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Central utility meter(master) AND Submeter

The main difference between a master meter and submeter is ownership and maintenance
responsibility. The power company owns and maintains master meters while submeters are
owned and maintained by the commercial customer.
The local power company gives the building management a monthly bill for usage
recorded on the master meter. To recoup this expense, management assesses each tenant
their share of the total utility expense according to the readings on their submeters.
Meter readers from the power company read master meters whereas submeters are read by
building management personnel.  A computer located in the basement or ground floor
collects the submeter reading data for rebilling and the readings are sent by electric cables
called power lines.
Main meters require transformers to reduce the power coming from the main lines. Sub
meters do no require any such provision.
MULTI SITE ENERGY
A multi-site energy contract is simply one that covers the billing for more than one meter,
whether at a single business premises or in multiple locations. 
If one operates a business at multiple sites or runs a business with a high energy demand (e.g.
Industrial manufacturing plant), multiple energy are required. In either case, switching to a
multi-site energy deal could save you time and money - not only will it consolidate your
energy rates and renewal dates into the one plan, it can also give you greater negotiating
power, meaning suppliers might offer you preferential prices for combining all your plans
into one manageable package.

Having one renewal date also means one is less likely to lose track of when their current deal
is due to end, meaning there’s less chance of being rolled onto supplier’s more expensive out-
of-contract rates. The ideal scenario would be to have one supplier, bill and contract end date.

EMIS

An Energy Management Information System (EMIS) provides relevant information that


makes energy performance visible to various levels of an organization, enabling individuals
and departments to plan, make decisions and take effective action to manage energy. It leads
to productivity improvements through the continuous monitoring of energy performance, and
savings opportunities that, once implemented, are sustained over the long term. The
performance information generated by an EMIS enables organizations to take actions that
create financial value through the management and control of energy.

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