Guy owns 6 pizza franchise locations across northern Illinois, all on ComEd. Problem is they're all on different rate schedules - two on residential (somehow), three on small commercial, one on large commercial. Bills range from $1,800 to $4,200 per month depending on location. This feels like a mess waiting to be untangled. Where do I even start with something like this?
Franchise owner with 6 pizza shops - rate class nightmare
Gil, start with the two on residential rates - those are probably your biggest wins. Pizza shops should never be on residential unless they're in someone's garage. Get load profiles on all six locations and figure out what rates they should actually be on. My guess is you'll find significant savings on at least 4 of the 6 locations.
Randy's right about the residential rates being low-hanging fruit. I had a similar situation with sandwich shops - owner didn't realize that commercial kitchens automatically disqualify you from residential rates regardless of usage. The demand from ovens and equipment alone should put them on commercial schedules. Easy wins there.
Thanks both. I'll start with those residential accounts first - seems like the obvious place to focus. Owner mentioned he opened the stores at different times over 5 years, which probably explains the rate schedule chaos. This should be a good case study when it's all done.