Commercial Analysis

Electricity Bill Analysis for Businesses

Businesses with multiple locations, high consumption volumes, or complex operational patterns face additional challenges in verifying billing accuracy and optimizing electricity costs. The analysis examines accounts systematically to identify errors and optimization opportunities across your operations.

Business Applications

Why Businesses Use This Service

Commercial and industrial consumers face specific challenges that make independent bill analysis particularly relevant.

Multiple Locations

Organizations with multiple facilities may have different tariff structures and contracted parameters at each location. Analyzing all accounts together identifies inconsistencies and optimization possibilities across the portfolio.

High Consumption

Industrial operations with significant electricity consumption see proportionally larger impacts from billing errors or suboptimal tariff structures. Small percentage improvements translate to substantial cost reductions at scale.

Variable Operations

Businesses with seasonal operations, shift work, or changing production schedules may find their contracted power and tariff structures no longer match operational reality. Regular analysis identifies when adjustments are warranted.

Cost Control

Financial management requires accurate understanding of electricity costs. Billing errors and suboptimal parameters create budget variances and distort cost allocation across departments or products.

Contract Verification

When negotiating supply contracts or changing suppliers, verification that current billing is accurate establishes the baseline for evaluating alternative offers. Errors in current billing distort cost comparisons.

Regulatory Compliance

Some industries require documentation of energy costs for regulatory purposes or cost-plus pricing structures. Accurate billing verification provides the documentation needed for these requirements.

Analysis Scope

What We Examine for Business Accounts

Business electricity bill analysis follows the same four-area methodology as residential analysis but addresses additional complexities common in commercial and industrial accounts:

Multi-period tariff structures with different rates for peak, shoulder, and off-peak periods that may not align with actual operational schedules
Demand charges based on peak power consumption that can be reduced through operational adjustments or equipment modifications
Reactive power penalties that are particularly common in industrial facilities with motor-heavy equipment or older electrical systems
Complex billing structures involving multiple rate schedules, seasonal adjustments, and regulatory charges that vary by consumption level
Power factor correction opportunities where installing capacitor banks could eliminate reactive power charges
Load profile analysis to identify whether time-of-use shifting could reduce costs under current tariff structures

The analysis examines 12 months of billing data for each account to capture seasonal variations and identify patterns that may not be apparent in individual bills.

Industrial facility interior showing electrical equipment, control panels, and machinery with overhead lighting in large production space

Stack of commercial electricity bills and invoices organized on desk with calculator and spreadsheet showing cost analysis

Report Deliverables

Business Analysis Report Contents

Reports for business accounts include additional detail and recommendations specific to commercial operations.

Account Summary

Overview of all accounts analyzed, total consumption, contracted parameters, and current cost structure. Provides baseline understanding of your electricity portfolio.

Error Documentation

Detailed documentation of any billing errors identified, including affected line items, calculation methodology that produced the error, and quantified financial impact.

Optimization Recommendations

Specific recommendations for contracted power adjustments, tariff changes, or operational modifications that would reduce costs, with quantified savings estimates for each recommendation.

Implementation Guidance

Practical guidance on implementing recommendations, including which changes require supplier contact, which involve operational adjustments, and expected timeline for each.