Preparation Checklist for Mitigating 2026 Energy Cost Risks

The first step to taking control of energy costs is having the ability to monitor your consumption instantly.

• Can you track your energy consumption on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis?
• Do you have access to real-time consumption data?
• Can you detect consumption anomalies (sudden increases, etc.)?
• Do you monitor your inductive and capacitive energy rates?

Errors are detected in at least one invoice in 60% of businesses. Are you in control?

• Do you regularly verify your energy invoices?
• Do you confirm that the amounts on the invoices match your actual consumption?
• Have you checked past invoices for incorrect payments?
• Do you have a process for claiming refunds for incorrect payments?

Incorrect tariff selection can lead to unnecessary costs of up to 30% for businesses.

• Have you analyzed whether your current tariff suits your consumption profile?
• Have you calculated the savings by comparing alternative tariffs?
• Have you selected between single/double term tariffs?
• Do you regularly review your tariff change options?

• Do you monitor your reactive energy consumption?
• Are compensation system maintenance checks performed regularly?
• Do you monitor your cos ϕ value?
• Have you automated the monitoring of your compensation system?

• Do you monitor hourly Day-Ahead Market (DAM) price volatility?
• Do you integrate Electricity Market Clearing Price forecasting into your operational planning?
• Do you have a Load Shifting strategy to mitigate exposure during peak price windows?

• Are you aware of the weighted average energy unit cost specific to your industry?
• Have you performed a benchmark analysis of your unit costs against industry peers?

• Have you submitted your Industrial Registry Certificate to your energy provider to unlock eligible benefits?
• Are you fully aware of the tax exemptions and tariff incentives available to your facility?
• Are you actively capitalizing on Electricity Consumption Tax (ECT) exemptions and sector-specific reductions?

• Do you monitor intraday price volatility in real-time?
• Have you implemented load shifting strategies to move production to lower-cost time windows?
• Do you have a plan to minimize consumption during high-cost peak hours?
• Have you optimized shift schedules based on energy cost projections?

• Do you analyze non-working hour consumption patterns?
• Have you implemented measures to control weekend baseload consumption?
• Do you receive real-time alerts for consumption anomalies?

• Do you monitor Solar PV production in real-time?
• Can you track generation and consumption streams independently?
• Do you verify monthly netting/offset calculations for billing errors?

• Have you executed efficiency enhancement projects?
• Have you established energy management systems such as ISO 50001?

• Do you prepare regular energy performance reports?
• Do you track Energy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)?
• Is systematic data analysis performed regularly?