Utility submetering puts a meter on each unit that measures and bills its water/sewer, gas, and electric use. The technology has been around since the early 1920s. NES installs the meters, reads them, pays the master-meter bill, and bills your residents, all in-house and with bilingual support.
When residents pay for what they actually use, they cut back. Most properties see 15 to 30 percent lower water use. Submetering also catches leaks early, lets you bill common-area usage accurately, and can raise the value of the property. Payback usually lands within 12 to 18 months.
Yes. In Texas, apartment water and wastewater submetering is regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) under 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 24. Those are the rules the TCEQ used to handle under 30 TAC Chapter 291. Electricity submetering falls under PUCT rules too. NES tracks every requirement so your property stays compliant.
Water and sewer submetering falls under the PUCT, in 16 TAC Chapter 24 (Subchapter I). Utility service itself in Tarrant County falls under the PUCT. NES tracks the current Texas and local requirements for your address, so billing is set up to match the rule.
NES serves apartment communities, condominiums, and mobile home parks across Tarrant County and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Euless, Bedford, Hurst, Keller, Grapevine, Haltom City, and Saginaw. We confirm the rules for your exact address before we start.
Most submetering installs pay for themselves within 12 to 18 months through the utility cost you recover. We'll run the numbers on your actual master-meter bills and unit count, then send you a clear, no-obligation estimate.
No. NES installs nonproprietary meters that other companies can read, and extended warranties are available on our submeters. You're never locked in.