Why Meter?

Metering for Overall Facility Management

  • Energy Analytics
  • Load Profile and Baselines
  • Mirror Utility Meters
  • Budget Tracking
  • Breakout Metering
  • Real Time Demand Control
  • Reduce Energy Costs

Metering for Tenant Billing and Allocation

  • Breakout Metering
  • Tenant Submetering & Allocations
  • After Hours Usage
  • Fairly Allocate Tenant Usage

Connectivity – Currently there are multiple manufacturers providing net-workable meter equipment for electricity, water, gas, steam and BTUs. The Xencom user interface utilizes standard HTML5 programming and has open protocol drivers such as; BacNet, LON, Modbus or Ethernet/IP and for some applications, legacy drivers and shared information through APIs. Data is always sent to secure FTP sites for our customers, especially when interval data is used for tenant allocations and/or billing.

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Xencom’s Advantage

Integrator – Xencom Elemco has been connecting building controls and equipment for over 35 years. We have thousands of meters installed and communicating for submetering and billing of tenants or for integration into the Building Automation Systems for Energy Analytics,

Commissioning & Testing – Although most electricians can install an electric meter, it is very important that after installation, it is commissioned properly. The phases and polarity musty be aligned correctly and output from the meter (either pulse or digital communications) must be set correctly based on the size of the CT’s and the meter application. Xencom Elemco has the knowledge, the experience, and the right test equipment to ensure the proper set up of the meter and keep the meter recording accurately over time.

Energy Management Systems and Tenant Billing

Manage Overall Facility

Monitoring Utility Meters

Either by adding pulse output to the existing utility electric meter or adding another meter to mirror the utility meter, the Usage (kWh) and Demand (kW) data can be collected to help manage energy usage and costs. The same is true for gas & water usage.

Breakout Metering

For proper building use analysis, the next step is to add energy and water meters to breakout specific end usage such as; HVAC, Boilers, Cooling Towers, Lighting, Tenant Usage or Irrigation. This data allows for a deep dive into where and when the energy is being used for environmental control or common area/tenant/department allocation.

Load Profile and Baselines

This data is very useful in commissioning and fine-tuning control strategies and for use in procurement of energy. The real-time interval data is also used to compare actual data to billing data from the utility company and for developing future budgets. We also believe that water metering and water use analysis is becoming more important because of increased demand, limitations on supply in some areas and the pressure on the sewage treatment systems; all of which lead to increases in water/sewage costs.

Tenant Billing and Allocation

Breakout Metering

Even if direct tenant submetering is not needed or feasible, metered data is useful to know when and where the energy is being used.

Tenant Submetering

It is clear that this is the fairest and most accurate way to allocate the energy/water that is being used by individual tenants. Our systems are designed and commissioned to accurately track all energy/water usage. The data can be sent to a secured FTP site to be used by building management, 3rd party billing companies and/or one of our billing company partners.

Mandates – NYC Local Law 88

As part of the NYC Greener, Greater Buildings Plan Local Law 88, beginning in 2025 non-residential buildings larger than 25,000 square feet must begin electrical submetering of all tenant spaces greater than 5,000 square feet and provide monthly energy statements, whether the tenant is billed for the electric consumption or not.

Xencom Elemco has been providing turnkey submetering products and services to commercial buildings for decades and continues to do so in preparation for upcoming compliance with the NYC laws.

NYC Greener, Greater Buildings Plan Local Law 88

Partners, Links & Resources

Honeywell Authorized Controls Integrator Elite

Xencom Elemco is a Honeywell “Authorized Controls Integrator” (ACI) and holds the prestigious Niagara (Tridium) Developer Certification. Xencom Elemco employs Certified Energy Managers, LEED AP/GA, Niagara Certified Programmers, Project Managers, Technicians, Certified Commissioning Agents and Sustainability Experts. See more: SYSTEM INTEGRATOR

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Financing Energy Management Projects Through Procurement

Xencom Green Energy, LLC is an Authorized Efficiency Made Easy (EME) Partner with Constellation New Energy. Through this program we are able to finance any energy efficiency projects or any equipment replacement that contributes to lower energy use of the facility. We can also implement and/or install these energy conservation projects through the Xencom Elemco Energy Group of companies. See more: ENERGY PROCUREMENT

Tridium Niagara
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Gateway / Platform

Xencom Elemco is an Authorized Integrator for Tridium and its Niagara Platform.

https://www.tridium.com/en/products-services/building-automation

Honeywell metering
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Honeywell Line of Meters (including Emon Demon)

Xencom Elemco is an Authorized Integrator for Honeywell Meters and products.

https://buildingcontrols.honeywell.com/subcategory/Energy-Meters

Triacta metering
triacta cloud metering

TRIACTA Gateway Meters

Xencom Elemco is an Authorized Integrator for Triacta Meters and products. This gateway meter is the most flexible and cost effective in the marketplace. It can interface to the Niagara Platform or interval data can be sent to the Triacta Cloud and also to the customer’s and/or billing company’s secured FTP site.

https://www.triacta.com/

Next Century metering
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Next Century Line of Meters

Xencom Elemco is an Authorized Integrator for Next Century Meters and products.

https://nextcenturymeters.com/