Utility Cost Management LLC (UCM) reduces electricity, gas, water and sewer utility costs through the analysis of data, rates, and the regulations that govern utility providers in California and throughout the country. Since 1991, UCM’s Utility Bill Analysis Service has generated over $200 million in refunds and savings for a variety of utility customers including over 200 public entities, 25 school and college districts, numerous residential and commercial real estate owners and managers, hospitals, manufacturers, food processors, farming operations, hotels, and non-profit organizations. Clients include Walmart, Dean Foods, Kroger Foods, Live Nation Clubs & Theaters, Weingarten Realty, Taylor Farms, Foster Farms, and many more.UCM has represented customers in several landmark proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission, which have altered the way electric utility companies interpret and apply their own rates. The company's work has been the impetus for change in the way that many municipal utilities impose and collect water fees, sewer fees, and utility user taxes.