Category Archives: Submetering and Utility Billing

Many Water Districts and Utility Companies offer rebates for installing submeters and systems. When you decide to submeter a property have your on-site manager call the utility to see what may be available and wether the property meets the rebate … Continue reading →

1. Customers are five times more likely to leave because of poor service than for product quality or cost. 2. 68% of customers stop doing business if they receive poor service. 3. Customers who receive poor service tell 9 to … Continue reading →

The Alliance for Water Efficencty offers a good introduction to Submetering. Here is a link to their website: http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/submetering.aspx

The National Science and Technology Council has issued a study on submetering that is well worth reading. The study can be downloaded with this link:  http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/buildingtechnology/documents/SubmeteringEnergyWaterUsageOct2011.pdf

Point of Use (POU) meters are designed to provide a submetering solution for those properties that cannot be submetered by conventional submeters due to plumbing designs that bring multiple pipes into the apartment or office ( stacked risers). The meters … Continue reading →

I came across this article from Kym McNicolas at Forbes.com and thought I would share it. http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/5-energy-saving-myths-2595913 By Kym McNicolas, Forbes.com What you didn’t know about energy efficiency could hurt your pocketbook. Myth #1: Closing the Vent Saves Energy Though … Continue reading →

Unlike a traditional meter, allocation equipment does not measure the actual volume of gas, propane or oil used. Energy Allocation Equipment determines gas, propane or oil usage by determining the run time (furnaces, fireplaces, hot water heaters) or run time … Continue reading →

Submetering permits the measurement of utility use in individual apartments via a building-owned meter that is installed for each apartment. The building continues to purchase its utility on the less expensive commercial or bulk residential rate basis, but now the … Continue reading →

This report was put out by the Council of State Governments a few years ago. While it is somewhat dated it still makes interesting reading. http://www.csg.org/knowledgecenter/docs/TA0307WaterWars.pdf

To bring home just how important water conservation is, everyone should read a report put out by the Dept of Interior called Water Wars 2025. It is a sobering report http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Meetings/archive/water03/water2025.pdf