Can you see how this would be an alluring notion for a big company that spends tens of million of dollars each year to light, heat, and cool its offices? Just as consultants had cropped up to handle the complicated computer needs of large corporations, saving them money in the process, Enron was promising to do the same with energy. Its ability to lock in prices on the trading floor would eliminate the worry that volatile energy costs would blow a hole in a company’s budget.
