Independent research. An uncomfortable finding.
Verdantix surveyed nearly 300 corporate energy leaders in 2026 to understand how enterprises are managing their renewable energy portfolios post-signing. What they found: most aren’t … at least not well.
The tools buyers rely on today were built for procurement, not management. Spreadsheets break down at portfolio scale. Consultants deliver periodic analysis when what’s needed is continuous monitoring. Sustainability platforms treat energy as an afterthought. And dedicated software, where it exists, is often bundled with services that replicate the consultant model.
The result is a widening gap between what your PPAs are doing and what your organization knows about it. And that gap has a dollar figure attached to it.
Key metrics
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$1.1M
Recovered across a 5-PPA portfolio in a single review
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86% → 0%
Accrual error rate eliminated with live telemetry
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60%
Of firms plan to increase PPA software spend in the next 2 years
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What’s inside
- Why the management gap exists
How PPA complexity outpaced the tools buyers use to manage deals post-signing
- Where spreadsheets, consultants, and platforms fail
A frank breakdown of what each approach gets wrong at portfolio scale
- The 5 questions your team should be able to answer
A practical diagnostic for how exposed your organization really is
- What purpose-built software actually delivers
Invoice recovery, real-time telemetry, EAC tracking, and forecasting — in practice
- How GHG Protocol changes raise the stakes
Why hourly matching requirements will expose portfolios that look fine today
- A roadmap to making the switch
From internal mandate to proof of concept — the two phases buyers often conflate
