Metering

Thermal
For suites that receive heating from a Central Plant, there is no better way to properly allocate costs than with the use of a Thermal Meter. These meters measure the Temperature of the Heating or Cooling medium entering and leaving the Equipment within your suite and also measure the flow of that medium. By determining the volume of medium (flow) and the temperature differential (between the entering and leaving medium) the amount of energy used can be determined. Given the cost per unit of energy delivered from the Central Plant, a Bill can be generated.

Gas
Like electricity, Natural Gas can be sub-metered, and with a known cost per unit of volume, Bills can be generated for an individual suite. Provident can also provide metering for mixed use facilities, where Retail Units may be served by the Main Gas Meter for an entire facility.

Electricity
Like Gas Sub-Metering, Electricity can be sub-metered for proper cost allocation. Again, Provident can offer not only in-suite metering in multi-residential facilities, but also for mixed-use units within that facility. For detailed information on Electrical Sub-Metering, refer to our Sub-Metering Page.

Water
Water sub-metering may be an option. Certainly in new construction, with new piping technology (Kitec™, for example) where there is a single entry point for all water supplied to a suite, meters can be installed to properly allocate costs.