Market Update | 4/25/2023 It was not always this way. Volatility had typically been confined to winters and the months leading up to winter. The zig and zag of what our customers pay, either directly or through the [...]

Howard Plante Vice President of Procurement Freedom Energy During the late summer and fall of 2022, as we continued to plan strategies for the winter, the global energy situation was a major consideration. Concerns were that energy prices [...]

Dileep Prabhakar Regional Sales Director Freedom Energy Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) measures a company’s progress toward achieving social goals and creating shareholder value. ESG has recently gained acceptance in corporate, environmental, and investment communities.  Where do [...]

Sean Devine Director of Natural Gas Sales Freedom Energy The natural gas market has continued its volatile roller coaster, and at the turn of the new year, we have seen severe swings to the downside. With temperatures in [...]

Ashlynn Callery Human Resources Generalist Freedom Energy As the global economy races to NetZero, the transition to a clean energy future affects every aspect of social society. Employment and the energy transition's impact on the job market [...]

Brian White Municipal Program Director Freedom Energy On May 6, 2021, New England energy forwards began increasing after a long period of inactivity. The COVID-19 bubble had seemingly passed, and business was returning to normal. After 16 [...]

Carol Anne Watts Senior Director of Sales and Sales Operations Freedom Energy In August 2022, President Biden enacted the $739 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA aims to curb inflation through historic deficit reduction measures. Among [...]

Dan Cwalinski  Director of Contracts and Pricing Freedom Energy ISO-NE’s Internal Market Monitor (IMM) released their quarterly markets report on January 31, 2023, assessing the state of competition in wholesale energy markets operated by ISO-NE (Independent System [...]

Thomas Carter Regional Sales Director Freedom Energy As energy costs rise, small businesses are feeling the impact. After three small businesses closed in New Hampshire's North Country, what can be done moving forward to support local businesses? The [...]

Howard Plante Vice President of Procurement Freedom Energy Freedom Energy is pleased to share that the USGA has finalized its Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) procurement in support of the U.S. Open event held June 13-19, 2022, at [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | March 2023 Being proactive creates knowledge, and knowledge is very helpful! What can municipalities do to become more efficient? [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | February 2023 Community Choice Aggregation Examining high energy costs in New England and exploring possible solutions Supporting local in [...]

Market Update | 2/8/2023 Last week the news in New England focused on the pending frigid cold expected over the weekend. There were many unknowns about how energy prices and the grid would react to the arctic blast. [...]

Market Update | 1/31/2023 We had unseasonably cold weather on Christmas Eve. It was cold, but hardly record-breaking cold. It was a holiday and a Saturday, yet we almost had rolling blackouts. ISO New England that day declared [...]

Market Update | 1/20/2023 Natural gas futures have plummeted due to the warm winter weather over the past few weeks. Depending on when they expire, this could be an excellent time to add length to your current electricity or [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | January 2023 Massachusetts Municipal Update OnDemand Energy Storage Solutions Massachusetts’ Clean Energy and Climate Plan: The road to [...]

Sharm-el Sheik is a small city on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. It is tucked along the coast of the world’s healthiest and most resilient coral reef ecosystems, where the indigenous Bedouin tribes reside. It is located a few hours from [...]

Dileep Prabhakar Regional Sales Director Freedom Energy At the beginning of 2020, natural gas was plentiful and readily available. Even in New England, where pipeline constraints push natural gas and electricity markets higher, the region could keep [...]

Brian White Municipal Program Director Freedom Energy As 2022 ends, we look back on one of the most tumultuous calendar years the energy world has seen. The ability to purchase natural gas and electricity through third-party suppliers [...]

Sean Devine Director of Natural Gas Sales Freedom Energy The natural gas markets have seen continued historic volatility leading up to the winter months. We’ve seen the market react to mild temperatures in Europe and the lower [...]

Howard Plante Vice President of Procurement Freedom Energy As many of you are aware from watching the news, the global energy situation has been at the forefront of discussions for the past several months. What is occurring [...]

Stuart Ormsbee Vice President, Power Supply Strategies Colonial Power Group Guest Contributor Jim Smith paid 50 cents/kWh for electricity supply in December for his home in Dorchester, MA. No typo; fifty cents. A few years ago, Jim responded [...]

Philip Ciulla Account Executive, New England CPower Energy Management Guest Contributor We're proud to have our strategic partner, CPower, contribute to the December Newsletter. Freedom Energy partners with CPower to provide OnDemand Energy Storage solutions for clients [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | November 2022 Increasing Resiliency During Times of Natural Gas Scarcity OnDemand Energy Storage Benefits for your Municipality NHMA [...]

Auburn, NH August 29, 2022. Freedom Energy Logistics (Freedom Energy) announced today that the State of New Hampshire has signed on to participate in the Hydro Net Metering Program with the Rolfe Canal project owned by Briar Hydro. In addition [...]

Ashlynn Callery Human Resources Generalist Freedom Energy Freedom Energy is an Energy Advisory company focused on extending our expertise to our clients for the last sixteen years. In that time, we have expanded our business from New Hampshire to sixteen [...]

Megan McLaughlin Operations Manager Energy costs across the northeast are increasing significantly ahead of the winter; that’s what everyone is hearing. What this also brings is an onslaught of sales calls, mail, emails, and even in some cases, faxes. Sorting [...]

Dan Cwalinski Director of Contracts and Pricing A commodity buying strategy should always have a focus on the long-term and help mitigate risk and provide savings under varying market conditions. The strategy will change as the markets and contract timing [...]

Stuart Ormsbee Vice President Power Supply Strategies, Colonial Power Group, Inc.   Last month the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the initial set of rules that formalize the operational details that will allow Community Choice Aggregations (CCA) to [...]

Howard Plante Vice President of Procurement Freedom Energy   With the summer months behind us, we’re growing increasingly more confident that the Annual System Peak is behind us as well. Although there have been a few early September days in [...]

Freedom Energy’s CEO to participate in study of nuclear power and nuclear reactor technology. Auburn, NH – October 17, 2022. Freedom Energy Logistics (Freedom Energy) announced today that New Hampshire Governor Sununu appointed Bart Fromuth, CEO, Freedom Energy, to [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | October 2022 NH Municipal Association (NHMA) Annual Conference Bart Fromuth named to the Commission to investigate the implementation of next [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | September 2022 The State of New Hampshire Participates in Hydro Net Metering Program Community Choice Aggregation Could Offer Relief to [...]

Sean Devine Director of Natural Gas Sales Freedom Energy Published on September 14, 2022 The natural gas marketplace has continued its volatile roller coaster ride through the summer months. Over the past month, we have repeatedly seen the prompt [...]

What is Capacity? Capacity is the maximum output that a generating facility can produce. It is used by Independent System Operators (ISOs) as a barometer to effectively determine their region’s future supply capabilities. Essentially, ISONE helps facilitate the flow of [...]

The New England region has seen some historically low Real-Time electricity prices in 2020 so far this year.  Prices in January, February and March benefitted from a mild Winter as a result of low natural gas prices generators paid to [...]

For many years, the choice between low energy costs and reducing carbon footprint has created a dilemma for New England businesses. In Maine, commercial users no longer need to choose between the two. Through virtual net energy billing, businesses can [...]

Is your company buying its’ pens, paper, and staplers through a buying group? It’s a great way to get lower rates by purchasing in bulk. However, is your organization buying its energy supply through a buying group? Perhaps the chief [...]

By Dan Cwalinski, Director of Contracts and Pricing Following a two-year delay, PJM Interconnection held the 2022/2023 Base Residual Auction (BRA) from May 19, 2021 through May 25, 2021 and published the results on June 2, 2021. The 2022/2023 BRA is [...]

By Sean Devine, Director of Natural Gas Sales Inflation is something impacting all goods across the globe and especially commodities. For the first time since 2008, the United States recorded an inflation rate of 4.2% for the last 12 months ending [...]

By Carol Anne Watts, Director of Energy Sales In today’s market, choosing an energy partner can be a daunting task. There are countless options, price points, and product offerings that make the decision seem impossible to quantify. For this reason, many [...]

The community solar model has been successful across many states looking to rapidly increase their local renewable energy presence. Unlike traditional approaches to solar development, community solar is best known for improving access to clean solar energy, reducing end user [...]

By Dan Cwalinski, Director of Contracts and Pricing  Whereas 2020 saw significant demand destruction and reduction in commodity pricing across the country, the story has been quite different in 2021. Since the start of 2021, we have seen energy markets begin [...]

By Carol Anne Watts, Director of Energy Sales Are you disappointed with renewal rates? If your energy contract is expiring in 2021/2022 you have likely been surprised with the rates being presented to you. Since April 2021, future markets have been [...]

Massachusetts has long been a leader in advancing renewable energy policy and programs designed to drive more commercial development to the state. Thanks to these programs, including the commonly referenced Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target(SMART) program, commercial energy users in Massachusetts [...]

By: Brian White Municipal Program Director Electric and natural gas purchasing is a viable option for most municipal and commercial clients throughout New England.  Typically, when shopping for your energy supply, various energy suppliers provide their quotes with new rates, [...]

When sitting with a client and reviewing options for securing the next contract cycle of power or gas, you cannot help but turn to the topic of how we got to where we are today after years of reasonably normal [...]

After a long year of negotiations, compromise, and input from various stakeholders HB315 has been signed into law by Governor Sununu. HB315 is a big victory for advocates of net metering and community choice aggregation (CCA) as it enhances both [...]

Inside this Edition of the Freedom Energy Logistics Muni Minute Freedom Energy Logistics | September 2022 Benefits of Customized Municipal Agreements A Proactive Approach to Energy Procurement Provides Benefits Energy Insights and [...]