Purchasing electricity for the cement industry in regulated markets and deregulated markets

Purchasing electricity for industrial users including cement plants in regulated markets is not that complex. It is not that complex because the local utility delivered the electricity and the customer paid this on a monthly basis. The situation became little bit more complex as utilities introduced Interruptible, Real Time Pricing, Coincidental Peak and Non Coincidental Peak etc. All these new rates are a mutual win for both utilities and Industrial users. Purchasing electricity for industrial users including cement plants in deregulated markets is very complex. Industrial customers have the ability to purchase electricity from the suppliers of their choice in a competitive market. They have to know market participants, gas markets, electricity markets and their usage by the hour in advance to get the lowest prices. The paper will discuss energy procurement in both regulated and deregulated electricity markets.