Westbridge restructures energy supply for 285 delivery points of Nieder-Ramstädter Diakonie

Westbridge Advisory GmbH (Westbridge), one of the leading energy and sustainability consultants for the real estate industry in Europe, has restructured the electricity and gas procurement for a nationwide real estate portfolio for the Nieder-Ramstädter Diakonie (NRD) foundation. As part of an integrated tendering and awarding process, a total of 285 supply points were re-contracted on a long-term basis.

With the new contracts and a procurement strategy developed by Westbridge, NRD is creating the basis for a reliable energy supply and will manage its energy procurement centrally and on a long-term basis in future. The volume of electricity managed will amount to around 3.3 gigawatt hours per year in each of the years 2027 to 2029. In addition, the gas supply with a volume of around 15.7 gigawatt hours was newly awarded for 2029. Fixed price models were agreed for both types of supply, enabling reliable budget planning.

In the electricity sector, Westbridge also integrated certified guarantees of origin into the procurement structure, thereby adding sustainable components to the energy supply.

"By awarding our new electricity and gas contracts, we have taken an important step towards ensuring a stable and predictable energy supply for our properties in the long term. In addition to economic conditions, security of supply and transparency were key factors for us," says Bianca Oberritter, Head of Real Estate Management at the Nieder-Ramstädter Diakonie Foundation.

Westbridge supported the entire process, from the invitation to tender and tender evaluation to the awarding of the contract, and is also responsible for ongoing energy monitoring. On this basis, the NRD will be able to systematically control its consumption in future and identify further efficiency potential.

"Strategically managed energy procurement is a key lever for limiting price risks and guaranteeing security of supply, especially in complex real estate portfolios. The decisive factor here is to dovetail the procurement strategy, market environment and individual requirements of the portfolio in a meaningful way," says Rüdiger Salzmann, Managing Director at Westbridge.