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Success Story: Wastewater Treatment Plant

Utility Management Services, Inc. Finds Significant Savings for

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority

Over $407,000 in Total Annual Savings
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA)         Interval data was not available for many
oversees all water and wastewater services         accounts. Despite the lack of information,  Top photo: Michael Richardson, CFPUA Water Resources
for citizens of New Hanover County, NC.            the seasoned analysts were able to make     Manager.
CFPUA serves 60,000+ customers whose               on/off peak usage projections based on      Bottom photo: Ken Vogt, Wastewater Treatment
user fees are its sole funding.                    the functionality of peoples' everyday      Superintendent.
Although CFPUA's leadership team uses              habits and water use. Computer simulation
practices to reduce their environmental            models were also used to project total      CFPUA is expected to surpass their initial
footprint and overall energy consumption,          monthly and annual billing for CFPUA        projected annual savings of $407,102 by the
their electricity costs were still a large line    under each tariff offered by Duke Energy    end of the year.
item for the organization.                         Progress.
Knowing the complexity of the rates                The audit revealed that CFPUA’s
and riders established by their power              unique operating characteristics made
provider, CFPUA decided it would be                them eligible for certain cost-savings
                                                   opportunities that promised significant
    most advantageous to partner with              financial returns with no capital
           Utility Management Services,            investment.
            Inc. (UMS), a local distinguished      The smaller opportunities required
           utility bill auditing firm, to further  no operational changes. Whereas, the
                                                   larger, more lucrative opportunities
       investigate alternative cost-savings        were advanced; requiring CFPUA to alter
       opportunities.                              procedures and train staff accordingly.
                                                   Already having generators in place, UMS
                UMS performed a thorough           advised CFPUA to upgrade their air quality
                12-month historical                permits. This improvement allowed
                 billing audit for 192             CFPUA to enroll in a program that rewards
                                                   them for running their generators briefly
                   electric accounts using         each year when Duke Energy Progress'
                    proprietary analytical 	       system peaks, in exchange for even
                    tools.                         greater savings.

                                                   Since the implementation of these           The most lucrative savings opportunity
                                                   programs in mid-2015, CFPUA has saved       identified by UMS for two of CFPUA's
                                                   $194,800 with no negative impact to its     accounts has already saved them $119,286
                                                   bottom line.                                in a six-month period.

$160 Million In Savings For Our Customers

                                                   Utility Management Services, Inc.
                                                   Tel: 888.867.3230 | Fax: 910.793.2946
                                                   Email: Info@UtilManagement.com
                                                   www.UtilManagement.com
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