Energy advisory for sports and entertainment venues

5 advises sports and entertainment venues on energy procurement, demand charges, and resiliency in deregulated electricity and gas markets. 

Demand charges on those days can exceed the cost of the energy itself, and a flat rate that ignores the schedule costs more than it should.

5 prices your supply contract around event-driven load, works on peak-day demand charges, and plans backup power.

How we help

• Build a supply contract around your event schedule, not a flat average

• Manage peak-day demand charges

• Cut demand-side costs through peak load management and demand response

• Plan backup power so an outage doesn't stop an event

• Support sustainability goals with RECs, carbon offsets, and renewable transactions

Frequently asked questions

Why are energy costs high for stadiums and arenas? Usage concentrates into event days, when lighting, HVAC, concessions, and broadcast run at once. That produces large demand charges, based on peak usage, that can exceed the energy cost itself. A rate priced on average usage misses this.

What are demand charges for an event venue? Demand charges are based on your highest interval of power use in a billing period. A single sold-out event can set the charge for the month. 5 manages these down where possible and structures the rate around the peaks.

How does resiliency planning apply to live events? It provides backup power and load strategy so an outage doesn't interrupt an event with thousands of people present. 5 builds this in for venues where a mid-event failure isn't acceptable, using backup generation and battery storage.

Can 5 handle both electricity and natural gas for a venue? Yes. 5 runs competitive procurement for both and builds a combined strategy where a venue carries meaningful load in each.