The Impact of Winter Storm Uri on the Texas Power Market webinar recording is now available.

5's Lead Energy Analyst, Eric Bratcher, and VP of Energy Evangelization, Steve Kass discuss buying strategies your business can use as energy prices increase.

Steve Kass and Eric Bratcher discuss the outcome of the recent PJM capacity auction and what it means for electricity customers in PJM. The results of this past auction, and those coming up in the next two years, will provide clarity into future capacity prices that have been lacking for the last three years.

The Irving Convention Center represents the future of meetings and events space complete with unique architecture, vertical design and interior finishes that create a new niche in the marketplace. By partnering with the team at 5, the client drastically reduced energy costs on their supply agreement, securing 50% of the load through a renewable energy purchase, while also uncovering new funding sources for an energy efficiency project and cutting additional demand side costs.

Each year the entire 5 team gathers together for our annual All Hands event. In 2019, we held the first ever 5 Talent Show featuring 16 different acts. The show was opened and closed by the company's very own boy band, N-CINCO. Here they perform their tribute song to our head of Finance, Shashi Thoutireddy, with the instant classing "I'm Too Shashi."

The City of Mansfield entered a new era of energy management and cost control by engaging the team at 5 and exiting a large aggregation approach. They were hesitant at first to go out on their own but quickly found that they were joined by a robust team of engineers, analysts and client service reps through their new relationship with 5. The results also speak for themselves, over $9M in cost reductions through procurement and over $100k in savings each year through operational changes and tweaks throughout their water treatment facilities.

Houghton College had a number of exciting developments on their hands prior to engaging the team at 5 including a lighting retrofit project and a 2.6 MW solar array. 5 was able to join the Houghton College sustainability and finance teams to put all of the pieces together into a comprehensive strategy for energy procurement and demand-side management.

Shashi Thoutireddy, VP of Finance, talks about his pathway to 5 and the fulfillment he receives by working with a dynamic and passionate team across a wide variety of important business needs.

San Angelo ISD selected 5 to serve as their energy advisor in 2016. By working together, the school district and 5 uncovered numerous ways to reduce and control energy costs, leading to an estimated $4.7M in cost reductions in the years ahead. Senior Energy Advisor, Chris Watson, and San Angelo ISD CFO, Dr. Jeff Bright, share the story of this powerful relationship.

Jerry Stewart, Senior Energy Advisor, shares his experience as a business development professional at 5, specifically highlighting the team-based approach we take to serving clients and each other.

Taylor Duncan, Northeast Business Leader, shares her experience as a business leader and a mother and how 5 provides her with the room to excel in both areas simultaneously.

At 5, we help our clients to make smarter energy decisions. But who is 5 and what is our ultimate vision?

In the course of changing our industry and raising the bar for all energy consulting, we are also changing the way business is done. We attract the best and the brightest and the result is a better experience for all stakeholders including clients, employees, vendors, suppliers and the industry in general. 

5 has received numerous accolades as a best place to work including awards from Inc Magazine, Fortune, Texas Monthly, Entrepreneur and the Dallas Business Journal. Our company was built with an intentional focus on culture and the result is that the best and brightest work at 5, helping our clients and our industry to reach new heights.

This is the untold story of how a company like 5 ever decided to use a confusing URL like www.5-five.com. Thankfully the new URL was selected and launched only 18-months after the company was created. www.energyby5.com