17 Ways
Utility bill audit · Nationwide

Get back what you've already overpaid.

We review your utility bills, find the overcharges and get your money back. You pay nothing unless we recover money.

Start with one month of billsFree assessment. Answer in 48 hours.
~$280K

refunded to one Kentucky aggregates producer, on bills they had already paid.

Most businesses are overpaying. Almost nobody checks.

A large utility bill runs to pages of rates, riders, taxes and adjustments. Mistakes are common, and once a bill is paid, the overcharge usually stays paid. We go back and find it.

What we look for

Charges that shouldn't be there.

  • Wrong rates or rate classes for how you actually use power
  • Taxes and fees charged that don't apply to your operation
  • Billing and calculation errors
  • Charges carried over from old equipment or old accounts
  • Credits and refunds you were owed but never received
  • Patterns that point to a bigger problem, like power factor penalties
How it works

Four steps. Nothing to pay up front.

  1. Send your bills.

    Start with one recent month. If we see potential, we'll ask for a short authorization so we can request your billing history.

  2. We review everything.

    Our team goes through your bills line by line and flags what you've been overcharged.

  3. We pursue the refund.

    We handle the paperwork and the follow-up with the utility and any other parties involved.

  4. You get your money back.

    Refunds come to you as credits or checks. Fixes to your account keep the overcharges from coming back.

Contingency onlyYou pay nothing unless we recover money.
A share of what we findOur fee comes from the refund, never from your budget.
No disruptionIt's all paperwork. Nothing changes at your plant.
Questions
What do you need from us to start?

One recent month of utility bills. If it looks promising, we'll ask you to sign a short authorization so we can request your billing records.

What if you don't find anything?

Then you owe nothing. The audit is contingency only.

Do we have to switch utilities or change anything at the plant?

No. An audit is a review of your bills and accounts. Your power, your utility and your operations stay exactly as they are.

Can the audit lead to lower bills going forward?

Often, yes. Fixing a wrong rate or charge stops the overcharge from recurring. Bills also show us whether power factor correction or demand response could save or earn you more.

Start

It starts with one month of bills.

Send one month to bills@17ways.co or call (513) 328-6775. The assessment is free.

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