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Submetering in Texas

Last reviewed by NES Editorial · September 2026

The PUCT sets the billing rules in Texas, and NES handles the registration and compliance. See the cities we serve.

Submetering pays for itself at most Texas properties. Residents are billed for what their unit uses, consumption drops, and the owner stops absorbing the master-meter bill. The PUCT sets the billing rules, and NES handles the registration and compliance. NES has done the installs, daily reads, and resident billing in-house since 1968.

36%
lower water use
2,000 gal
saved per unit each year
~$30/mo
lower water bill per unit

From an NES case study at a 337-unit apartment community once about half of residents were submetered. Results vary by property.

Coverage

Local submetering guides in Texas

NES serves communities across Texas. These areas have a local guide to start with.

Read the full Texas submetering laws guide

Properties NES submeters in Texas

  • Apartment communities
  • Condominiums
  • Townhomes
  • Mobile home parks
  • Student housing
Common questions

Submetering in Texas

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.

See what your Texas property can recover.

Send us your master-meter bills and unit count. We’ll run the numbers on your actual property and reply within one business day with a clear, no-obligation estimate.

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