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VEN Management · Next Share Direct

Keep your solar sharing going on NBE

Moving your Virtual Energy Network to Next Business Energy's Next Share Direct? Your trades don't carry across, so they need to be set up again. We find your trading partners, set up your trades and manage them for three months.

What's included

We do the legwork, within limits you set

Find trading partners

We look for other Next Share Direct customers whose use and solar suit yours.

Set up your trades

We set up trade rules for each of your properties on the Powertracer platform.

Act within your limits

We propose trade offers and accept them for you, but only within the limits you pre‑approve.

Look after it

We manage your trades for three months and tell you if anything needs your decision.

Not included: your electricity contract stays between you and NBE, and we never enter into, change or end it. Results are not guaranteed.

How it works

Four steps

VEN Management is delivered by Sakha Energy as a service provider to QuantumNRG.

  1. Switch to Next Share Direct

    Sign up with Next Business Energy on NBE's Next Share Direct page. Your retail contract is with NBE.

  2. Sign the authority

    Complete the Letter of Authority below, online or on paper. It sets out what we can do for you and your pre‑approval limits. We pass a signed copy, built from your form, to Next Business Energy and Enosi.

  3. We confirm

    We check your details and email you a tax invoice for your fee: $66 including GST for up to 2 NMIs, plus $33 for each extra NMI.

  4. We manage your trades

    We find trading partners, set up your trades and look after them for three months.

Questions

Before you sign

Why do my trades need setting up again?

Trades on the Virtual Energy Network don't carry across between retailers. They need to be set up again with trading partners who have also moved to Next Share Direct.

What does "pre‑approval" mean?

In the authority you set limits, such as who you trade with and the prices you accept. We only accept trade offers that fit inside those limits. Anything outside them, we ask you first.

Do I need to switch to NBE first?

Yes. Next Share Direct is an NBE product, and the switch is your decision. We are happy to talk you through it before you sign up.

Can I change my limits or stop?

Yes. Email contact@sakha.energy at any time to change your limits or withdraw the authority. The management fee is non‑refundable.

What happens after three months?

Your trades keep running. Sakha Energy and QuantumNRG stay in touch and will contact you if changes in the market may affect you.

Who is QuantumNRG?

QuantumNRG is an energy consultancy and a partner in Deakin University's Virtual Energy Network study. Sakha Energy delivers VEN Management as its service provider.

How is my information handled?

See the privacy note. Your signed authority is emailed to us and to you; the website keeps no copy.

Letter of Authority

Next Share Direct: VEN Management authority

Fill this in online and sign with your mouse or finger, upload an image of your signature, or print it, sign it and upload the signed copy.

1. Account holder

2. Sites

Your NMI is the 10 or 11 character meter number on your electricity bill. Add a row for each site.

Fee: 1 NMI, $66 including GST for three months. $66 covers up to 2 NMIs; each extra NMI adds $33.

Does any site on this account have life support equipment? *

If yes, please make sure NBE has your life support registration.

3. Pre‑approval limits

We only accept trade offers for you inside these limits. Anything outside them, we ask you first.

Who can we trade with for you? *

Note: these are Matched Rates only, the price per kWh for solar matched between you and your trading partner. They are not your whole electricity tariff: network, retail and other charges on your NBE bill are separate. Not sure? Leave them blank and NBE's default rate applies.

4. Authority

In this authority, "I" means the account holder named above. Next Share Direct (NSD) is provided by Next Business Energy (NBE), as described at nextbusinessenergy.com.au/next-share-direct.

I authorise QuantumNRG Pty Ltd (ABN 55 144 672 999) and its service provider Sakha Energy (Prabhkeerat Saxena trading as Sakha Energy, ABN 22 841 149 327), together "the VEN managers", to provide the following NSD related services. Results are not guaranteed.

  1. Receive energy and trade offers on my behalf for review.
  2. Access my properties on the Enosi Powertracer platform to:
    1. manage all properties, electricity and trade data;
    2. find trading partners, and propose, set up and manage trade rules between my properties and those of other NSD customers;
    3. accept trade offers on my behalf, but only within the pre‑approval limits in this authority;
    4. facilitate and report on the solution, and any related energy management services I agree to.
  3. Anything outside my pre‑approval limits needs my approval first, by email or in writing.
  4. This authority does not allow the VEN managers to enter into, change or end my electricity retail contract with NBE or any other retailer.
  5. I can change my pre‑approval limits or withdraw this authority at any time by emailing contact@sakha.energy. Withdrawal does not undo trades already accepted within my limits.
  6. I agree to my details, NMIs and energy and trade data being shared between the VEN managers, NBE and Enosi as needed to provide these services.

5. Signature

Signed by(your name)
Date

Your authority is emailed to Sakha Energy and a signed PDF copy is emailed to you. The website keeps no copy. See the privacy note.

VEN Management is a service of Sakha Energy, delivered as a service provider to QuantumNRG. It is not a product of Next Business Energy, Energy Locals or Enosi. Next Share Direct and Powertracer belong to their respective owners.