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The methods shown under the inaccurate heading are just that, completely inaccurate. They are based arbitrarily and have no basis whatsoever for determining a tenants actual electrical usage and are
used solely to cover the building's electric bill to the local utility company. For example, a tenant with only one room loaded with electrical devices that are used twenty-four hours a day would be being billed
less than a tenant with three rooms, only having necessary electrical devices and using them conservatively. Not fair and rightly so.
The methods shown under semi-accurate, while being a much better way of
apportioning the building's electric bill, are still based upon someone's guess as to usage and it only makes sense that the guess is going to be in the favor of the building and not the tenant (worst case scenario must
be covered).
The only fair and equitable method for both the building and the tenant is to know how much the tenant uses exclusively; determined by use of an electric metering device, known in all multi-tenanted
properties as a submeter. Submetering includes both commercial and residential sides, each with its own distinctive measurement devices and billing applications. |
