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Success Story: Billboard Company
Utility Management Services, Inc. Reduces Utility Expenses for
Over $34,000 in Savings Discovered
Interstate Outdoor is a family- Interstate Outdoor partnered with Utility Although billboards do not use
owned and operated billboard Management Services, Inc. (UMS), a utility a sizeable amount of electricity;
company, with 900 billboard bill auditing firm. the total annual usage for all
facings throughout North Carolina. accounts combined is significant.
Interstate Outdoor is the UMS' certified Business Energy
quintessential small business. It Professional Analysts conducted
prides itself on providing quick and a 12-month historical billing
personal service, while overseeing audit using proprietary software,
project completion from start to RateMaster. The analysts also
finish. researched bill consolidation to
With other large, nationwide help streamline the accounting
competitors operating throughout process for Interstate Outdoor's
the same territory, it is important staff.
to Interstate Outdoor to keep costs By analyzing their unusual
down and be able to offer the best operating characteristics, UMS
pricing to their clients. discovered that Interstate
Lighted billboards have unique Outdoor was eligible for certain
operating characteristics. Timers rate savings opportunities. UMS
control the lighting. Typically, the also identified an unnecessary
lights are programmed to turn power provider billing charge;
on at sundown and turn off at which resulted in additional
midnight. savings.
Billboards use electricity during UMS successfully negotiated
off peak periods for three to seven these changes with Interstate
hours, based on seasonality. Outdoor's power providers on
To keep costs down and ensure they their behalf. Since implementation,
weren't overpaying for electricity, Interstate Outdoor has saved $34,725
and continues to save.
$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
