State by state
43+
Every active submetering jurisdiction tracked.
Regulations change frequently and vary greatly per state and county. NES's compliance team monitors changes daily and updates billing rules across the platform accordingly.
Stay audit-ready in 43+ jurisdictions.
Submetering, RUBS (ratio utility billing) disclosure, and PUC (public utility commission) rules differ by state and county. NES's in-house compliance team tracks every change so your recovery stays defensible, at no separate charge.
43+State jurisdictions
In-houseCompliance team
7 yrAudit archive
UMCABoard involvement
Why it works
Three numbers that matter.
Audit-ready
Always
7-year searchable bill archive on every account.
When auditors or PUC investigators come knocking, your bill history is searchable in seconds. Rate filings, disclosure language, dispute records: all archived in compliance-grade format.
Industry voice
UMCA board
NES's owner is on the UMCA board.
Jerry Baker, NES's president and owner, is a voluntary board member of the Utility Management & Conservation Association. NES sees regulatory changes before they're public.
What it is
Active compliance management as a service.
Our dedicated compliance team actively keeps up with state and county regulations. Compliance is bundled into the NES service at no separate charge. It is not an add-on, not a checkbox. It's table stakes for the recovery to be defensible.
How NES works
From master meter to recovered NOI, in four steps.
Day 0 to 5
01Free audit
Send 12 months of master-meter bills. A specialist confirms scope with you within one business day, then models the recovery and payback on your real numbers. Your written assessment arrives within five business days.
Day 5 to 45
02Install
NES W-2 technicians install the meters with under 30 minutes of downtime per occupied unit. The equipment is nonproprietary, and extended warranties are available.
Monthly
03Bill & support
Hourly reads feed in-house billing. A bilingual customer service team handles every resident question and dispute.
Ongoing
04Recover
Net recovery posts to your PMS the same cycle. You track consumption, accounts receivable, and recovery in the owner dashboard.
Ready to move
Get a free assessment: single property or portfolio.
Send us your master-meter bills and unit counts. A specialist replies within one business day, and your full recovery model arrives as an executive PDF within five. No obligation. It works the same for an 80-unit community or a 20,000-unit portfolio.
Common questions
What owners ask before signing.
Monitors state and county regulatory changes affecting submetering, RUBS, and pass-through billing. Updates the NES platform to reflect new rules. Handles rate filings with PUCs where required. Maintains the audit archive for every billing account.
NES absorbs the change. Compliance is part of the standard service. If your state amends RUBS disclosure requirements next year, the NES team handles the update: no additional fee, no contract amendment.
Yes. For multi-state portfolios, NES tracks rules across every jurisdiction simultaneously, as part of the standard contract.
No. Compliance is bundled into the standard NES service at no separate charge. It is part of the service because the recovery is only worth what an auditor lets you keep.
NES maintains a 7-year searchable audit archive on every billing account, including rate filings, disclosure language, and dispute records, so you can produce records in seconds when an auditor or PUC investigator asks.
No. NES's compliance work keeps your billing aligned with current state and PUC rules, but it isn't legal advice. Always run lease language and billing arrangements past your counsel. Our team is happy to walk them through how we apply specific state rules.