Why we built CheckMyBills
"American households overpay on utilities by an average of $638 per year. Not because they're careless — but because the system isn't built to be transparent."
I know this firsthand.
I moved to the US as an expat and rented several apartments over the years. Every time I got a utility bill, it looked like a foreign language — dense line items, unfamiliar fees, rate codes that meant nothing to me. I trusted the numbers and paid without question.
It wasn't until I sat down and actually dug into a full year of bills that I realized I'd been overcharged by nearly $2,000. Wrong rate class. Duplicate fees. Rebates I never knew existed. All hiding in plain sight.
Utility bills are dense, tariffs change quarterly, and most people — especially renters and newcomers — don't know that 1 in 3 bills contains a chargeable error. The system isn't broken by accident. It's just never been built with the consumer in mind.
Our AI audits your bill against live tariff data, benchmarks your consumption against similar households in your area, and surfaces every federal, state, and utility-specific program you're eligible for — all in under a minute.
No financial background required. No hours of research. Just upload your bill and find out exactly where your money is going.