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Renewal window checker
Enter your contract expiry date. We show the decision window, the cadence we would work to, and what typically happens if the date passes unmanaged.
A commercial electricity contract decision window usually opens well before the expiry date, and letting it pass commonly drops the account onto a holdover or month-to-month rate set by the contract rather than by negotiation. The date to act on is the window opening, not the expiry.
The cadence we work to
| Days before expiry | What happens |
|---|---|
| 365 | Contract and meter data confirmed. Market context reviewed. No action required yet. |
| 270 | Decision window assessment. Whether an early look is worthwhile for this account. |
| 180 | Window generally opens. Packet prepared if a competitive process is appropriate. |
| 120 | Supplier invitations released where the market and account support competition. |
| 90 | Comparison delivered. Decision, including an explicit option to stay put. |
| 60 | Contract execution and enrollment, if a change was chosen. |
| 30 | Enrollment confirmation and service start verification. |
| 14 | Final check against holdover exposure. |
What happens if the window passes
This varies by contract and is worth reading in your own. Common outcomes include rolling to a month-to-month or holdover rate set by the contract terms, automatic renewal at a rate you did not negotiate, or reversion to the utility default service. None of these is inherently the worst option — default service is sometimes the better position — but all of them are decisions made by inaction rather than by choice.
We will not forecast your renewal price. Market pricing moves, and a number quoted today for a contract starting months from now is a guess dressed up as analysis. We give you the date, the cadence and the process. The price comes from conforming supplier offers when the window is actually open.
What happens if the date passes: holdover and month-to-month rates. Contract structures: fixed vs index.
Where to find your expiry date
It is on the contract, not the bill. Most commercial bills do not print the contract end date at all, which is a large part of why these dates get lost. If the contract is not to hand, the supplier will provide it on request, and so will the utility for the account's current supply arrangement.
While you are looking, read three other things in the same document. The renewal clause, which states what happens automatically if nobody acts. The notice period, which is the deadline for telling the supplier you are leaving and is frequently earlier than people assume. And the early termination terms, which determine whether acting before expiry is even worth considering.
Why the date matters more than the rate
A commercial account that manages its renewal window has options: it can run a competition, it can take a position early if the market suits, or it can decide the current arrangement is already the right one. An account that misses the window has one outcome, chosen by the contract. The difference between those two situations is a date in a calendar, which costs nothing to record and is among the lowest-effort improvements available to most portfolios.
Get your renewal calendar built
Send what you have. A partial list of dates is a normal starting point, and not knowing the date is the most common answer we get.