Unit metering
Simple solutions for multi-unit properties.
Unit metering gives condo owners and renters direct control over their energy costs. With more than 100 years of experience in metering, we can provide reliable and accurate metering solutions for your new and existing buildings.
What is unit metering?
Unit metering involves installing a separate electricity meter for each unit in a multi-unit property, like an apartment building or condominium. Instead of a single bill for the entire building, each unit gets its own bill based on its own electricity use. This approach offers several advantages:
Fair billing
Each unit pays only for the electricity it consumes.
Energy management
People tend to manage their electricity use more actively when they’re directly responsible for the cost.
Simplified administration
Unit metering can streamline billing and prevent disagreements over shared utility expenses.
Why choose Hydro Ottawa’s unit metering?
When you choose us, you get more than just meters. You get a trusted partner with the expertise to support your project from start to finish. Benefits include:
Cost management
We bill each unit directly, which helps streamline utility expenses for building owners and condo corporations.
Sustainability potential
Individual metering promotes energy conservation, which may reduce your building's electricity use and carbon footprint.
Adaptability
Our metering systems are adaptable and ready for emerging energy technologies.
Customer support
Each account gets access to our MyAccount portal, mobile app, energy conservation programs and outage alerts.
Access to programs
Unit metering can make your building eligible for energy conservation programs and financial assistance programs from the Government of Ontario.
Solutions for your needs
- Smart electricity metering
- Lower development costs
- Compliance with new building regulations for unit metering
- Separate accounts for common areas and for each unit, helping manage costs and reducing the building’s environmental impact
- Enhanced reputation as a green developer and possible credits toward green building certification
- Smart electricity metering
- Support for managing your electricity use and operating expenses
- Reduced electricity consumption and operating expenses
- Convenience of having us take care of meter reporting, billing, collections, meter maintenance and replacement, and ongoing customer service
- Reduced carbon footprint and enhanced reputation as a green property
- Easy management of your own electricity use and costs
- Bills that cover only the electricity you consume
- Billing based on Hydro Ottawa rates, which are regulated by the Ontario Energy Board
- Access to our customer support and services, including the mobile app, energy conservation programs and outage alerts
How to get started with unit metering
For a new multi-unit building
we assess and install the metering system once your electrical design is complete.
For an existing building
we start with an initial assessment and then we’ll design and install a suitable metering system.
A dry core transformer energy loss charge may apply in certain situations. This charge covers the cost of power for unmetered losses related to specific transformer configurations.
