Best fit
80+
Built for 80+ unit communities.
We serve properties with 80 or more units, from a single community up through 20,000-unit portfolios. Pricing is by property size, so smaller properties pay less.
Submeter your apartment community so residents pay for what they use.
Garden, mid-rise, and hi-rise multifamily in 43+ states, typically 15 to 30% less water with payback in 12 to 18 months. Submetering turns that utility spend into a recovery line on your P&L, run end to end by NES in house.
80+Unit minimum
15-30%Water savings
12-18moTypical ROI
43+States covered
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Property fit
Garden, mid-rise, and hi-rise apartments.
NES installs submeters across every kind of apartment community, from a 200-unit garden in Tampa to a 600-unit hi-rise in Atlanta. Install difficulty comes down to plumbing access and meter placement. For new builds we plan submeters in; for existing properties a specialist reviews the site and recommends the best path, including RUBS where metering isn't viable.
Why apartment owners submeter
Why it pays off.
Quick recovery
12-18 mo
Pays for itself in 12 to 18 months.
On a typical Sun Belt garden community, submeter recovery covers the install cost inside twelve months. Higher water rates mean faster payback, often six to nine months.
Conservation
15 to 30%
Residents conserve when they pay.
We typically see 15 to 30% water savings once residents are billed for their own use. Sun Belt properties with irrigation often run higher; Midwest properties cluster at the lower end.
Real NES results
What it looks like on a real property.
337 unitsApartment community
36%
drop in water use per unit after submetering
Metered gradually as residents renewed leases. Average use fell from 5,846 to 3,868 gallons per unit per month, and the average bill from $84.72 to $54.22. Residents who used less paid less, and the owner's master bill came down too.
5,846 gal/unit
Before
3,868 gal/unit
After
Common questions
What owners ask before signing.
We serve properties with 80 or more units. Pricing is by property size, so smaller properties pay less, and ROI is still inside a year in most water-heavy regions. Equipment and installation typically run about $200 per unit, though it varies by property, and that is an estimate rather than a quote. If you are below 80 units, an NES specialist can point you to the best option.
If submetering isn't physically viable, NES offers RUBS, a Ratio Utility Billing System that allocates the master-meter bill by formula. RUBS goes live in 30 days with no construction, and many owners start there, then migrate to submetering in a later capex cycle.
Most residents accept usage-based billing when it's introduced at lease renewal with clear disclosure. Fair, transparent billing actually reduces disputes, and NES handles the resident-facing customer service in-house.