Case Study
DOMINION ENTERPRISES
Overview
Dominion Enterprises, a leading online marketing and software services company, was formed in 2006. Their twenty-story building is home to over 800 employees and a state-of-the-art data center.
In any office building this size, let alone one with an entire floor dedicated to data processing and storage, electricity is a large expense.
UMS’ certified Energy Analysts analyzed over a year’s worth of usage and demand data. The initial analysis indicated that Dominion Enterprises was not overpaying for electricity.
Following the initial analysis, Dominion’s power company made a subtle change to one of its rate schedules. After this change, UMS analysts re-audited all of Dominion’s accounts finding that Dominion could significantly reduce their energy bills by having UMS negotiate and execute a new contract with their power provider.
No operational changes or capital costs needed. Well over $119,000 in savings have been realized.
The Facts
- Dominion Enterprises is a leading software company with a 26 story building located in Norfolk, VA
- UMS ran their initial audit and found that Domion was not overpaying for their utilities
- UMS continued to monitor Dominion's accounts and reanalyzed them when a rate structure change was made by their power provider
- The reanalysis found that UMS could save Dominion significantly by negotiating a new contract with their power provider
- UMS negotiated the new contract resulting in over $119,000 in savings