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Welcome & Introductions
Introduce yourself to the AAUBA community and meet fellow certified utility bill auditors.
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Getting Your First Client
Strategies, scripts, and stories about landing your first paying client as a utility bill auditor.
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Rate Classification Errors
Identifying and correcting accounts placed on the wrong utility rate schedule.
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Demand Charges & Ratchet Clauses
Understanding, auditing, and disputing demand charges and ratchet provisions.
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Meter Multiplier Errors
CT ratio mistakes, multiplier errors, and meter configuration billing discrepancies.
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Reading Tariffs & Rate Schedules
How to locate, read, and apply utility tariff documents and rate schedules.
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LOA & Data Collection Tips
Best practices for Letters of Authorization and gathering billing records from utilities.
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Contingency Fee Structures
Setting your fee, structuring agreements, and managing contingency-based engagements.
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Tax Exemptions & Sales Tax Errors
Sales tax exemptions for nonprofits, manufacturers, and agricultural accounts.
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Estimated Bills & Meter Reading Errors
Billing based on estimates, missed reads, and correcting erroneous meter data.
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Time-of-Use Rate Errors
TOU schedule misapplication, window errors, and interval data analysis.
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Billing Period & Proration Errors
Short or long billing periods, proration mistakes, and period overlap charges.
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Power Factor Penalties
Power factor measurement errors, correction equipment, and penalty disputes.
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Riders, Surcharges & Adjustment Clauses
Fuel adjustment clauses, infrastructure riders, and unauthorized surcharges.
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Deregulated Market Auditing
Auditing supply and delivery charges in deregulated electricity markets.
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Audit Methodology & Workflow
Structured approaches to conducting thorough and efficient utility bill audits.
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Client Presentations & Reports
How to present findings professionally and communicate value to clients.
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Filing Claims & Disputing with Utilities
The dispute process from first contact through PUC complaint and resolution.
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Small Commercial Accounts
Strategies and findings for smaller commercial clients with modest utility spend.
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Industrial & Manufacturing Accounts
High-value auditing for industrial facilities with complex load profiles.
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Multi-Site & Portfolio Audits
Managing engagements across multiple locations and utility territories.
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Healthcare & Institutional Accounts
Hospitals, schools, government buildings, and other institutional clients.
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Interval Data & Load Profile Analysis
Working with 15-minute interval data to identify demand and TOU errors.
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Benchmarking & Usage Analysis
Comparing client usage against industry benchmarks to identify anomalies.
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Ethics & Professional Conduct
Professional standards, conflict of interest, and CUBA certification obligations.
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Working with Energy Brokers
Navigating relationships with brokers, consultants, and energy advisors.
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Marketing Your Practice
Building your brand, generating leads, and growing your auditing practice.
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Building & Scaling Your Business
Hiring, systems, processes, and strategies for growing beyond solo practice.
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Software, Tools & Technology
Tools, spreadsheets, and software that help auditors work more efficiently.
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Natural Gas & Water Bill Auditing
Auditing natural gas and water utility bills beyond electric accounts.
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Utility Company Relationships
Building productive relationships with utility billing and regulatory staff.
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War Stories & Big Wins
Share your largest recoveries, most complex disputes, and memorable cases.
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Common Mistakes & Lessons Learned
Errors auditors make and the lessons that came from them.
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Continuing Education & Industry News
Regulatory changes, rate case filings, and industry developments.
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Off-Topic & General Discussion
Anything not covered elsewhere — business, life, and community.
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Old Mechanical Meters vs AMI / Smart Meters
How smart meter technology affects billing accuracy and audit methodology.
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HVAC Systems & Demand Spikes
How HVAC startup and operation creates demand charge exposure.
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Commercial Lease Pass-Through Audits
Auditing utility cost pass-throughs in commercial lease agreements.
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Errors & Omissions Insurance
E&O coverage for utility auditors — what you need and where to get it.
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Backbilling Limits by State
State-by-state rules on how far back utilities can recover underbillings.
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Apartments & Master Metering
Master-metered residential and commercial apartment utility billing.
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Client Engagement Agreements
Drafting, negotiating, and enforcing your engagement agreement and LOA.
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Solar, Net Metering & Distributed Generation
Billing accuracy for clients with solar, battery storage, and on-site generation.
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Primary vs Secondary Voltage Discounts
Service voltage classification and the rate impact of customer-owned transformers.
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Franchise Fees & Unauthorized Charges
Identifying and recovering franchise fees and other unauthorized billing items.
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Statute of Limitations & Old Cases
How far back can you recover? Statutes of limitations by utility and state.
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Training & Mentoring Junior Auditors
Building the next generation of CUBA-certified auditors.
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Telecom & Broadband Bill Auditing
Expanding your practice into telecom and broadband billing errors.
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2025-2026 Rate Increases & What They Mean
How recent rate filings and increases create new audit opportunities.
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