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An Open, Public Tariff Database for US Utilities by 2027
Nectar is building a free, machine-readable database of US utility tariffs and riders, each value cited to its source. Our plan and how to get involved.
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How 2026 Energy Market Shifts Show Up on Commercial Utility Bills
Capacity costs, data center load, LNG exports, and new tariff designs are changing commercial energy costs. Where each shift appears on your bill.
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AI Adoption Moves at the Speed of Trust: How Nectar Builds
How Nectar thinks about trust in AI: why it comes from people, why adoption is an interface problem, and how we build products and teams around it.
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Stanwich Energy Boosts Value with Nectar
Stanwich Energy partners with Nectar for AI-powered utility data, enabling faster insights and smarter forecasting for clients.
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Utility Bill Audits: Eight Errors Worth Checking Every Month
Late fees, estimated reads, wrong tariffs, and missed tax exemptions are common and recoverable. What a utility bill audit checks and how to automate it.
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Essential Utility Data API Requirements (Part 3)
Learn how unified, accessible utility data breaks down energy data silos and serves every team in your organization.
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How Energy Brokers Use Utility Data for ROI
Energy brokers use accurate utility data for better procurement, risk management, and compliance — directly improving ROI.
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Essential Utility Data API Requirements (Part 2)
Learn what makes utility data access reliable: automatic updates, error recovery, secure transmission, and easy onboarding with MFA support.
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Nettzero Partners with Nectar for ESG Reporting
NettZero joins forces with Nectar to deliver automated emission reporting solutions for Australian businesses.
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Essential Utility Data API Requirements (Part 1)
Learn why granular, accurate utility data matters and which data requirements to look for in a utility data API.
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What Smart Utility Management Looks Like
A practical model for smart utility management: collect every bill, check every line item, send clean data to every system, and act on what it shows.
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How Thomas Foods Automated 90%+ of Data Collection
Thomas Foods USA partnered with Nectar to automate 90%+ of utility data collection, reducing manual effort and improving ESG reporting.
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How Nectar Parses Granular Utility Cost Data
Learn how Nectar extracts detailed cost data from utility bills, parsing supply, delivery, and demand charges for smarter energy spend decisions.
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Utility Bill Management and AI
Learn how AI changes utility bill management, from automated data extraction and anomaly detection to centralized expense control.
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How Vontier Automated Data Across 5 Continents
Learn how Vontier implemented Nectar across 20+ locations to automate ESG data collection and achieve a 40% emissions reduction.
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Best utility data management solutions
We compared the main approaches to utility data collection, from automation platforms to manual collection, scoring cost, accuracy, and scale.
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How Idaho Milk Products enriched data with Nectar
Idaho Milk Products used Nectar to enrich utility data with climate insights, winning a $177K grant from Idaho Power.
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Why Utility Bill Data is a Strategic Asset
Moving beyond routine bill payments to strategic insights that improve cost management, budgeting, and sustainability reporting.
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Carbon accounting requires accurate utility data
Carbon accounting has 3 steps: data collection, emissions calculation, and reporting. Learn why a 10% error in step one compounds throughout.
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