Rio Rancho
Utility Submetering and Billing

Multifamily communities prefer Oates Energy over our competitors primarily because of our flexibility. Our competitors are typically very large corporations that are focused on providing utility submetering and billing services in a set way to corporations that own and manage numerous multifamily communities with thousands of units. There are of course differences from company to company but most are unwilling and frankly unable to adjust and customize their services to the exact needs and preferences of their clients. As a result multifamily communities were left to chose the provider that was the “closest” to meeting their needs.

Our founders saw this as an opportunity to create a utility submetering and billing services company that was organized from the ground up to be “adjustable” so all of its services could be tailored to fit each client’s unique needs and preferences. From submetering system design and installation, to which utilities and charges we bill residents for and how often, to our U.S. based billing customer care for residents. All of our services were are designed to be customizable so they can be adjusted to the exact needs of our clients.

Condominium communities’ are similar to multifamily communities in many ways, and we customize our services for condo community HOAs in the same ways that we do for multifamily communities. But where multifamily communities are focused on ROI, homeowner associations must focus on keeping their HOA fees as low as possible.

In the same way we support multifamily communities, we let condominium communities choose only the services the want and need from a full suite of submetering and billing services, and then adjust them to how the community would like them to be provided. Flexibility that is unique in our industry; truly customized solutions designed to encourage conservation and fairly recover utility costs based on usage.

Utility submetering equipment and systems, and billing policies can very greatly between mobile home parks. And this makes Oates Energy a perfect utility submetering and billing solution for them. We assist mobile home parks with custom designed remote read submetering systems for parks who wish to install or update their systems. And for parks that prefer not to add new submetering or have some residents that do not have submeters, we provide “RUBS”, (Ratio Utility Billing System). From submetering equipment to our full suite of utility billing services, we can customize it all to design a solution to help you recover more of your utility costs.

Tenants of commercial properties utility requirements can vary greatly from one to the next. Unlike the average residential unit, a large grocery store will require much more electricity than a small jewelry store. Many commercial properties that do not submeter tenants attempt to recover utility costs based on the square foot leased. This can be complicated to calculate each month, may not fully recover utility costs, and can cause advertised lease rates to be less competitive than commercial properties who submeter utilities. We design, install and repair submetering systems to accurately monitor utility usage, and we use that data to accurately bill tenants for their usage using billing policies defined by you! Contact us to discuss a utility submetering and or billing solution for your commercial property.

The new standard in multi-unit residential and commercial new construction is that they are all being built with utility submetering systems. And as a national utility submetering system installation contractor, we are are always installing water, electric and gas utility submetering systems on multiple projects around the country.

We professionally install utility submetering systems to local codes and have an excellent record of jobsite safety, and we fully test every system we install to assure a positive final inspection. If you are planning a new project that calls for utility submetering installation, we would be pleased to provide you with a detailed bid.