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Success Story: Municipal Government
Utility Management Services, Inc. Reduces Utility Expenses for
Over $27,000 in Savings Identified
The City of Douglasville is one of the
fastest growing cities in the Metro-
Atlanta area. With a population that has
grown approximately 70% in the last
two decades, the city has engineered
a reinvigoration of its downtown area
including a state-of-the-art conference
center with an attached parking deck
that is free of charge. To accommodate
the ever-growing population, the city is
also in the planning stages of a massive
redevelopment project that will add
a new greenspace, amphitheater, and
mixed-use development to Downtown
Douglasville. Douglasville prides itself
and its city services as creating “Impact Finding a Creative Savings Solution
that Matters.”
As with any other major redevelopment
campaign, finding funding sources is of
the utmost importance.
Planned Redevelopment Project
$160 Million In Savings For Our Customers
Energy Usage for Cities
Cities have dozens of power accounts and, “The City of Douglasville’s
many times, these accounts are with multiple philosophy is to stay at the forefront
power providers. Power providers often take of the best municipal practices. The
a “buyer-beware” stance, which leaves it up city’s partnership with UMS fits into
to the customer to determine the most cost- that philosophy flawlessly and has
effective plan for each account. resulted in savings not only for our
organization but, most importantly,
The rate and rider plans that a power provider for our residents.”
offers are complex and hard to decipher. This - Mayor Rochelle Robinson
makes it a difficult task for any customer to
accurately identify the most advantageous UMS performed a historical audit to
plan for each account’s unique operating identify billing errors and overcharges.
characteristics. UMS also analyzed the usage data for
each account and studied its performance
under alternative rate and rider options
The City of Douglasville spends over $1 available through the provider. This study
million annually on utilities. The city sought revealed over $27,000 in annual savings.
ways to create cost-savings and increase UMS worked directly with the power
funding for the community. providers to implement these changes on
the city’s behalf.
As part of this pursuit, the city’s finance
department spoke with Utility Management
Services, Inc. (UMS) about the firm’s
contingency-based, utility bill audit and
analysis service. UMS’ service requires
no upfront or out-of-pocket fees—nor any
operational changes on the customer’s part—to
create savings.
The city’s finance department conducted due
diligence on UMS’ service and learned that
very little time and involvement would be
needed by the department’s staff.
Utility Management Services, Inc.
Tel: 888.867.3230 | Fax: 910.793.2946
Email: Info@UtilManagement.com
www.UtilManagement.com