Editor’s letter - Energy end-users special report
Editor’s letter - Energy end-users special report
How do large consumers manage their energy risk and is there such a thing as a good strategy when energy prices are as volatile as they have been in recent years? In a special report in this month’s Energy Risk (starting on page 25) we look at the issues and challenges facing energy end-users and at some of the solutions proposed to minimise risk. Planning well ahead seems to be a fundamental requirement as Marks & Spencer’s head of energy management tells us in an interview. As a high profile
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