Conservation & AMR Submetering

By accurately billing tenants for actual consumption, tenants are encouraged to conserve water, gas, and electricity as a means to lower the utility bill. Also, it allows property owners to identify leaks quicker.

According to an EPA study, daily water consumption in a New York City apartment building not using submetering ranged from 375 to 425 gallons per apartment per day. However, an apartment building in Washington, DC, that did use submetering, was found to use from 90 to 160 gallons per apartment per day.

On average, water submetering encourages conservation by 20% to 40%. This both lowers costs and preserves precious resources.

  Reward Tenants Responsible for Conserving
  It is a fact that some tenants use less utility service than others. Some are
  more conscientious of conservation. Tenants shouldn’t be penalized for
  the bad practices of their neighbors.

  Unlike allocation methods such as RUBS, AMR submetering measures
  actual consumption by each tenant rather than allocating consumption
  based upon square footage, number of occupants, or other means. Thus,
  tenants that conscientiously conserve are financially rewarded for their
  efforts by smaller utility bills while less frugal tenants pay for the full
  amount of utility service they consume.

  AMR submetering improves conservation by:

• Rewarding tenants directly responsible for conservation with
  lower monthly bills.
• Encouraging wasteful tenants to conserve by presenting them
  with the full bill for their actual use.
  

Identify Leaks Early
Through AMR submetering, leaks can be identified earlier. Dripping faucets, running toilets, and leaky showers all pour money down the drain. An average leaky faucet drips 15 gallons of water each day and a sticky toilet handle will wash 20 gallons a day down the drain. AMR submetering allows property owners to closely monitor consumption by each rental unit and identify high consumption patterns that may be due to leaks. Early detection of leaks means early fixes.

AMR submetering improves conservation by alerting property owners to leaks and identifying its location.

     Conservation

     Tenant Fairness

     Rent Competitiveness