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Water

Water specialists, from tank to bill.

Water backup with storage and sophisticated pump solutions, precision metering and state-of-the-art leak detection, plus monthly billing for multi-tenant property.

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20 MW+
Total self-installed and managed capacity
Thousands
Of power and water meters under management
National
Independent power producer and EPC
Specialist
Utility company for Power, Water & Connectivity
What we do

Water backup, metering and billing from one specialist

Northlands Energy is a water specialist company. We install storage and pumps for water backup, meter with precision, detect leaks and bill each unit.

  • Water backup

    We install water storage systems, so your property keeps water in reserve.

  • Pump solutions

    Sophisticated pump solutions, installed with the storage.

  • Precision metering

    Precision water metering manages flow rates and billing, with graphs of usage and flow.

  • Leak detection

    State-of-the-art leak detection.

  • Sub-metering and billing

    500+ tenant water meters on multi-tenant property. Every unit is metered, read and reconciled each month, then billed on the municipal tariff structure.

Two large grey water storage tanks on a paved yard, beside a fenced pump enclosure.
Two green booster pumps and their control panel in a fenced enclosure, with a storage tank behind.

Water storage tanks, and a booster pump set with its control panel.

One system

Storage, pumps, meters and billing, working together

Storage keeps water in reserve, and pumps move it on to the building. Precision meters measure the flow for each unit and feed your usage and flow graphs, and each month’s reading goes onto the tenant’s bill. We also offer state-of-the-art leak detection.

Water backup, metering and billing
Water backup, metering and billing as one systemWater comes in through the council meter and into storage tanks for water backup. Pumps move it on to precision meters, which measure the flow for each unit. We also offer state-of-the-art leak detection. Meter readings feed usage and flow graphs, and billing on the municipal tariff structure.State-of-the-art leak detectionCouncil meterInto the siteStorage tanksWater backupPump solutionsPressure and flowPrecision metersFlow rate, each unitGraphsUsage and flowBillingMunicipal tariff structureCouncil meterInto the siteState-of-the-artleak detectionStorage tanksWater backupPump solutionsPressure and flowPrecision metersFlow rate, each unitGraphsUsage and flowBillingMunicipal tariffstructure

Green lines show water moving through the system. Amber lines show meter readings, which feed your usage graphs and the bill.

Usage and flow

See how much water you use, and when it flows

Precision water metering manages flow rates and billing, and gives you graphs of water usage and flow.

Usage graphs show how much water is used. Flow graphs show when it moves through the day.

Usage and flow graphs
Usage and flow graphs, an illustration with no real dataIllustration only, not real data. The top graph shows daily water usage as bars over two weeks, lower at weekends. The bottom graph shows the flow rate through one day as a line, low overnight and highest in the morning and evening.Usage, by dayIllustrationMTWTFSSMTWTFSSFlow rate, through a day00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

Illustration only, with no real data. It shows the kind of graph you get.

Sub-metering and billing

Four steps, from meter to bill

Water is one of the hardest utilities to bill fairly across a building. Northlands meters each unit, reads every meter each month, and turns those readings into accurate tenant bills.

  1. Meter

    A billing-grade water sub-meter for each unit.

  2. Read

    Every meter is read each month. Where our team reads on site, it photographs the meter.

  3. Reconcile

    We compare tenant consumption with the council meter, so losses and unusual usage stand out.

  4. Bill

    Each tenant pays for what they used, on the municipal tariff structure.

Reconciliation

The council meter and the tenant meters, side by side

Monthly water reconciliation
Monthly water reconciliationThe council meter total is compared each month with the tenant meters added up. The difference shows losses and unusual usage. Each tenant is then billed for their own reading, on the municipal tariff structure.Council meterRead every monthTenant metersEach unit, every monthCouncil meter totalTenant meters added upLosses and unusual usage stand outBillMunicipal tariff structureEach tenant’s own readingCouncil meterEvery monthTenant metersEach unitCouncil meter totalTenant meters added upLosses and unusual usagestand outBillMunicipal tariff structure

Billing follows the municipal structure: consumption blocks, effluent and levy.

Each unit, its own meter
Each unit has its own sub-meterA multi-tenant building with twelve units. Each unit has its own water sub-meter, and all of them sit behind the council meter.Councilmeter
Why it matters

A bill based on their own meter, not a share of the building

  • Unit-by-unit visibility. See where your water is going, one unit at a time.
  • Admin off your desk. We handle the meter reading and the billing.
  • A photo record. Every on-site read comes with a photo, which helps resolve queries.
  • Clear for tenants. Each bill shows their own consumption and charges.
Billing-grade

What billing-grade means for water

Billing-grade means the monthly reading goes straight onto the tenant’s bill, with a record kept behind it.

From meter to bill
From meter to bill, with a record keptEach meter is read every month. The reading goes straight onto the tenant’s bill, with a record kept behind it, and every on-site read comes with a photo.ReadingTenant billWater readingEvery monthWe keep a recordA photo with every on-site readTenant billWater readingWe keep a recordA photo with everyon-site read
Where we do this

Read and billed at these sites

All six have fibre-enabled smart water and power metering and billing.

  1. Northlands Corner
  2. Kya Sands Business Park
  3. Northlands Retail Park
  4. Deco Park
  5. 251 Commercial Park
  6. Northlands Stand 199
Solar arrays on the roofs of Northlands Corner Shopping Centre, with the centre’s signs behind.
Northlands Corner Shopping Centre
Business park units at Northlands Stand 199 with rooftop solar.
Northlands Stand 199
Long rooftop solar array at Deco Park, seen from the air.
Deco Park

Tell us about your property’s water.

Water backup, precision metering, leak detection and billing.

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