Frequently Asked Questions - General FAQs
We analyze the following utility costs: electricity, natural gas, water, sewage, garbage, and direct assessments. (Direct assessments are line items, like a storm drain charge, that appear on property tax bills in California.)
Only businesses.
All work is contingency based, and we’re compensated as a percentage of savings.
The simple answer is yes, you probably are. We find that at least 70% of businesses are.
It usually takes about 3-4 months to complete a utility audit. Utility companies move quite slowly. All we need are copies of your bills for one month.
Good question, and basically it comes down to this. The engineering staff of any company has enough to deal with each day maintaining operational efficiency. Equipment breaks down, weather problems create emergencies that have to be immediately fixed, and each day it’s always something different. For accounting departments there are endless reports and then state audits. Who has time to spend hours on the phone with the utility companies and research obscure Public Utility Commission rulings?
We do this each and every day, and we have the experience of working on literally thousands of businesses and various governmental agencies. We know how the utility companies work, and how to deal with their bureaucracies.
None. We either find money or we don’t. It’s that simple.
Everywhere in the US. Some states work better for this than others and we can tell you if you contact us.
We will tell you from the beginning if there is a potential for savings or not. We’d rather turn away business than waste your time and ours. Please contact us and we can determine within 10-15 minutes if it makes sense to go further.
