Fixed-Price Energy Contracts Can Help Colleges Avoid Market Swings

Can a college consistently outsmart the markets and lock in low-cost energy supplies? Probably not, experts say. But it can use fixed-price contracts to try to protect itself from the volatility of energy prices. The difficulty, says a professor who follows the energy markets, is that “even the people who claim to have expertise don’t have much expertise.” Read Scott Carlson’s full report.