Utility Partners (UPI) is delighted to have earned the satisfaction of every Company it has worked on behalf of since 1994. UPI is an experienced ally that understands energy from acquisition through use and has helped Company's lower their costs in a guaranteed manner.

UPI has developed focused services to assist Customers in a manner guaranteed to not cost anything. These services include:

Understanding your energy consumption patterns - Analyzing end use applications and their impact on the economics of your production. We'll provide; end-use energy review, energy purchasing advice, and energy related technical requirements review. UPI calls than an "Energy Physical" and you may be surprised at what is uncovered and how waste and inefficiency hits your bottom-line.

Providing product, process and services management - Managing complex energy programs so your can receive the benefit without investing your time. Examples include leveraging UPI's ability to understand, qualify and optimize the Utility Conservation Improvement Project review and submittal process for your business's energy projects. You've been paying into Utility CIP funds for years; let UPI help you obtain funds in return We can assist in obtaining competitive fuel hedges for you and superior cash and pricing options through both regulated utilities and unregulated providers. We will identify, maximize and document for your protection in case of audit, bottom-line boosters such as Sales Tax Production Exemptions and Productions Equipment credits.

Improving your bottom line risk-free through Performance Agreements - The main difference between UPI and other "energy experts", is that UPI stands ready to invest in your business. Business Partners have enjoyed lowered energy costs and remained free to invest limited; time talent, and capital into higher return projects within their core business. UPI takes responsibility to save you money from the established benchmark you've historically been purchasing at (Performance Agreements also include an "energy physical" and a time allocation for project / services management each year).

You are able to receive all these services through UPI because of internal competencies developed by working for 18 years in the energy field including experience with the largest two utilities in Minnesota. The bottom-line return that will come from working with UPI results from us using a network or preferred equipment and service providers that assist UPI to be both competitive and at your service. Customer references are available to discuss UPI's track and ability to deliver on promised performance and savings,

UPI consulting and management services are billed only unless included in a performance agreement. The good news for your Company is that UPI will not "cost" a penny since we only bill out of savings UPI identified and obtained for you. And with performance agreements, UPI provides the capital to create the savings and then manages the project to ensure savings.