Many commercial Property Managers allocate utility costs based on the square footage rented by the tenant. In a property where all the tenants have similar utility loads, this may seem like a equitable approach. However, this poses a few problems:
- What is the incentive for the tenant to conserve, since their bill will always be a percentage of all users, including efficient and high users?
- What if the tenants have different consumption patterns?
- How can the Property Manager control common area expenses such as the ever increasing air-conditioning load as more lights, computers, and appliances put out more heat?
Stratacon can help the building you operate out of overcome these issues by putting a meter on each of the utilities in the unit. Depending on what is available to your unit, these meters can measure the unit’s exact consumption of electricity, heating/cooling, water and gas.
With exact consumption figures, Stratacon can prepare monthly bills for each unit.
By metering the utility directly, you, as a tenant gain:
- Information about the unit’s consumption habits down to the hour
- The ability to see an immediate, measurable impact when energy efficiency projects are implemented
- Control of your utility costs
If you are a tenant, ask us how we can help you gain control of the utility costs in your unit.
