Utility Savings Tip
When speaking with many community managers, I often hear this: “We will just install water sub meters” in response to their ever increasing water and sewer utility costs. However, this choice is much more complicated and treacherous than is seems. Here’s why: In Part 3 of this article series, we will discuss additional water sub-meter […]
We were started by community managers as a resource for other community managers dealing with increasing utility costs! We are a dedicated company whose founders were originally community managers themselves. As community managers, we had access to dozens of contractors and professionals for everything from repairs, landscaping, accounting, reserve studies, painting, legal advice etc. but […]
On the West Coast, particularly in California, utility costs, especially electricity rates, are significantly rising, often considered among the highest in the nation. With rate increases outpacing the national average due to factors like wildfire prevention measures, investments in renewable energy, and increased demand during peak hours, this has resulted in higher bills for residents […]
All annual utility costs continue to increase year after year.
All community managers have to deal with these increasing utility costs.
Let us help you to learn ways to decrease these utility costs for the properties that you manage, while earning continuing education credits for CMCA designations!
Utility audits save on cost and energy audits save on consumption. Community managers should do both to minimize annual utility expenses. Board members and homeowners look to community managers for professional guidance on managing their associations for long-term sustainability and sound economic advice. Measures that increase reserve funding and/or reduce overall expenses are always in […]
California electricity costs are increasing and as California community managers prepare their 2025 budgets, they will probably notice that they probably exceeded their 2024 budgets for electricity! This article is written so that managers can explain to their board members why electricity costs where higher than expected in 2024, and also to help managers […]