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What working with Sakha Energy looks like

A closer look at each service, how a typical engagement runs, and the ways you can work with us. Every engagement starts with your own data.

Services in detail

What each service covers

Most clients start with one of these and add others as questions come up.

Energy analysis

Granular load and solar profiling, peak demand, cost drivers and savings opportunities, explained in plain language.

What it covers

  • Load and solar profiling from interval data
  • Peak demand, and when it occurs
  • What drives the bill: usage, demand, supply and network charges
  • Invoice reconciliation against the plan terms

What you receive

  • A plain‑English report
  • Charts built around your site
  • A short list of next steps, in priority order

Retailer and tariff matching

We model your actual interval usage and export against available offers, including dynamic and wholesale‑linked plans, across one site or many.

What it covers

  • Flat, time‑of‑use, demand, dynamic and wholesale‑linked plans
  • One site or a multi‑site portfolio
  • Solar sharing and peer‑to‑peer arrangements between sites
  • Contract terms worth reading before you sign

What you receive

  • A side‑by‑side comparison modelled on your own usage
  • The assumptions behind every figure
  • A recommendation, and what to watch at renewal

Solar and battery planning

Feasibility, system sizing and return‑on‑investment modelling for solar PV and battery storage, before you commit.

We plan and brief. System design and installation are carried out by accredited designers and installers.

What it covers

  • Feasibility tested against your real load profile
  • Sizing options, and what each would change
  • Return‑on‑investment modelling
  • How the options interact with your tariff

What you receive

  • An options report with the reasoning shown
  • A brief you can hand to suppliers
  • Questions to ask when quotes arrive

Project management

We obtain quotes, vet and sanity‑check them against your data, and manage the process on your behalf, acting as your representative from brief to handover.

What it covers

  • Writing the brief and obtaining quotes
  • Vetting quotes against your data
  • Acting as your representative with suppliers
  • Checks at handover

What you receive

  • A quote comparison in plain terms
  • One point of contact through the project
  • A handover summary
New

VEN Management

For Virtual Energy Network members moving to Next Business Energy's Next Share Direct. We find trading partners, set up your trades and manage them for three months, within limits you pre‑approve.

What it covers

  • Finding trading partners
  • Setting up trade rules on Powertracer
  • Accepting trade offers within your limits
  • Three months of management

How to start

  • Switch to Next Share Direct with NBE
  • Sign the authority online or on paper

Find out more and sign up

Coming soon

Live energy dashboards

On‑site displays combining your solar, battery and meter data with live retail prices.

Interested? Let us know and we will tell you when the first version is ready.

A typical engagement

From first conversation to review

Every site is different, so the detail varies. The shape stays the same.

  1. First conversation

    A call to understand your site, your bills and what you want to achieve. We agree what is in scope before any work starts.

    It starts with a 15 to 20 minute call, at no charge.

    • You: a few recent bills
    • We: a written scope
  2. Data and authorisation

    With your written consent, we request your interval meter data from the network or retailer, and collect inverter, battery or sub‑meter data where it exists.

    • You: a signed consent form
    • We: the data requests
  3. Analysis

    We profile your usage, model the options and test them against your own numbers. A person reviews every analysis.

    • We: analysis and modelling
  4. Report and walk‑through

    A plain‑English report with clear recommendations and the figures behind them, followed by a conversation to walk through the findings.

    • You: questions
    • We: the report, explained
  5. Acting on it

    The decision is yours. If you want help with the next step, we can brief suppliers, obtain and vet quotes, and manage the process as your representative.

    • You: the decision
    • We: support, if you want it
  6. Review

    Once changes are in place, a check that the bills match what was modelled.

    Optional, at your preference.

Ways to engage

Choose the level of help you need

From a single question answered to someone acting on your behalf through a whole project.

One‑off

A single review

One piece of analysis, a report and a walk‑through.

Suits: a bill that doesn't make sense, a contract renewal, or a yes‑or‑no on solar or a battery.

Project

A defined project

Agreed stages from data collection through to recommendations, with check‑ins along the way.

Suits: multi‑site portfolios and complex sites.

Representative

Acting on your behalf

We deal with suppliers for you through quoting, selection and delivery.

Suits: solar, battery and efficiency projects where you want someone in your corner.

Ongoing

Ongoing support

Regular check‑ins as tariffs, usage and sites change.

Suits: portfolios, and sites on dynamic or wholesale‑linked plans.

Communities and partners

Program and partner work

Analysis and reporting for community energy groups, retailers, researchers and program partners.

Suits: solar‑sharing groups, pilots and program evaluation.

Fees

How fees work

Fees are quoted per engagement, on a case‑by‑case basis. Each engagement is scoped and agreed in writing before work starts.

Common questions

Before you get in touch

What do you need from me to start?

A few recent bills and a line about your site. If more is needed, we'll tell you what and help you get it.

How do you get my meter data?

With your written consent, we request your interval data from the network or your retailer on your behalf. You can withdraw that consent at any time.

Do you sell or install anything?

No. Sakha Energy has no products to sell. We act on your behalf so you can deal with retailers, installers and suppliers as an informed customer.

How is my data handled?

Your data is kept strictly contained and private, and used only for your engagement. Every analysis has human oversight, and recommendations are interpreted and explained by a person.

How long does it take?

A single site review can take up to 10 days, mostly waiting for metering data. Typical turnaround is 3 to 4 days.

Do you work outside South Australia?

Yes. We have experience with nearly all distribution networks and a range of retailers.

How do fees work?

Fees are quoted on a case‑by‑case basis.

Not sure where to start?

Send us a few recent bills and a line about your site. We'll tell you which service will make the biggest difference.