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Supplier Guide

This guide is for energy producers and wholesalers who want to monetize inventory on the Energy Substantiation platform.

What Are You Selling?

You're selling a receipt that gives investors a claim to your commodity. You keep the physical commodity—it stays right where it is.

Here's how it works:

  • You have commodity in storage (oil, gas, etc.)
  • You create an offer to sell receipts representing that commodity
  • When your offer matches, receipts are deposited with an independent custodian
  • You keep the physical commodity, but you'll be audited regularly to make sure it's still there
  • You get cash upfront; investors get tokens backed by your receipt

When you buy back, you're buying back that receipt and retiring your obligation.

Why Supply to Energy Substantiation?

Benefit Description
Monetize inventory Convert physical holdings to cash
Known cost of capital The discount you accept is your cost
Flexible financing Choose 12 or 36 month terms
Preserve existing arrangements Does not disturb existing financings or fractional interests

Supplier Workflow

Onboarding → Create Offers → Auction Matches → Settlement
  1. Onboarding - Complete paperwork with Mobius, pass custodian audit
  2. Create offers - Specify quantity, discount, and financing period
  3. Auction matches - Your offer matches investor orders
  4. Settlement - Receive payment

Topics

Topic Description
Onboarding Getting started as a supplier
Offer Orders How to create and price offers
The Auction How matching and allocation work
Settlement Offer and receipt settlement
Financing How spread revenue accrues
Buy-Backs Retiring obligations early

Key Concepts

Reserve Balance

Your reserve balance tracks outstanding receipt obligations. The units vary depending on the commodity type. See the token documentation for details on the units for each commodity.

  • Negative = You have outstanding obligations (normal after offering)
  • Zero = No obligations
  • As receipts are redeemed, your reserve balance moves toward zero

Capacity

You have a maximum token limit assigned during onboarding:

Available Capacity = Max Token Limit - |Reserve Balance|

New offers are limited to your available capacity.

Financing (Spread)

The discount you accept becomes the cost of financing your offer:

  • Held in a financing account initially
  • Accrues to platform fees over the financing period
  • Refunded proportionally if tokens redeemed early
  • Forfeited if you buy back your receipts early

Next Steps