Sub Metering

The ability to be able to monitor, measure and report individual areas of a site/building means utility costs can be further reduced. By submetering certain floors and areas of a building it becomes easier to identify areas of wastage and therefore effectively target and manage those areas that need the most improvement.

As well as improving energy management, sub metering will also aid landlords and property managers that own multi-tenanted buildings to bill their tenants for their individual measured utility usage.

A number of our clients have sub metered their sites and have been reaped the benefits of doing so. Above is a graph from the head office of a County Council. By measuring each floor on an individual basis they have been able to identify the most and least efficient floors and effectively manage the situation.

By monitoring these areas more closely it has enabled the Council to affect human behaviour and begin initating incentives for staff to become more involved with the energy management process. For example by engaging employees in the process they have implemented best practice schemes, where competition is involved and the most efficient floor at the end of the month will be rewarded.