Certified Energy Procurement Professional® exam — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Energy Procurement Professional® exam
- Provider
- Association of Energy Engineers; ProctorU provides remote proctoring after AEE application processing.
- Format
- Multiple-choice, open-book knowledge examination; in-person or approved remote appointment.
- Time limit
- Four hours
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
- Legislation, Regulation and Energy Outlook for Energy Procurement — Official range: 7–9% (Practice allocation: 8.42%)
- The Structure of the Electric Industry — Official range: 13–15% (Practice allocation: 14.74%)
- Purchasing Electricity in the Restructured Industry — Official range: 10–12% (Practice allocation: 11.58%)
- The Structure of the Natural Gas Industry — Official range: 12–14% (Practice allocation: 13.68%)
- Purchasing Natural Gas in a Restructured Industry — Official range: 10–12% (Practice allocation: 11.58%)
- Metering, Load Profiles & Real Time Pricing — Official range: 7–9% (Practice allocation: 8.42%)
- Energy Trading and Risk Management — Official range: 14–16% (Practice allocation: 15.79%)
- Fundamentals of Gas and Electric Marketing — Official range: 7–9% (Practice allocation: 8.42%)
- Energy Cost Avoidance Strategies — Official range: 6–8% (Practice allocation: 7.37%)
Examination sources
- AEE CEP Body of Knowledge
PDF page 1, introductory paragraph and mandatory-subjects declaration
- AEE CEP Body of Knowledge
PDF page 1, complete Body of Knowledge column, nine table rows
- AEE CEP Body of Knowledge
PDF page 1, Percent of Exam column, nine rows read with the full page image
- AEE CEP November 2026 Training Program
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