We develop and implement resilient power strategies for industrial clients and investors, focused on Western Canada. Power is typically a top-three OpEx item and crucial for operations. Our specialized expertise and deal-delivery capacity allow clients to focus on core business while we act as owner’s representatives. And for investors we provide frontline experience and high-value advice that goes “beyond the spreadsheets.

For most industrial operators in Western Canada, electricity is a top-three Opex item, meaning even marginal improvements have a massive impact.

If you have not actively optimized your supply strategy recently, there is a high probability of capturing 5–15% in savings or value enhancements. We quantify this opportunity quickly during our initial screening so you can make an informed decision on how to proceed.

Our biggest differentiator is our broad understanding of the Western Canadian energy landscape—covering interconnected power, gas, and LNG markets—alongside decades of deal-delivery experience in complex projects. This allows us to screen the full spectrum of energy options from the top down, identifying the most resilient and cost-effective opportunities amid rapidly evolving market conditions. Once the best paths are identified and approved, we seamlessly transition into execution mode as owner’s representatives, enabling industrial clients to focus on their core business without worrying about power-side exposure. This frontline experience also enables us to advise investors on the real-world opportunities and risks within these markets, providing insights that go far beyond numbers in a spreadsheet.

As much or as little as you prefer. We are designed to reduce your workload, not add to it. We can operate as a background advisor to support your existing team, or provide turnkey execution where we handle the heavy lifting based on your pre-approved mandate. You set the strategy; we handle the complexity.

At Arder, our success is directly tied to yours. We prefer a compensation structure based on performance and results. By aligning our incentives with your bottom line, we ensure our commercial focus remains on delivering tangible value. Simply put: if we don’t deliver a deal that meets your mandate and improves your position, we don’t get paid. This keeps us disciplined, selective, and fully committed to your success.

Our pricing is built on mutual success. We prefer a performance-based fee structure because it ensures our interests are perfectly aligned with yours. By tying our compensation to the results we deliver, we remain focused on high-value outcomes rather than billable hours. This model reflects our confidence in our top-down screening process and our commitment to improving your bottom line.

Our process begins with a status-quo assessment, followed by a top-down screen of all commercial, operational, and investment levers. We evaluate every option against your objectives for feasibility and profitability.

For implementation, we align our compensation with tangible upside, ensuring we prioritize the highest-value opportunities. We provide a transparent breakdown of quantitative and qualitative findings, giving you the data needed to confidently greenlight the most impactful deals.

Yes—in Western Canada, power market dynamics are closely linked to gas markets, with gas demand growth increasingly driven by LNG exports, making these power, gas, and LNG markets interconnected. Our deep roots in the Canadian LNG value chain provide us with a thorough understanding of these dynamics, which we leverage to benefit our clients.