Accurate Energy Cost Allocation for Tenants and Departments
Energy Cost Allocation is the process of accurately assigning energy costs to specific entities such as departments, tenants, or business units. It uses measured consumption data and predefined rules to ensure each entity is billed or accounted for fairly, promoting accountability and enabling precise cost recovery. Request a demo to see how you can automate cost allocation.
Our Expertise in Fair Cost Recovery
Our platform provides an auditable, evidence-based solution to the complex challenge of internal billing. By applying your active, NERSA-compliant tariff structure to measured data, our tool provides the transparent reporting needed to end disputes over shared utility bills. This ensures a fair and accurate process for both departmental chargebacks and tenant billing.
Moving Beyond Estimates to True Accountability
Fairness and accuracy are crucial for effective financial management. Allocating energy costs based on simple estimates or floor space alone often leads to disputes and cross-subsidisation between departments or tenants. A data-driven approach ensures:
Fair Cost Recovery: Bill tenants or charge back departments based on their actual, verified consumption.
Dispute Resolution: Eliminate arguments over utility bills by providing transparent, evidence-based reports.
Enhanced Accountability: Give departmental managers clear visibility and responsibility for their energy usage, encouraging a culture of efficiency.
The Augos Cost Allocation Tool: Flexible and Fair
Our platform provides a powerful and flexible Cost Allocation tool designed to handle real-world scenarios. The process is straightforward:
Prioritise Measured Data
Wherever possible, costs are allocated using precise, measured consumption data from our smart meters.
Apply Custom Rules
For shared spaces or unmetered loads, you can create custom, calculated allocation rules based on factors like floor area, operational hours, or fixed percentages.
Generate Transparent Reports
The platform generates clear cost splits that align with your rules, enabling transparent internal reporting and accurate tenant billing.
Common Applications for Cost Allocation
Multi-Tenant Billing
For commercial properties, retail centres, and industrial parks, our tool provides an auditable, accurate method for tenant utility billing. Recover costs confidently and provide tenants with clear, justifiable invoices that reflect their actual usage.
Departmental Chargebacks
In large organisations, allocating the central energy bill across different business units or departments drives accountability. When managers are responsible for their own energy budget, they are incentivised to operate more efficiently.
Project and Process Costing
For manufacturing facilities, understanding the true energy input cost for a specific product or process is vital. Our tool allows you to allocate costs to specific production lines or machinery, providing invaluable data for financial modelling and efficiency analysis.
Experience Our Platform: Cost Allocation Walkthrough
The best way to understand the power of our platform is to see it for yourself. This interactive demo will walk you through how to allocate energy costs fairly and accurately across your organization.
Automate Your Internal Billing
Eliminate spreadsheets and disputes. Our Cost Allocation tool provides a fair, accurate, and evidence-based way to manage tenant billing and departmental chargebacks.