into a centralized system of record for efficient operations and scale. Via implementation of the nGenue solution, the business transitioned away from a manually intensive process whereby different staff members each managed their own proprietary spreadsheet. Utilizing the nGenue solution, this Natural Gas Marketer markedly improved its ability to determine revenue and calculate projections. Business processes shifted from laborious to system-automated and highly efficient. Chasing and validating data was eliminated in favour of having fingertip accessibility to scheduling data, organized with proper contract details, stored in a central repository available to all operations team members in real-time.
nGenue enabled a multi-state, small/medium commercial and residential focused Natural Gas Marketer to transition its wholesale scheduling from an external service provider to in-house management, establishing new control over its business performance. Via implementation of the nGenue solution, the business efficiently transitioned from a third-party scheduling provider, sidestepping the need to double its scheduling staff to support what otherwise would have been a manually intensive, spreadsheet-dependent daily wholesale operations. Utilizing the nGenue solution, this Natural Gas Marketer dramatically increased its data transparency, equipping itself to increase both its profitability and penetration of existing markets, while paving the way for new market entry at a higher growth trajectory. In so doing, the marketer reduced its cost of supply and streamlined its administration process.
nGenue enabled an existing multi-state C&I focused Natural Gas Marketer to improve operational productivity and efficiency, while eliminating impending headcount cost increase. Via implementation of the nGenue solution, the organization evolved from manually intensive, spreadsheet-dependent daily operations to efficient customer acquisition and management. Utilizing the integrated nGenue solution, this C&I Natural Gas Marketer eliminated data sprawl and onerous data reconciliation, equipping itself to efficiently enter new markets on a much-improved growth trajectory. In so doing, it significantly lowered its cost to serve by avoiding staffing increases required by its previous dependency on spreadsheet-based operations.
nGenue enabled an established regional Natural Gas Marketer with both commercial and residential customers to correct extensive data errors both current and historical, empower its operations staff to improve business processes, and breathe new life into what had become a stagnant business ecosystem. Utilizing the nGenue solution, the marketer was able to consolidate and stabilize its business operational landscape from spreadsheets and homegrown / single-function software into nGenue’s all-in-one solution. Benefitting from nGenue’s complete solution and industry expertise, this Natural Gas Marketer equipped itself to enable efficient new market entry, accelerate the growth of its customer base, and achieve an otherwise unobtainable level of financial performance.
nGenue enabled a startup C&I focused Natural Gas Marketer to launch its retail business operations using the end to end, completely integrated nGenue solution. Taking advantage of nGenue's 'Emerging Growth Program', the retailer was able to implement the nGenue system within budget, equipping the organization with advanced technology, based on a user configurable, modern interface and requiring only a laptop for application hosting. Utilizing nGenue's solution, this startup C&I Natural Gas Marketer was able to focus on establishing its markets and growing its customer base, with minimal operations head count and zero dependence on spreadsheets.
nGenue enabled an established regional Natural Gas Marketer with commercial and residential customers to consolidate its business operations landscape from single function software and spreadsheets into nGenue’s all-in-one solution; in doing so, correcting data inconsistencies associated with a significant number of under billings. Benefitting from nGenue’s integrated solution and industry expertise, this Natural Gas Marketer was able to recoup 2 million dollars in underbilled receivables and put its business on a path to top and bottom-line performance improvement.
nGenue enabled an established large C&I Natural Gas Marketer upgrade its retail business operations from spreadsheets and single function software to the all-in-one nGenue solution. Implementing the nGenue solution graduated the organization from manually intensive operations to sophisticated and easy to use capabilities, with no IT administration. With nGenue as its operational engine for almost 20 years now, this natural gas business has sustained in excess of 700% organic book growth and expanded from 3 to 65+ markets, while adding minimal head count.
nGenue enabled an established Natural Gas Marketer serving Midwest commercial and industrial customers to convert its business operations landscape from an outdated homegrown system and spreadsheets to nGenue’s all-in-one solution. Benefitting from nGenue’s complete solution and industry expertise, this Natural Gas Marketer was able to consolidate data from acquisitions of other marketers serving other markets. This enabled tremendous efficiency of complex retail storage management and daily balancing across all of its Midwest markets.