Energy and utility management for automotive

From assembly plants and parts suppliers to dealership groups, automotive companies run energy-intensive operations across many sites. Nectar collects and validates every utility bill, tracks energy per vehicle or part produced, and keeps demand charges, EV charging costs, and customer emissions requests under control.

Robotic welding on an automotive assembly line

Automotive plants combine some of the most energy-intensive processes in manufacturing, such as paint shops, curing ovens, and compressed air, with production schedules that change by model year and shift pattern. Parts suppliers carry the same costs on thinner margins, and increasingly answer emissions data requests from the manufacturers they supply.

Dealership groups face the opposite problem: many smaller sites, each with electric, gas, water, and waste accounts, a growing number of EV chargers, and acquisitions that add accounts faster than anyone can track them. Nectar handles plants and rooftops in one platform.

Challenge

EV chargers add demand charges that nobody budgeted for.

Solution

A fast charger can set a new monthly peak in minutes. Nectar tracks billed demand and on-peak usage for every account, sends demand-charge alerts by email or webhook, and models load shifting and on-site storage against interval data where available.

Challenge

Acquired dealerships bring utility accounts no one has mapped.

Solution

Nectar opens, transfers, and closes utility accounts in your name, matches unknown accounts by meter and service address, and keeps each site's account record current as stores change hands.

Challenge

Manufacturers and customers ask for emissions data on short notice.

Solution

Electricity, gas, and fuel data are collected continuously with an audit trail to each bill, so Scope 1 and 2 data for a customer questionnaire or a carbon accounting platform is ready when the request arrives.

Plants: energy per vehicle or part produced

Custom variables store monthly production for each plant, so energy intensity is reported per vehicle, part, or labor hour rather than per square foot. Process gas and electricity costs are visible by account and line item, and interval data shows when shifts and start-ups set the monthly demand peak.

Every electric and gas account is reviewed against available rate schedules once 12 months of data are in, and supply contracts in deregulated markets are benchmarked and tracked ahead of renewal, with offers sourced through licensed partners.

Cars on a conveyor in an automotive paint shop

Dealership groups: every rooftop in one view

Sites are benchmarked on cost, usage, and energy intensity, so the stores that use the most energy per square foot stand out. Missing and late bills are tracked by site, anomalies are flagged when each bill arrives, and validated bills are paid on time through regulated payment partners or delivered to your accounting system as coded payables.

Waste and recycling accounts are managed alongside utilities, and hauler bills are audited against the hauler contract for extra pickups, contamination fees, and rate increases.

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Why automotive teams choose Nectar

Nectar data completeness dashboard — platform dashboard screenshot

Data

Every bill parsed at the line-item level at 99.2% accuracy, from plant process gas to a single dealership water bill, with each value linked to its source document.

Automation

Bills collected from 7,000+ utilities without anyone logging in to portals, demand spikes and anomalies flagged automatically, and data delivered to your ERP and carbon accounting platform.

Service

Account opening and closing for new and sold sites, human review of flagged bills, and a named customer success manager who coordinates rate changes and procurement partners.

What changes for automotive teams

EV charging costs visible by site

Before Nectar, charger demand showed up as an unexplained jump in the bill. After, demand and on-peak usage are tracked and alerts go out before the next billing period.

→ Demand management

Acquisitions without account chaos

Before Nectar, new stores arrived with a box of bills and unknown account numbers. After, accounts are opened, transferred, or closed in your name and every record stays current.

→ Account open and close

Plants and stores compared fairly

Before Nectar, sites were compared on total spend. After, plants are compared per unit produced and stores per square foot, with weather-normalized trends.

→ Benchmarks

Frequently asked questions

Does Nectar track EV charging costs at dealerships?

Where chargers have their own utility account or meter, their usage, demand, and cost are tracked like any other meter. Where they share a meter with the building, interval data, where available, shows how charging affects the site's peak demand.

Can Nectar manage both plants and dealerships?

Yes. Plants and stores sit in the same platform, with production-based intensity for plants and square-foot benchmarks for stores. Each business unit can be set up as its own company under one organization, with access limited by role and site.

How does Nectar handle dealership acquisitions?

Submit a request at least 20 business days ahead and Nectar opens, transfers, or closes the accounts in your name. Large acquisitions and divestitures are scoped as separate projects so every account is mapped before the first bill arrives.

One platform for every utility decision

Utility bill management, energy cost management and procurement, and sustainability reporting in one system, shared by energy, finance, operations, and sustainability teams.

Nectar utility bill management — utility data management feature

Utility bill management

Every bill for every utility, waste, and telecom account collected, parsed at the line-item level, and tracked against its expected date.

Automated bill collectionData completenessAudit trailAI agent and smart reports
Nectar sustainability reporting and benchmarks — utility data management feature

Sustainability reporting and benchmarks

Audit-ready data for ESG reporting, site benchmarks, ENERGY STAR sync, and exports to carbon accounting platforms.

BenchmarksENERGY STAR Portfolio ManagerESG and carbon integrationsWaste and recycling
Nectar bill audit, bill pay, and ap — utility data management feature

Bill audit, bill pay, and AP

Errors caught before payment, past overcharges recovered, and validated bills paid on time or delivered to your AP system.

Utility bill auditsHistorical bill auditUtility bill paymentsAP and ERP integration
Nectar energy cost management and procurement — utility data management feature

Energy cost management and procurement

Tariff and rate optimization, demand management, and procurement advisory. Customers typically save 3 to 5% of annual utility spend.

Tariff and rate optimizationDemand managementProcurement advisoryBudgeting and forecasts

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Customer Stories
Featured

How Thomas Foods automated more than 90% of its utility data collection

Thomas Foods International uses Nectar to collect and organize utility data across its US facilities, replacing manual bill downloads and spreadsheet entry.

“Using Nectar has significantly streamlined the process of gathering and analyzing our utility data. The platform just works!”
Jonathan R., Sustainability Director at Thomas Foods Int., USA — Nectar customer

Jonathan R.

Sustainability Director, Thomas Foods Int., USA

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Stanwich Energy Boosts Client Value with Nectar's Utility Data Solution

Stanwich Energy announces a new partnership with Nectar to enhance the customer experience through advanced, AI-powered utility data services.

“Partnering with Nectar's AI-driven platform has been groundbreaking, allowing us to tackle changes faster and skip the outdated, painful integration required by other solutions. Having the right information is the first step, and Nectar is exactly what we have been looking for to make that happen.”
Matt Shaw, Managing Director at Stanwich Energy — Nectar customer

Matt Shaw

Managing Director, Stanwich Energy

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Jeremy Pike, Sustainability Leader at Idaho Milk Products — Nectar customer

Jeremy Pike

Sustainability Leader, Idaho Milk Products

“Thanks to Nectar's innovative solution, we can accurately assess our environmental impact, becoming a pioneer in sustainability among our peers.”

John O'Connell, CEO and Founder at Stanwich Energy — Nectar customer

John O'Connell

CEO and Founder, Stanwich Energy

“Nectar enables faster insights, smarter forecasting, and more accurate budget tracking. It also strengthens our ability to deliver on key sustainability goals by providing real-time visibility into usage and emissions.”

Matt Greening, Founder and Director at Nettzero — Nectar customer

Matt Greening

Founder and Director, Nettzero

“Nectar serves as a reliable and cost-effective technology solution to extract, store, and analyse sustainability data leading to enhanced reporting capabilities and streamlined workflows.”

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