Utility bill audits for agribusiness
Elevators, mills and crush plants sit in rural utility and cooperative territories with their own tariffs, optional riders and seasonal loads. Rate classes set years ago rarely fit today's operations.
What an audit found after an acquisition
- Two sites on outdated rate classes, now 38% and 31% cheaper on average.
- An optional Duke Energy rider the site could leave, worth about $120,000 a year.
- A demand meter stuck for months, refunded $97,843.45.
- A rate-schedule correction refunded $19,568.69.
Why agribusiness accounts drift
Seasonal harvest loads, new dryers and conveyors, and frequent ownership changes all move an account's usage profile away from the class it was assigned. Riders added for one operating pattern stay on after it changes.
Find out what your bills should have cost.
Send one recent bill per site, or a list of accounts. We tell you where we expect findings before you sign anything. No upfront audit fee.