For a large multi-site energy user, utility spend is one of the largest operating costs that no one audits. Accounts payable confirms the invoice arrived; plant staff confirm the lights are on. No one verifies that the utility applied the tariff correctly, that the account is on the optimal rate schedule, or that the supplier honored its contract. Across a portfolio of dozens or hundreds of accounts, the errors are not hypothetical — they are routine, recurring, and recoverable.
Utility billing audits are performed on a contingency basis: our fee is a share of documented recoveries and savings. The engagement carries no cost and no risk to your organization.
Semiconductor sector manufacturer
Accumulated demand overcharges on a single electric account were identified as miscalculated and erroneous — falsely inflating capacity demand charges for the year. Total savings and refund from this single finding exceeded $570,000.
Nothing up front. RMEM billing audits are contingency-based — our fee is a share of documented recoveries and savings. No findings, no fee.
It varies by utility, tariff, and state — recovery windows of one to several years are common, and we pursue the maximum the rules allow.
No. The audit requires only invoice copies and a letter of authorization; plant operations are never involved unless a finding requires it.