Independent · No hardware to sell

An opinion on your power bill, not a pitch for it.

Currituck Energy Advisors analyzes your interval data and rate schedule and tells you plainly whether a demand controller, battery storage, or solar is actually worth it — measured against doing nothing. We don't sell equipment, so we don't need you to buy any.

Check my load factor — free See how it works
Serving commercial & industrial accounts across NC, SC & VA
24-hr demand profilesample facility
target 150kW
Peak demand
221 kW
Avg demand
75 kW
Load factor
34%

Free load factor screen

Is your building worth evaluating?

Enter three numbers straight off a recent electric bill. This tells you your load factor — the single number that predicts whether demand control, battery storage, or solar would actually save you money.

kWh
kW
days
$
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Load factor
0%30%60%100%

Fill in the numbers above to see where this account lands.

Avg. demand if flat
— kW
Headroom to shave
— kW

Want the full picture — which rate schedule you're on, whether a demand controller, battery, or solar fits best, and what it would save?

This screen uses only two numbers off your bill and gives a rough read, not a guarantee. A load factor under 30% usually means real savings potential from demand control, storage, or a schedule change. Above roughly 60%, usage is already close to flat and there's typically little to gain from load-shaping alone. Load factor = kWh ÷ (peak kW × 24 × days in period)

Why the source of advice matters

Every hardware seller gives free advice. That's the problem.

✕A dealer's "free assessment"

  • Paid when you buy. Their revenue only exists if the answer is "yes, install this."
  • One product line. The recommendation is whatever they're a dealer for — controller, battery, or panel — not necessarily what fits your load.
  • Savings claims, not your numbers. "10–40% off your bill" is a brochure range, not your interval data.

✓An independent advisor

  • Paid for the analysis. Same fee whether the answer is "yes," "no," or "not yet."
  • No product to move. If a demand controller pencils out better than a battery, or nothing pencils out at all, that's what you hear.
  • Your bill, your interval data. Every number in the report is pulled from your own utility account.
  • Installer referrals, no kickback. If you decide to move forward, we can point you to installers we've vetted for the specific equipment your report recommends — we don't take a commission on the introduction.
How an engagement runs

Three steps, in order — you can stop after any of them.

01 / FREE

Load factor screen

Send three numbers off a bill — total kWh, peak demand, billing days. You get a plain verdict in minutes: worth a closer look, or not yet.

5 minutes · no cost
02

Interval & tariff analysis

Twelve months of 15-minute interval data, checked against every rate schedule you qualify for, to find your real peak-timing pattern and headroom to shave.

Flat fee, quoted upfront
03

Site walk & written opinion

A walkthrough to confirm which loads are actually controllable, then a report ranking your real options — controller, storage, solar, or none — by payback. If you decide to proceed, we'll name vetted installers for the equipment we recommend — you contract with them directly.

Delivered as a PDF you keep
Who's behind the numbers

Trained to find where the current is going, not to sell you a bigger wire.

  • Electrical engineering background, spent in semiconductor fabrication — reading load data and process variation for a living before doing it for buildings.
  • Working toward the AEE Certified Energy Manager (CEM) credential.
  • No dealership, franchise, or install crew — analysis is the entire business.

Most energy advice in this region comes bundled with a product: a demand controller dealer, a solar installer, an ESCO with equipment to move. That's not dishonest — it's just a conflict of interest baked into the business model, whether anyone admits it or not.

Currituck Energy Advisors exists because that gap is real: someone whose fee doesn't change based on what you decide to buy, who can tell a client plainly that a $6,000 demand controller pays back in 14 months while a $40,000 battery doesn't pay back at all — and has no reason to soften either number.

Service area
North Carolina, South Carolina & Virginia — on-site walkthroughs available across the region
Transparent, flat fees

You always know the number before we start.

Screen

Load Factor Check

Free
  • Load factor from 3 bill numbers
  • Good / maybe / walk-away verdict
  • No site visit
Start free
Most common

Standard Analysis

$1,500–$3,000
  • 12 months of interval data pulled & analyzed
  • Full tariff comparison
  • Site walk + written report
  • Ranked recommendations with payback
Request a quote
Multi-site / complex

Investment-Grade Report

$5,000+
  • Multiple meters or buildings
  • Detailed storage/solar sizing & financials
  • Suitable for board or lender review
Request a quote

Send a recent bill. Get a straight answer.

No commitment, no equipment quote attached — just what your numbers actually say.