Utility submetering puts a meter on each unit that measures and bills its water/sewer, gas, and electric use. The technology has been around since the early 1920s. NES installs the meters, reads them, pays the master-meter bill, and bills your residents, all in-house and with bilingual support.
When residents pay for what they actually use, they cut back. Most properties see 15 to 30 percent lower water use. Daily reads also catch leaks early, and common-area water stops getting spread across everyone's rent. Payback usually lands within 12 to 18 months.
Yes, it is in wide use, and no Ohio statute prohibits it. In April 2026 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in Ohio Power Co. v. Nationwide Energy Partners that a third-party company reselling electricity to residents is a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and the commission is still working out what that means for submetering companies. NES bills residents at the utility's own rate with no markup on the energy and tracks every requirement so your property stays compliant.
Ohio has no statute that squarely addresses residential submetering, so water and electric submetering are in wide use, with residents billed for their measured usage. Utility service itself in Cleveland falls under the PUCO. NES tracks the current Ohio and local requirements for your address, so billing is set up to match the rule.
Water is provided by Cleveland Water, electricity by the Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) or Cleveland Public Power, and natural gas by Enbridge Gas Ohio. NES works with whichever provider serves your property, installs the submeters, reads them, pays the master-meter bill, and bills your residents in-house across the Cleveland area.
Most submetering installs pay for themselves within 12 to 18 months through the utility cost you recover. We'll run the numbers on your actual master-meter bills and unit count, then send you an estimate. You are not signing anything.
No. NES installs nonproprietary meters that other companies can read, The meters are yours, and extended warranties are available if you want one.