Author: Tara Lockhart

United States Postal Service $3.7 Million In Refunds & Billing Reductions American audited 256 post office locations in New York City and New Jersey and obtained $3.7M in refunds and billing reductions.  The savings resulted from the correction of improperly estimated, broken meters, misread meters, including bills issued to a meter which had been removed…

GSA and VA Medical Centers $2 Million In Refunds and Savings American audited faculties in nine states, including California, Hawaii, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware.  American obtained refunds of numerous past billing errors as well as future billing reductions by switching to more favorable rates.

Beth Israel Medical Center $7 Million In Water, Gas & Electric Bills American Utility Consultants audited Beth Israel Medical Center’s utility bills shortly after a competitor had obtained only $30K in refunds.  American discovered a total of $7 million in overcharges and billing reduction opportunities that the prior utility bill auditing firm had overlooked, including…

Weill Cornell Medical College $2.3 Million In Refunds & Savings American Utility Consultants identified two properties that qualified for a special discount on their utility bills as a result of recent facility upgrades.  However, the utility company refused to provide the discount because it argued that the qualifying work was performed prior to the start…

NYC Housing Authority $18M In Refunds & $4.5M in Annual Billing Reductions American obtained $18 million in refunds and $4.5 million in on-going annual savings associated with the correction of service classification codes throughout NYCHA’s 2,700 buildings. The $18M refund is the largest amount ever issued by the utility company.