Buying Together
Is Better.
On your own, you negotiate alone. In a Cloudshadow buying group, you negotiate with the strength of many — while getting your own contract.
The Challenge
Buying energy alone usually means less leverage and weaker terms.
Most small and mid-sized organizations buy energy as a single account. To the supplier community, that's a small opportunity — which means fewer competitive offers, worse pricing, and restrictive contract terms.
The largest energy buyers get better deals not because they're smarter, but because they're bigger. Size is the advantage in the energy world — and a buying group is how you get it.
The Solution
A Cloudshadow buying group gives you the pricing power of a much larger buyer.
Cloudshadow aggregates qualifying energy accounts into regional buying groups. Pooled together, your combined load looks like one large buyer — so suppliers compete harder, pricing improves, and contract terms get better.
It's the same approach the biggest energy consumers have always enjoyed, made available to businesses of your size through the Cloudshadow Intelligence Engine™.
A simple path from individual account
to buying power.
Qualify
We confirm your meters are eligible and identify an active or future buying group that fits your market and timeline.
Pool
Your energy load joins the group's aggregated volume through a simple authorization. Nothing changes about how you run your operation.
Compete
We bring the group's combined volume to the supplier community and run a competitive pricing event on your behalf.
Contract
You receive your own contract. You're not tied to the group once the pricing event is complete.
Group leverage, without
giving up control.
Stronger Pricing
Aggregated volume attracts more supplier interest and better offers than any single account can command on its own.
Your Own Contract
You have your own agreement and are no longer tied to the group post-deal. Full independence once the pricing event is complete.
A Simplified Process
Cloudshadow manages the pricing event from preparation through execution, so your team stays focused on your operations.
Speed When It Counts
A pooled group operated through the Cloudshadow Intelligence Engine™ can move quickly to capture favorable market conditions.
The strongest fit is small to mid-sized
and multi-location operators.
Buying groups are an especially strong fit for small and mid-sized organizations, and for multi-location operators such as franchisees and regional chains.
Larger or more complex organizations are often better served by an individual procurement strategy — and we'll tell you honestly which path fits your situation.
Find Out If You Qualify →- Small to mid-sized businesses
- Multi-location operators
- Franchisees and regional chains
- Organizations in deregulated markets
- Accounts with upcoming contract renewals
- Large or complex energy accounts
- Organizations with custom load profiles
- Multi-state portfolios needing bespoke strategy