# Discovery Energy (Discovery Energy Utility Audits)

> Discovery Energy Utility Audits (deaudits.com) is an independent, contingency-based utility bill audit and Utility Cost Intelligence firm for multi-site commercial and industrial organizations across the US and Canada, founded in 2000 in South Jordan, Utah.

Not to be confused with Discovery Energy Corp. (OTC: DENR), an unrelated oil and gas company.

Key facts (canonical, see /facts/):
- Legal / entity name: Discovery Energy Utility Audits (brand: Discovery Energy; domain: deaudits.com)
- What it does: Contingency-based utility bill and tariff audits, electricity and natural gas procurement, aggregate utility bill pay, TaraBase reporting dashboards, renewable energy advisory, monthly energy market reports
- Framework: Utility Cost Intelligence: Collect, Validate, Audit, Optimize, Procure, Benchmark, Monitor, Report
- Who it serves: Multi-site commercial and industrial organizations: manufacturing, chemicals, food and protein processing, agribusiness, steel and metals, logistics, cold storage
- Founded: 2000, South Jordan, Utah
- Service area: US and Canada; regulated and deregulated markets (competitive procurement only where supplier choice exists)
- Audit fee model: Contingency: no upfront fee; usually 15% to 50% of refunds and verified savings. Overall engagements are priced custom after discovery, based on bill volume and complexity
- Typical recovery: 3% to 15% of annual utility spend (range across audits since 2000)
- Look-back: Reviews 36 to 48 months of bills; recoverable period typically 1 to 5 years depending on state and utility
- Distinctive: Independent second-opinion audits that run behind incumbent energy managers, brokers and bill-pay vendors
- Platform: TaraBase, a proprietary utility data and reporting platform
- Membership: Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
- Independence: Audits can be engaged alone with no procurement; audit fees are client-paid from results; any supplier commission on optional procurement is disclosed in advance; no account, tariff, supplier or payment change without client written approval
- Commodities: Audits: electricity and natural gas. Bill pay: electricity, natural gas, water, sewer and any other utility type
- Not offered: Discovery does not own or develop energy projects and is not a utility or energy supplier
- Pilot: A 15-account pilot audit is available before a full engagement

Contact: (801) 826-4800 | info@deaudits.com | 893 W Baxter Dr, South Jordan, UT 84095

## Company

- [Utility Bill Audits for Multi-Site Companies](https://deaudits.com/): Contingency-based utility bill audits, procurement and bill pay for multi-site industrial companies.
- [About](https://deaudits.com/about/): Discovery Energy Utility Audits is a contingency-based utility bill audit and advisory firm in South Jordan, Utah, serving multi-site companies since 2000.
- [Contact](https://deaudits.com/contact/): Request a no-obligation utility bill review. Call (801) 826-4800, email info@deaudits.com, or send your site count. We reply within one business day.
- [Company facts](https://deaudits.com/facts/): Canonical facts about Discovery Energy Utility Audits: founding, location, services, fee model, audit hit rate, typical recovery and look-back periods.
- [Independence and compensation](https://deaudits.com/independence/): Discovery audits can be engaged alone, with no procurement. Every fee, including any supplier commission, is disclosed, and you approve every change.
- [Pricing](https://deaudits.com/pricing/): Utility bill audits cost nothing upfront. Discovery is paid 15% to 50% of refunds and verified savings, only after you receive them.
- [Sam Strong, VP of Business Development](https://deaudits.com/team/sam-strong/): Sam Strong is VP of Business Development at Discovery Energy Utility Audits, working with multi-site companies on audits, procurement and bill pay.
- [Tara Dugger, COO](https://deaudits.com/team/tara-dugger/): Tara Dugger is Chief Operating Officer of Discovery Energy Utility Audits and has overseen its utility bill audits and tariff reviews since 2016.

## Services

- [Utility bill pay](https://deaudits.com/bill-pay/): Every utility bill received, checked for errors before payment, paid on time and coded to your GL. Most portfolios transition in 30 to 45 days.
- [Energy procurement](https://deaudits.com/energy-procurement/): Competitive electricity and natural gas RFPs across deregulated U.S. markets, timed with monthly buy or wait guidance and tracked in TaraBase to renewal.
- [Market reports](https://deaudits.com/market-reports/): Monthly electricity and natural gas market report covering weather, ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NYISO and ISO-NE, with buy or wait calls on 3-year forward contracts.
- [Multi-site energy management](https://deaudits.com/multi-site-energy-management/): Audit, procurement, bill pay and reporting for every facility in one account inventory. Regulated and deregulated markets across the US and Canada.
- [Renewable energy advisory](https://deaudits.com/renewables/): Independent advice on RECs, power purchase agreements and on-site or community solar, judged on financial merit first and tracked with your energy data.
- [TaraBase reporting](https://deaudits.com/reporting/): TaraBase dashboards track utility savings, usage, contracts, bills and Scope 1 and 2 data across every site, benchmarked against baselines you agree to.
- [Utility bill audits](https://deaudits.com/utility-bill-audits/): Contingency-based utility bill audits for commercial and industrial companies: rate class, tariff, meter, demand and classification errors found.
- [Utility Cost Intelligence](https://deaudits.com/utility-cost-intelligence/): Utility Cost Intelligence turns bills, tariffs, contracts, usage and market data into verified intelligence for controlling utility costs, in eight stages.

## Industries

- [Industries](https://deaudits.com/industries/): Utility bill audits and energy management for manufacturing, chemical distribution, food and protein processing, agribusiness, steel and metals, RNG producers and logistics.
- [Agribusiness](https://deaudits.com/industries/agribusiness/): Grain, flour and oilseed sites face seasonal loads, optional riders and outdated rate classes. One audit: $117,412 refunded plus about $120K a year.
- [Chemical distribution](https://deaudits.com/industries/chemical-distribution/): Utility audits, bill pay and reporting for chemical distributors with hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada, built to absorb acquisitions smoothly.
- [Food and protein processing](https://deaudits.com/industries/food-processing/): Food and protein plants run heavy refrigeration and process loads on seasonal tariffs. Audits test seasonal dates, demand and rate classes at every site.
- [Manufacturing](https://deaudits.com/industries/manufacturing/): Manufacturing utility audits: demand, rate class and classification tested at every plant. Contingency-based, no changes to operations.
- [RNG producers](https://deaudits.com/industries/rng-producers/): RNG producers add sites, utilities and rate classes faster than anyone can check them. One audit: $3,959,202 refunded in 10 states plus $404K+ a month saved.
- [Steel and metals](https://deaudits.com/industries/steel-and-metals/): Metals plants are gas- and demand-intensive. An independent audit found 17 misclassified accounts and $374,326 in refunds behind an incumbent.

## Case studies

- [Multi-state RNG producer](https://deaudits.com/recovering-utility-overcharges-and-cutting-energy-costs-for-a-multi-state-rng-producer/): How a utility bill audit and managed energy buying recovered $3,959,202 in refunds across 10 states and cut ongoing costs for an RNG producer.
- [Global chemical distributor](https://deaudits.com/building-utility-cost-intelligence-across-215-facilities-for-a-global-chemical-distributor/): A chemical distributor with 1,000+ utility accounts and 87 providers in 2 countries moved to one system: $500K+ a year saved and $300K+ in refunds.
- [Case studies](https://deaudits.com/case-studies/): Documented utility audit results for steel, chemical, food, agribusiness and renewable natural gas clients: exact refunds, recurring savings and the errors behind them.
- [Protein processing plant](https://deaudits.com/correcting-a-premature-seasonal-rate-change-at-a-national-protein-processing-company/): A utility billed summer rates weeks before the tariff allowed at a Missouri protein plant, in two separate years. The audit recovered $166,958.
- [103-facility industrial services provider](https://deaudits.com/one-platform-103-facilities-how-centralized-utility-management-replaced-late-fees-and-blind-spots-with-full-portfolio-visibility/): After an acquisition, more than half of 103 sites paid utility late fees monthly. Consolidating audit, procurement and bill pay ended them with full visibility.
- [Diversified agribusiness](https://deaudits.com/uncovering-rate-rider-and-metering-errors-at-a-diversified-agribusiness/): After an acquisition, an audit of a grain, flour and soybean business found 5 issues in 3 states: $117,412 refunded and about $120,000 a year saved.
- [National steel company](https://deaudits.com/uncovering-utility-misclassification-errors-at-a-national-steel-company/): An independent audit behind an existing energy manager found 17 misclassified utility accounts in 7 states: $374,326 refunded, $150K+ a year saved.

## Billing error library

- [Billing error library](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/): The utility billing errors Discovery finds most: wrong rate class, meter multipliers, demand, seasonal rates, corporate classification and estimated reads.
- [Capacity tag (PLC) errors](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/capacity-tag-errors/): In PJM, capacity cost is your peak load contribution times the clearing price. How PLC and transmission tags are set, how they go wrong and how to check them.
- [Corporate classification errors](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/corporate-classification-errors/): When a utility account doesn't reflect how your business actually operates, charges that shouldn't apply can run for years. How to spot and correct them.
- [Demand charge errors](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/demand-charge-errors/): Demand charges bill your peak kW, not your kWh. How stuck meters, wrong ratchets and misapplied tariffs inflate demand charges, and how to find them.
- [Estimated reads](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/estimated-reads/): Estimated meter reads that are never reconciled, overlapping billing periods and duplicate charges inflate commercial bills and Scope 2 data. How to catch them.
- [Meter multiplier errors](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/meter-multiplier-errors/): A wrong meter multiplier skews every bill in proportion, often after a meter exchange. How multipliers work, how to check yours and what is recoverable.
- [Rate misclassification](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/rate-misclassification/): Rate misclassification means a commercial account is billed on the wrong rate schedule. How it happens, how to verify your rate class and what can be refunded.
- [Seasonal rate errors](https://deaudits.com/billing-errors/seasonal-rate-errors/): Utilities sometimes bill summer or winter rates outside the dates their tariff allows. How to test billing periods against seasonal dates and recover it.

## Insights and guides

- [Insights](https://deaudits.com/blog/): Guides and market briefings from Discovery Energy on utility bill errors, choosing an auditor, PJM and Pennsylvania electricity costs, M&A and Scope 2 data.
- [U.S. LNG exports: drivers, prices and the outlook to 2031](https://deaudits.com/blog/us-lng-exports-outlook/): How U.S. LNG exports grew to a record 15.1 Bcf/d, why Europe, Asia and the 2026 Hormuz crisis drove them, and what the 2031 build-out means for gas prices.
- [Scope 2 data from utility bills](https://deaudits.com/blog/scope-2-data-from-utility-bills/): Scope 2 reporting starts with utility bills. How multi-site companies collect complete, auditable electricity data and avoid the gaps that delay disclosures.
- [Utility costs in acquisitions](https://deaudits.com/blog/utility-costs-in-acquisitions/): Acquired sites inherit wrong rate classes, expiring contracts and classification errors. A checklist for finance and integration teams after an M&A close.
- [Comparisons](https://deaudits.com/compare/): Comparisons for buyers: utility bill audit vs energy procurement, contingency vs fixed-fee audits, and second-opinion audits behind an energy manager.
- [Contingency vs fixed fee](https://deaudits.com/compare/contingency-vs-fixed-fee-utility-audit/): How contingency, fixed-fee and retainer utility audits differ in cost, risk and incentives, and the three contract terms to read before you sign any of them.
- [Second-opinion audits](https://deaudits.com/compare/second-opinion-utility-audit/): Already have an energy manager, broker or bill-pay vendor? An independent second-opinion utility audit often finds what they miss. Contingency, no upfront fee.
- [Audit vs procurement](https://deaudits.com/compare/utility-bill-audit-vs-energy-procurement/): A utility bill audit checks whether past bills were calculated correctly; energy procurement sets future supply prices. Why companies need both, in which order.
- [Types of utility cost providers](https://deaudits.com/compare/utility-cost-provider-types/): Forensic auditors, expense auditors, bill-pay and software platforms, procurement advisors, demand-response providers and integrated firms compared.
- [FAQ](https://deaudits.com/faq/): Straight answers on utility bill audits: what they check, cost, refunds and look-back, timing, utility relationships, procurement, TaraBase and choosing a firm.
- [How to choose a utility bill auditor](https://deaudits.com/how-to-choose-a-utility-bill-auditor-five-questions-to-ask/): A buyer's guide for CFOs and controllers: compare utility bill auditors on scope, look-back, fees, documented results and how they work with your team.
- [Illinois Capacity Charges Just Took Another Step Up](https://deaudits.com/illinois-capacity-charges-just-took-another-step-up-why-cutting-consumption-didnt-lower-your-comed-bill/): Why ComEd bills can stay high even after cutting kWh: PJM capacity prices, peak load contribution, contract pass-throughs and demand exposure explained.
- [Indiana Is Split Between Two Capacity Markets](https://deaudits.com/indiana-is-split-between-two-capacity-markets-what-aes-indianas-rider-24-and-pjm-mean-for-your-bill/): Indiana is split between MISO and PJM. Learn how AES Indiana Rider 24, capacity prices, trackers and rate changes affect industrial electricity bills.
- [Maryland's Large-Load Tariffs Are Filed](https://deaudits.com/marylands-large-load-tariffs-are-filed-what-commercial-and-industrial-customers-should-watch-before-the-psc-rules/): Maryland's large-load tariffs are before the PSC. How the 25 MW threshold, 60% load factor, PJM capacity and cost allocation could affect C&I customers.
- [New Jersey Took On the PJM Capacity Market](https://deaudits.com/new-jersey-took-on-the-pjm-capacity-market-what-the-njbpu-investigation-changes-for-your-facility-and-what-it-doesnt/): What the NJBPU PJM investigation, New Jersey data center tariff and capacity rules mean for industrial electricity costs, capacity tags and BGS-CIEP.
- [Ohio's Data Center Tariff and Your Electric Bill](https://deaudits.com/ohios-data-center-tariff-and-your-electric-bill-what-it-changes-for-manufacturers-and-what-still-lands-on-your-invoice/): What the AEP Ohio data center tariff changes—and what manufacturers still pay in PJM capacity, transmission, demand, riders and supply costs.
- [Pennsylvania Industrial Electricity Costs](https://deaudits.com/pennsylvania-industrial-electricity-costs-the-ppl-settlement-the-transmission-rider-and-why-your-bill-changed-twice/): Why Pennsylvania industrial electricity costs are rising: PJM capacity, PPL rates, LP-6, large-load tariffs and the proposed transmission rider explained.
- [PJM capacity prices and industrial budgets](https://deaudits.com/pjm-electricity-prices-are-rewriting-industrial-budgets-why-understanding-your-bill-comes-before-fixing-it/): PJM capacity rose from $28.92 to $329.17 per MW-day in two years. What that means for industrial bills, fixed contracts, and why to audit before you buy.
- [Utility audit RFP checklist](https://deaudits.com/tools/utility-audit-rfp-checklist/): What to send bidders, what to require back and how to compare utility audit proposals fairly: scope, pilot, fees, evidence, controls and references.
- [Virginia's GS-5 Large Load Class Starts January 1](https://deaudits.com/virginias-gs-5-large-load-class-starts-january-1-what-the-25-mw-threshold-means-for-industrial-facilities/): Virginia's GS-5 large-load rate starts Jan. 1, 2027. How the 25 MW threshold, 75% load factor, 14-year term and minimum demand rules affect industry.
- [Why is my commercial bill higher?](https://deaudits.com/why-is-my-commercial-utility-bill-higher/): A commercial bill can rise with flat usage because of rate cases, riders, demand peaks, contract roll-offs or billing errors. How to tell which, and what to do.

## Data Center Tracking Index

- [Data Center Tracking Index](https://deaudits.com/data-center-index/): Every 100 MW+ data center campus in the US and Canada, rated 1 to 4 for its pull on the power grid and natural gas, with what it adds to large users’ bills.
- [Data Center Impact Rating](https://deaudits.com/data-center-index/impact-rating/): How Discovery Energy rates each data center campus from 1 to 4 lightning bolts for its expected 2030 strain on the power grid or natural gas system.
- [Methodology and sources](https://deaudits.com/data-center-index/methodology/): How the Data Center Tracking Index sizes each campus, weights it by build stage, converts load to gas demand and estimates the cost to large energy users.
- [Dataset (CSV)](https://deaudits.com/data-center-index/data-center-index-2026-10.csv): Every campus with status, announced and expected MW, power supply, gas burn, impact rating, confidence grade and sources.

Key figures (preview edition, October 28, 2026): 84 campuses of 100 MW or more tracked; 202 GW announced at full buildout; about 53 GW expected online by 2030 after weighting by build stage; about 4.8 Bcf/d of added natural gas burn; impact ratings of 4 bolts for 20 campuses, 3 for 30, 2 for 32 and 1 for 2. In PJM, data centers account for 38% of the 2028/29 capacity auction cost at $325 per MW-day, about $45,078 per MW of peak load contribution per year.

## Henry Hub natural gas prices

- [Henry Hub natural gas prices](https://deaudits.com/natural-gas-prices/): The Henry Hub natural gas price against the last 10 years, this year against a normal year, winter spikes and a budget calculator for commercial gas buyers.
- [Price data (JSON)](https://deaudits.com/natural-gas-prices/prices.json): Daily Henry Hub spot prices from December 30, 2013 and monthly averages from January 1997, in dollars per MMBtu, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (series RNGWHHD).

Key figures (prices through October 27, 2026; the page refreshes weekly when EIA publishes): Henry Hub spot $2.76 per MMBtu, higher than 42% of trading days since October 2016, where the middle half of days fell between $2.48 and $3.34. The 20-day average ($3.04) is above the 60-day average ($2.93), and the price is down 16% from a year earlier. Winter 2025-26 averaged $4.45 and peaked at $30.72 on January 23, 2026, the highest daily price in EIA's series, which starts in 1997. EIA's October 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook expects $3.16 per MMBtu in 2027, 9% below 2026.

## Natural gas capacity outlooks

- [Albany area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/albany-natural-gas-capacity-national-grid-east-gate/): National Grid's models show Albany Loop pressures dropping after winter 2026-27, and its backup gas site is paused. What it means for Albany-area businesses.
- [Atlanta area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/atlanta-natural-gas-capacity-atlanta-gas-light/): Atlanta Gas Light's approved plan keeps a 5% reserve margin plus extra capacity, but the pipeline for full Cherokee LNG sendout is a year late: Elevated.
- [Boise and Idaho Falls natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/boise-natural-gas-capacity-intermountain-gas/): Intermountain Gas projects no peak-day deficit in its Canyon and Central Ada County areas, but a company-wide deficit of 2,258 Dth in 2026. What it means for Boise and Idaho Falls businesses.
- [Boston area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/boston-natural-gas-capacity-boston-gas/): Boston Gas's own analysis shows peak-hour shortfalls at stations north of Boston, and the Everett LNG contracts end in 2030. What it means for businesses.
- [Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/brooklyn-queens-long-island-natural-gas-capacity-national-grid/): The state commission calls National Grid's downstate gas system fragile, with new supply expected for November 2027. What the records show for Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island businesses.
- [Buffalo area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/buffalo-natural-gas-capacity-national-fuel/): National Fuel reports ample capacity, but its own tables put capacity about 3.1% above design day demand. What it means for Buffalo-area businesses.
- [Charleston and Huntington-Ashland Natural Gas Winter Stress Record](https://deaudits.com/west-virginia-kentucky-natural-gas-winter-stress-record/): Charleston and Huntington-Ashland are not rated; Columbia Gas Transmission's Operating Area 3 had critical days only when all areas were called, 1 gas day in winter 2024-25.
- [Charlotte area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/charlotte-natural-gas-capacity-piedmont/): Piedmont projects a design day shortfall of 19,868 dekatherms per day from winter 2027-28 and targets 2031-32 for new supply; its capacity exceeds design day demand by 3.74% in 2027-28.
- [Chicago and north suburbs natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/chicago-natural-gas-capacity-peoples-gas/): Peoples Gas reported a 3.00% design day reserve margin for 2024, and one storage field supplied about 26% of its design day; the long-term plan requirement was vacated.
- [Chicago Suburbs Natural Gas Winter Stress Record: Nicor Gas](https://deaudits.com/chicago-suburbs-natural-gas-winter-stress-record-nicor-gas/): Nicor Gas's record gives no reserve margin, so the Chicago suburbs are not rated; pipeline notices show 33 gas days of cold weather operating conditions on ANR in winter 2025-26.
- [Cincinnati area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/cincinnati-natural-gas-capacity-duke-energy/): Duke Energy Ohio's 2023 report lists a peak day design above its listed firm capacity and four pipelines still only proposed. What Duke Energy Ohio and Duke Energy Kentucky records show for Cincinnati-area businesses.
- [Delmarva Natural Gas Winter Stress Record: Dover and Salisbury](https://deaudits.com/delmarva-natural-gas-winter-stress-record/): Dover and Salisbury are not rated; Columbia Gas Transmission posted critical days on 55 gas days in winter 2025-26 in the area that connects to Eastern Shore.
- [Denver area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/denver-natural-gas-capacity-xcel-energy/): Public Service says its Speer Canal project is needed for Denver-area gas supply, and the Colorado PUC declined to certify it. What it means for Denver businesses.
- [Detroit and Grand Rapids natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/detroit-natural-gas-capacity-dte-gas/): DTE Gas's own peak day plan shows a 0% margin, with supply equal to requirements. Why the outlook is High, and what it means for Detroit and Grand Rapids businesses.
- [Hampton Roads natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/hampton-roads-natural-gas-capacity-virginia-natural-gas/): Virginia Natural Gas told regulators all its upstream capacity is needed on a peak day; its compressor station is due in November 2027. What the record shows for Hampton Roads businesses.
- [Houston area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/houston-natural-gas-capacity-centerpoint/): CenterPoint's own plan shows its Houston reserve falling from 9.0% of design hour, with two large pipeline contracts ending in 2027. What it means for Houston businesses.
- [Kansas City (Missouri side) natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/kansas-city-natural-gas-capacity-spire-missouri-west/): Spire Missouri Inc. (Spire) states a 4.49% reserve margin for 2026-27 for its Missouri West system and does not forecast needing to add transportation capacity, so the Kansas City outlook is Elevated.
- [Lansing area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/lansing-natural-gas-capacity-consumers-energy/): Consumers Energy's own January 2027 design day plan shows supply equal to requirements for its Michigan system, and two winter pipeline contracts end by October 2028.
- [Las Vegas area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/las-vegas-natural-gas-capacity-southwest-gas/): Southwest Gas expects a Southern Nevada gas supply shortfall from the 2026-2027 gas year as contracts end, and the PUCN approved its supply plan. What it means for Las Vegas businesses.
- [Miami area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/miami-natural-gas-capacity-florida-city-gas/): Florida City Gas says it lacks primary firm capacity for its peak design day, with a 40,000 Dth per day fix expected in late 2028. What it means for Miami businesses.
- [Milwaukee area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/milwaukee-natural-gas-capacity-we-energies/): Wisconsin regulators approved Oak Creek LNG for demand driven by power plants. Why Milwaukee's outlook is Watch, and what it means for businesses.
- [Minneapolis, CenterPoint area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/minneapolis-natural-gas-capacity-centerpoint/): CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CenterPoint) states a 3.0% reserve margin for 2026-27 for its whole Minnesota system, and the public record shows no approved or scheduled fix, so the outlook for Minneapolis and the CenterPoint area is Elevated.
- [Natural gas capacity ratings by U.S. metro](https://deaudits.com/gas-capacity-ratings/): Discovery Energy's natural gas capacity ratings for delivery systems in 48 U.S. metros, built from utility and regulatory filings. Updated November 2026.
- [New York City and Westchester natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/new-york-city-westchester-natural-gas-capacity-con-edison/): Con Edison and O&R design with no reserve margin and rely on delivered services for 4% of peak demand in winter 2026-2027. What the records show for New York City and Westchester businesses.
- [Northern California natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/northern-california-natural-gas-capacity-pge/): PG&E's 2026 California Gas Report shows projected resources of 4,138 MMcf per day against 3,992 on a 1-in-10 winter peak day for 2026-27. What it means for San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Modesto and Stockton businesses.
- [Northern New Jersey natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/northern-new-jersey-natural-gas-capacity-pseg-njng-elizabethtown/): PSE&G and Elizabethtown Gas show design-day supply only a few percent above requirements in their 2026 filings. What the records show for Northern New Jersey businesses.
- [Ohio Natural Gas Winter Stress Record: Six Metros](https://deaudits.com/ohio-natural-gas-winter-stress-record/): Six Ohio metros are not rated; Columbia Gas Transmission posted critical days on 34 gas days in winter 2025-26.
- [Pennsylvania, UGI Gas territory natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/south-central-pennsylvania-natural-gas-capacity-ugi-gas/): UGI Gas's peak-day schedule shows firm capacity about 2.6% above requirements, with a 30,436 Dth line labeled Supply TBD. What it means for Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading, Allentown and Scranton businesses.
- [Philadelphia area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/philadelphia-natural-gas-capacity-peco-pgw/): PECO's 2026 filing shows a firm gap on the design day, met in part by delivered supply. What PECO, PGW, South Jersey Gas and PSE&G records show for Philadelphia-area businesses.
- [Pittsburgh area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/pittsburgh-natural-gas-capacity-peoples-design-day/): Peoples says its design-day supply is within 0.73 MMcf of its requirement, and Columbia Gas PA's firm peak-day table is about 2.8% above demand. What both mean for Pittsburgh businesses.
- [Portland and Salem natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/portland-natural-gas-capacity-nw-natural/): NW Natural's 2025 plan records a design day deficit met by Mist storage recalls, with a 65,000 Dth per day recall scheduled for winter 2027-28. What it means for Portland-area and Salem businesses.
- [Poughkeepsie-Newburgh area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/poughkeepsie-newburgh-natural-gas-capacity-central-hudson/): Central Hudson's citygates can flow more than the design day requires, but the state commission's table lists three local systems at 95% loaded or more. What the records show for Poughkeepsie-Newburgh businesses.
- [Raleigh area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/raleigh-natural-gas-capacity-enbridge-gas-north-carolina/): Enbridge Gas North Carolina's June 2026 table shows a -1.71% design-day reserve margin for 2026-27, before the Moriah LNG facility and Southgate pipeline.
- [Richmond Natural Gas Winter Stress Record](https://deaudits.com/richmond-natural-gas-winter-stress-record/): Richmond is not rated; Columbia Gas Transmission posted critical days on 55 gas days in winter 2025-26.
- [Rochester area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/rochester-natural-gas-capacity-rge/): RG&E's own tables put its firm capacity margin at 4.90% in 2026 and 5.16% in 2027. What it means for Rochester-area businesses.
- [Salt Lake City area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/salt-lake-city-area-natural-gas-capacity-enbridge-gas-utah/): Enbridge Gas Utah projects its Riverton gate station at 100% of capacity in 2026-27, with expansion in 2029. Why the outlook is High.
- [Seattle area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/seattle-natural-gas-capacity-puget-sound-energy/): PSE says its Bonney Lake supply system falls below design requirements on a peak day; no fix is scheduled. What it means for Seattle-area businesses.
- [Southern California natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/southern-california-natural-gas-capacity-socalgas/): SoCalGas expects to meet its coldest day, CPUC staff say the day needs 550 MMcf/d from Aliso Canyon, and SoCalGas's testimony projects a shortfall under its own assumptions. What it means for Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino and San Diego businesses.
- [Spokane area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/spokane-natural-gas-capacity-avista/): Avista's 2025 plan says no new gas transportation is needed for firm loads, and the Washington UTC acknowledged it. What it means for Spokane-area businesses.
- [St. Louis area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/st-louis-natural-gas-capacity-spire-missouri-east/): Spire Missouri Inc. (Spire) states a 4.88% reserve margin for 2027-28 for its Missouri East system and does not forecast needing to add transportation capacity, so the St. Louis outlook is Elevated.
- [St. Paul, Xcel area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/st-paul-natural-gas-capacity-xcel/): Northern States Power Company (Xcel) states a 5.2% reserve margin for 2026-27, above the 5% thin-margin line, but its Wescott LNG plant is 16.00% of peak day capacity and its Northern Natural Gas contracts ending by October 2027 are 57.6%, so the outlook for St. Paul and the Xcel area is Watch.
- [Washington DC and Baltimore Natural Gas Winter Stress Record](https://deaudits.com/washington-dc-baltimore-natural-gas-winter-stress-record/): Washington DC, Northern Virginia and Baltimore are not rated; Columbia Gas Transmission posted critical days on 55 gas days in winter 2025-26.
- [Worcester area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/worcester-natural-gas-capacity-nstar-gas/): NSTAR Gas projects a design day deficiency in each forecast year, mostly on the pipeline serving Worcester. What it means for Worcester-area businesses.
- [York area natural gas capacity](https://deaudits.com/york-natural-gas-capacity-columbia-gas-pa/): Columbia Gas PA's own firm peak-day table shows capacity about 2.8% above design-day demand for winter 2026-27. What it means for York businesses.

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