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The 12-minute energy supplier audit anyone can run

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Pull last 12 bills, find your effective rate, compare to today PTC, check 6 supplier offers. 12 minutes. Most homes find $300+ a year in savings.

Harry Parker

Energy Consultant, Seenra Inc

Switching 1019 min readPublished

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The 12-minute audit timeline

Step 1-3: pull bills, calc effective rate, compare to PTC. Step 4-6: check supplier offers, score, decide. Total 12 minutes.

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A 12-minute energy-supplier audit: pull 12 monthly bills, calculate effective per-kWh rate, compare to current utility default, check 6 supplier offers. Most US households on default service or expired contracts find $200 to $480 a year of estimated savings. The audit works for any US deregulated state.

The 6-step audit

Step 1: pull last 12 monthly bills online. Note total bill, total kWh, total supply portion.

Step 2: calc effective per-kWh rate = total bill / total kWh. Step 3: compare to current utility default service rate (visible on PUC site).

Step 4: visit PUC shopping site (PaPowerSwitch, PUCO Apples-to-Apples, MDShoppingSite). Step 5: sort by 12-month locked rate. Step 6: pick clean offer + sign.

Typical savings finding

Households on utility default: $200 to $480 estimated annual savings on a clean switch. Households on expired supplier contracts: $300 to $600 estimated annual savings.

Households on active supplier contracts that price in line with market: no immediate savings. Re-shop at end of contract.

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Common questions

Quick answers from the editorial desk

Which 12 bills do I pull?
Last 12 monthly bills. Available online via utility account. Captures full year cycle including winter heating peak and summer cooling peak.
How to pull bills online?
Log into your utility account. Navigate to billing history. Download PDFs of last 12 months.
Hidden fees missed?
The audit captures only the visible bill total. Some plans have minimum-usage fees or auto-renewal clauses that do not appear on past bills. Read contract terms before signing.
When to audit?
Annually at minimum. Or 60 days before any current contract expiration. Or when you notice an unexplained bill increase.

Further reading

Pillar guide, cluster siblings, and state pages cited above

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