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Free quote
Tell NES the manufacturer, model, and quantity (or describe the property and let NES recommend). A specialist returns a buy + lease quote within one business day.
Buy or lease submeters at cost. Never locked in.
NES sells and services water, gas, and electric submetering equipment from every class-1 manufacturer. Unlike most of the industry, NES sells the meters at cost, and only provides nonproprietary equipment so you're never locked into our system.
Nonproprietaryany vendor can read them
Sold at costno markup on hardware
Extended warrantycovers mechanical issues
Wirelessdaily reads, automatic
Quick answer
Where can I buy multifamily submeters?
NES sells and services nonproprietary water, gas, and electric submeters at cost, from Badger, Cereniti, MasterMeter, Neptune, NextCentury, Norgas, Sensus, Inovonics, and Leviton. Nonproprietary means any other submetering company can read NES meters, so you're never locked in by hardware. Wireless models report daily into the NES platform with an extended warranty bundled.
- At cost, with no hardware markup, ever
- Nonproprietary: any vendor can read the meters
- Extended NES warranty on mechanical issues, included
- Wireless, automatic, daily reads
- Optional NES install or self-install with documentation
Brands we sell & service
Submeters from every major manufacturer.
NES carries water, gas, and electric submeters from the manufacturers property managers already trust. Every meter is nonproprietary, so any other submetering company can read them. If you ever leave NES, the meters keep working with another reader.
NES also sells and services Badger, Cereniti, NextCentury, and Leviton submeters, plus all related repeaters, transmitters, and submetering equipment.
What's included
Equipment plus the extended warranty and the service relationship.
Submetering started with manual meters that someone had to read monthly. Today's meters are state-of-the-art wireless devices that report usage daily. NES provides an extended warranty that covers mechanical issues, and sells or leases meters at cost, which is unheard of in the submetering business. The meters belong to you, and you're free to use NES, another vendor, or a combination.
Old meters too
Updating manual meters with new wireless ones.
If your property has older manual submeters, NES can replace them with current wireless models as a standalone service. The new meters integrate with the NES platform for daily reads, MyReads leak detection, and resident-facing billing if you want NES to handle that side as well.
How equipment purchase works
Order on Monday. First reads inside the month.
Four steps from quote to live reads. Buy or lease at cost, with the extended NES warranty bundled.
02Week 1
Equipment ships
Meters and accessories ship from inventory. For larger orders, NES coordinates pallet delivery with the property manager.
03Week 2 - 4
Install, by NES or your team
Optional NES install by in-house technicians, or self-install with documentation. Existing manual meters can be swapped for wireless during the same visit.
04Ongoing
Reads land in the platform
Wireless meters report daily into the NES platform. Add MyReads leak detection or NES billing at any time, or use the meters with another vendor's reader.
What clients say
Great Company..... including receiving a personal call from the Owner. This shows us that your company cares about its customers.
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Multifamily client
More from NES
Everything else NES does in-house.
NES is a turn-key utility management company. Most of our clients use more than one service. Here’s the rest of what we run.
Submetering
Water, gas, and electric submetering for multifamily communities, condos, commercial properties, and residential parks.
- 15-40% utility savings
- 12-18 month ROI on most installs
RUBS Billing
Ratio Utility Billing System: the alternative when submetering isn't viable.
- Allocated by occupancy, sq.ft., and fixture count
- Live in 30 days, no construction
Utility Bill Pay
NES pays your water, gas, electric, trash, and internet bills and recovers them from residents.
- One bill for residents, all utilities
- Real-time online reporting
Collections
Outsource rent, HOA, and utility collections to a dedicated in-house NES team.
- Door hangers, tiered letters, skip tracing
- Saves your team hundreds of hours a month
MyReads Leak Detection
Automatic email alerts when a unit's water usage spikes, so you catch a running toilet the same day.
- Reads several times daily
- Customizable alert sensitivity
Temporary Verification & Auditing
Temporary ultrasonic clamp-on meters on the water lines that matter, so you can verify usage and find leaks without cutting a pipe.
- No pipe cutting, no shutoff to install
- Verify usage and find leaks by zone
1968
Privately owned since 1968
At cost
Buy or lease meters with no hardware markup
Non-prop.
Any vendor can read NES meters
Extended
NES warranty on mechanical issues, bundled
Daily
Wireless reads, automatic, into the NES platform
Common questions
What property managers ask about meters and equipment.
NES sells and services Badger, Cereniti, MasterMeter, Neptune, NextCentury, Norgas, Sensus, Inovonics, and Leviton submeters. NES also sells all related water, gas, and electric submetering equipment.
Every meter NES installs is standards-grade equipment from class-1 manufacturers. If you ever leave NES, those meters keep working with another reader. We've designed the contract so you're never locked in by hardware.
Both. NES sells or leases meters at cost. The pricing model that works best depends on your portfolio size and capex preferences. An NES specialist will walk through both during the free quote.
Yes. NES provides an extended warranty that covers mechanical issues related to the meter. This is bundled into the relationship, not a separate add-on.
NES will replace old manual meters with new wireless ones. The new equipment reports usage daily and integrates with the NES platform and MyReads leak detection.
No. You can buy or lease the equipment from NES and handle billing yourself or with another vendor. Most clients end up using NES for billing too because the workflow is tighter, but it's not required.
Get started
Get a meter + equipment quote. Buy or lease at cost.
Tell us the manufacturer, model, and quantity, or describe the property and let NES recommend. A specialist returns both buy and lease pricing within one business day.