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Demand Forecasting & Bundling
Estimating future consumption; bundling small sites for scale.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026
Good procurement begins with knowing what you need to buy. Forecasting energy demand - and aggregating it across sites - is the foundation of effective purchasing, negotiation, and risk management.
In this lesson
- 01Why forecasting matters
- 02Building a demand forecast
- 03Accuracy and uncertainty
- 04Aggregation across sites
- 05Demand profiling
- 06Forecasting and flexibility
- 07From forecast to procurement
- 08Sources and further reading