Many people think the main purpose of sub-metering is to invoice tenants for their energy consumption. It is much much more. In fact billing a tenant using sub-metering may not necessarily motivate him to reduce its energy foot print unless we can show him what are the potential savings and where he should focus his attention.
Sub-metering is the first step in understanding your power usage. It provides data which can be analyzed to determine:
a) how much energy each building systems (HVAC, hot water, process equipment, computers, lighting) is using, how is that energy split through out the day, the week or the year. How much energy is used in relation to overall building occupency.
b) comparing each system energy consumption with best in class will help you determine what are the potential savings, what should be the priorities, what target to set and how we will monitor the progress and make adjustments as we go along.
c) Sub-metering data can help you quickly identify when a system is out of tune, when it needs adjustment, maintenance or repair.
d) The Energy-metering-as-a-service of EnergyToBill can reduce or eliminate the up-front cost of sub-metering
At EnergyToBill we can help you defining your energy saving strategy. We offer Energy-metering-as-a-service which means that the up-front cost of meter installation are paid on a monthly fee based on the target savings. Below are some unbiased articles on energy savings and sub-metering. Refer to our page Articles and Links (energytobill.com) for unbias articles on this topic. Enjoy your reading!
