A Deep Dive into Consumption Breakdown
Account for every kilowatt-hour you purchase. This page details the Consumption Breakdown report, a key tool in our Energy Management suite. It provides a full energy balance for your property, showing exactly how utility usage is distributed, thereby eliminating financial leakage and protecting your profitability.
The Purpose of a Consumption Breakdown Report
A Consumption Breakdown report is a powerful financial control tool for landlords. Its purpose is to perform an "energy balance" on your property, ensuring that every unit of energy you purchase from your bulk supplier is fully accounted for. The report shows exactly how utility usage is distributed across the property, from the main bulk incomer down to individual tenants, common areas, and even vacant spaces.
Eliminate "Financial Leakage" from Unaccounted Usage
Any energy that is consumed but not billed represents a direct financial loss. This tool identifies that leakage by highlighting the gap between your bulk purchase volume and the sum of all sub-metered consumption, giving you a clear financial figure for all unallocated energy.
Pinpoint Opportunities for Efficiency
By clearly itemizing where all energy is going, landlords can instantly identify high-usage common areas (like outdated HVAC systems or inefficient lighting) that are ripe for efficiency upgrades. Reducing consumption in these areas directly lowers the bulk bill and increases the profitability of the entire operation.
Localized E-E-A-T Fact
In large commercial buildings in South Africa, unmetered common area usage can often account for 15-20% of a property's total electricity bill. Without a detailed consumption breakdown, this significant operational cost remains invisible and uncontrolled, directly eroding the asset's profitability.
How the Consumption Breakdown Works
The report provides a simple, visual representation of your property's energy distribution.
Total Bulk Consumption
The report starts with the total consumption measured at your main bulk meter for the selected period.
Subtract Tenant Usage
It then subtracts the sum of all individually metered tenants, showing you how much of the total was successfully billed.
Subtract Common Areas
Next, it subtracts the sum of all metered common areas, accounting for this operational cost.
Unallocated Consumption
The final "remainder" is your unallocated consumption—the financial leakage from vacant units, unmetered areas, or potential wastage.
Frequently Asked Questions
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