Help!! I have an offer in with a duplex with only one meter!

[Matt Kistner]

Good Afternoon,

I have an offer in with a duplex that only has one gas and electric meter. The the boiler is natural gas so I am looking for estimates on how much it would cost to install new gas lines, a new boiler, and then a second breaker box etc for the electric to separate the utilities amongst the apartments. Could I get some estimates ???

[Darnell J.]

Hi Matt,

Have you looked into sub-metering? Electrical submetering involves the installation power meters (also called power monitors, electrical meters, or energy monitors) that can measure energy usage after it reaches the primary utility meter. For instance, if you have a duplex with only one meter, you can install these power meters for each side of the home and get usage reports for each home. It offers the ability to monitor energy usage for individual tenants electric usage, gas usage and also water usage. Setra Systems is one company that makes these products. I believe they have a YouTube video that describes this process much better than I have.