OVERVIEW:
The client, a food production company with 70+ facilities and 1,400 retail locations throughout the United States was experiencing natural gas service interruptions and penalties during extreme cold weather conditions. This impacted production capabilities.

SOLUTION:
Stark’s Intelligence business unit conducted a robust analysis of the client’s natural gas footprint.

RESULTS:
A firm capacity strategy was designed to ensure redundancy of production during pipeline constrained conditions. Implementation resulted in slightly higher overall costs, but significantly reduced interruptions and utility penalties.