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Are you prepared…?

Posted: Nov 04, 2025

I’m writing this on Friday, Halloween Day, because I’ll be leaving tonight and out of town next week. If nothing changes between now and the time you’re reading this, with the federal government shutdown, many of your customers may find […]

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Door Hangers for Cut-Offs - Do you or don't you?

Door hangers – yea or nay?

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

When doing a business review, one of the questions I ask is, does the utility leave a door hanger when disconnecting a customer for non-payment? During a recent business review, one general manager related a harrowing story of precisely why […]

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Debt Collection Letter

Are you using debt setoff?

Posted: Oct 17, 2023

I recently completed a business review for a utility with considerable outstanding unpaid debt. When I asked if they were participating in the state’s debt setoff program, they were not. Let’s look at why that may be a mistake. What […]

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Cut-Off Fee Charged to All Accounts?

How (and when) do you charge your cut-off fee?

Posted: Oct 04, 2022

I’ve seen two related scenarios lately which merit discussing in more detail. The first case was a business review I recently completed for a utility that charges their cut-off fee as two separate charges – a cut-off fee, then a […]

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