Working on a large hospital system audit and I'm drowning in meter data. They have 12 different meters across the main hospital, medical office building, parking garage, and central plant. Half are on Schedule HS-2 for hospitals, but three are still on general service rates. Anyone dealt with this kind of complexity before?
St. Joseph's Hospital campus - multiple meter confusion
Hospital campuses are the worst for this. You need to map out which meters serve what functions first. The parking garage and office building might not qualify for hospital rates depending on your utility. What utility are you dealing with?
It's Duke Energy in North Carolina. The billing is a mess - some meters are bundled, others separate. The central plant meter is huge (2MW demand) but I can't tell if it's being allocated properly to the other buildings.
Duke's hospital rate structure changed in 2017. Make sure you're checking if they qualified for the lower demand charges on the clinical areas. Also watch for any exempt status on emergency generator testing - hospitals get special treatment there.
Great advice from Lloyd. Hospital audits require patience - don't rush the meter mapping phase. I've seen $200K+ recoveries just from getting the right rate schedules applied. Document everything and consider bringing in their facilities manager early in the process.