Submetering in Nevada
Last reviewed by NES Editorial · September 2026
Nevada has no apartment submetering statute, so owners may pass through actual utility cost with no markup, set by the lease. Here is how it works.
Submetering is common across Nevada, and NES runs it end to end. We install nonproprietary meters that you own, read them every day, pay the master-meter bill, and bill your residents. Our compliance team tracks the Nevada rules, set by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, so your billing holds up if anyone ever checks it. NES has worked this way since 1968, in more than 43 states.
Yes. Submetering is allowed in Nevada, with some restrictions.
Nevada has no submetering-specific statute for apartments, so the lease governs, and NES handles the requirements for you.
What submetering is
Submetering puts a meter on each unit and bills residents for the water, gas, and electric they actually use. The idea has been around since the 1920s. Today’s meters read wirelessly every day, so usage is accurate and leaks show up fast instead of on the next bill.
Why owners in Nevada submeter
- Residents pay for what they use, so water consumption usually drops 15 to 30%.
- Leaks are caught within a day, not at the end of the month.
- Common-area usage is measured and billed accurately, not absorbed by the owner.
- Most installs pay for themselves within 12 to 18 months.
Submetering laws and rules in Nevada
- Nevada has no statewide submetering statute for apartments, so water, gas, and electric submetering and allocation billing are governed by the lease and are widely used
- NES sets up billing to pass through the utility's charges at cost, with any administrative fee spelled out in the lease
- As a best practice, the total billed to residents should not exceed what the property pays the serving utility
- The lease must disclose how utilities are billed to residents
- Nevada's separate mobile-home-park utility-billing rules (NAC 704.980 to 704.991, PUCN) apply to manufactured-home communities, not conventional apartments
- Each bill must show the charges and the meter readings, and NES tracks the current requirements
Local rules can vary by city and county, and some cities set their own requirements, which NES verifies for your exact address.
Official sources: Nevada Landlord and Tenant Act (NRS 118A) · Clark County Code Ch. 24.34 (Water Use Restrictions)
General information only, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada or a qualified attorney.
NES submetering by city in Nevada
Local submetering guides for Nevada communities NES serves.
Submetering in Nevada
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