The one decision you will regret not making as an executive in 2020 Nikolaj Martyniuk Follow Mar 23 · 3 min read

Dear Fellow Entrepreneurs and Executives,

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed our attitudes and behaviour towards each other as well as the environment. The economy is struggling and countries are working day and night to keep their people safe. While we all try and adjust to the new reality of remote working, instability, and budget cuts, it is vital to stay focused and cost-efficient.

It is more important than ever to move towards a healthier future as the risks of not doing so could be catastrophic, even if the symptoms haven’t had a huge impact on our lives so far. While it is possible, and it really should be, skip all physical business meetings and conferences, but remember, everyone still needs electricity!

Hence, I urge all business leaders around the world to use this time (while most of us are at home working) to take the leap towards reducing your company’s carbon footprint and by securing a smaller energy bill. It will not only be good for the planet as a whole, but will also help you combat the oncoming recession.

Four to five years from now, you will look back and acknowledge in confidence that during those chaotic times you made an important decision that later benefitted the company and environment around us.

My team at WePower has spent years building a secure and intuitive online platform for purchasing green energy directly from the producers at favorable rates and with full transparency. I warmly invite you to take a look at https://wepower.network/

Renewable energy is a highly competitive energy source when you take into account the economics as well as the impact. Usually, renewable energy is bought using a Power Purchase Agreement or PPA that provides buyers with direct access to energy producers. The typical PPAs however, have several drawbacks including being restricted to large volume purchases, inflexibility within the scope of the agreement, and incurring hefty financial and legal costs due to the length of time it takes to negotiate a purpose. This doesn’t help businesses reduce time and costs and contribute positively to the environment. They restrict the majority of businesses, the corporate energy buyers that consume two-thirds of the energy consumption in the world, from buying green energy directly.

The WePower platform addresses many of the weaknesses of traditional PPAs, and offers companies large or small the opportunity to purchase their energy supplies in varying amounts directly with green producers. Standardised contracts that allow for further amendments and selling on of the already purchased energy are part of WePower’s transparent approach to opening up the market access to green energy suppliers and without endless legal fees.

Being green is more than just carbon offsetting.

For sure, it is the first step and it can even ease the conscience, but what’s stopping you from taking that second, more meaningful step, and buying your energy directly from the producers? Direct purchases enable new green energy projects to be developed and come to life, and I believe that WePower helps companies do just that. Give it a try — you have nothing to lose.

Earlier schemes including those sponsored by governments were a step in the right direction but they could be quite complicated in their execution. The WePower platform erases those complications making the purchase of green energy a lot more straightforward. And what’s more, you can buy your energy from companies located near to where your customers are, thus making a valuable contribution to the local community and of course the environment.

So as the global economy lurches towards recession, be positive, both for your company and society — go green and mean it. Go to https://platform.wepower.network/ to consider your options.

Stay safe!

Kind regards,

Nick