Welcome to the AAUBA community forum! I'm Randy, your host and fellow utility bill auditor based here in Memphis. This is the place to introduce yourself, tell us a little about your background, and let us know what brought you to the world of commercial utility bill auditing. Whether you're a 20-year veteran or just passed your CUBA certification last week, we want to hear from you. Don't be shy — everyone here started somewhere, and most of us are happy to share what we've learned along the way. Looking forward to meeting each and every one of you.
Welcome! Introduce yourself to the AAUBA community
Great idea setting this up, Randy. I'm Karen W from Boise, ID. Been doing this about six months now and already found two rate classification errors totaling around $14,000 in refunds. This forum has been a goldmine for learning the ropes. Looking forward to contributing where I can.
Hey everyone. Derek O here, Charlotte, NC. Former Duke Energy employee who saw enough billing mistakes from the inside to know there's a real business here. Glad to be part of this group.
Sarah M checking in from Phoenix, AZ. I found AAUBA through a Google search after stumbling into my first audit almost by accident — a friend asked me to look at his restaurant's electric bill. Turned out he was on the wrong rate schedule. $8,400 refund later, here I am.
Welcome to all the new faces. Angela R from San Antonio, TX. Randy, thanks for building this community. It's hard to find other auditors to talk shop with in most cities.
Marcus T here, Dallas, TX. Former commercial real estate broker who got into auditing through a property management client. The overlap between real estate and utility costs is bigger than most people realize. Happy to be here.
Hi all — Frank E from Albuquerque, NM. I've been lurking for a couple weeks and finally decided to post. Does anyone else here work primarily in the Southwest? The utility landscape out here is pretty different from what I read about in the Eastern states.
Terry M, Knoxville, TN. TVA territory here. Randy and I have actually run into each other at a couple of industry events. Small world in this business.
Good to see this forum growing. Rachel K from Atlanta, GA. Georgia Power territory mostly, but I've done work across the Southeast. The more auditors we have sharing knowledge, the better we all get.
Mike D here, Raleigh, NC. Duke Energy territory on this side too. Derek, we should compare notes sometime — I bet we've run into similar issues with their tariff structure.
Hey folks — Walt D from Pittsburgh, PA. I work mainly with industrial clients in the Pittsburgh area. Duquesne Light and FirstEnergy territory. Glad to have a place to discuss the finer points of demand charge analysis.
Jim W checking in from Scottsdale, AZ. APS and SRP territory out here. The desert utilities have their own quirks — especially around cooling load demand charges in the summer months. Looking forward to learning from all of you.
Hi everyone. Amir C from Houston, TX. CenterPoint Energy territory. I came to auditing from an accounting background and I'm still learning the engineering side. This forum has already helped me understand CT ratios better than any textbook.
Ed C, Nashville, TN. NES territory. Randy, good to see a fellow Tennessean running this. Between TVA and NES there's no shortage of billing complexity around here.
Welcome thread is getting some good traction. Phil G from Richmond, VA. Dominion Energy territory. I specialize in government and institutional accounts — schools, municipal buildings, that sort of thing.
Yuri P here from Chicago, IL. ComEd territory. Chicago has a huge commercial market and I'm finding errors left and right. The hardest part honestly is getting the LOAs signed. Once you're in the door, the savings practically find themselves.
Great community forming here. Tom N from Portland, OR. PGE and Pacific Power territory. I handle a lot of agricultural accounts — irrigation pumping is a whole specialty unto itself out here.
This is exactly what the industry needed. Thanks for putting this together, Randy. I'm sure this forum is going to be a valuable resource for years to come. — Vince S, Hartford, CT. Eversource territory.