Sub-Metering Explained: How Landlords Can Control Utility Costs Fairly
Ontario landlords are facing a growing disconnect between allowable rent increases and the real-world cost of operating rental properties. While rent control limits annual increases, utility costs continue to rise — often well beyond what rent adjustments can absorb.
For many landlords, utilities have become one of the fastest-growing and least controllable expenses in their buildings.
Join Erik Kalm of Alliance Metering Solutions for an educational webinar focused on electricity, water, gas, and thermal sub-metering — a practical strategy that allows landlords to regain control over utility costs while remaining fair, transparent, and compliant.
This session will explain how sub-metering works in real rental and multi-residential buildings and how it can help landlords protect NOI in a rent-controlled environment.
Why This Matters for Landlords
When utility costs are bundled into rent:
Rising consumption directly erodes cash flow
Conservation incentives are lost - you will get the call when the toilet is leaking
Rent control prevents landlords from keeping pace with operating expenses
Sub-metering shifts utility usage to where it belongs — with individual accountability — while supporting efficiency, transparency, and long-term building performance.
What You’ll Learn
✔️ How sub-metering allows tenants to monitor and control their own utility usage
✔️ Why individual accountability leads to lower consumption and improved efficiency
✔️ Sub-metering solutions for rental buildings, multi-residential properties, condo corporations, and property managers
✔️ Strategies to reduce common-area utility costs
✔️ How sub-metering supports NOI stability under rent control
✔️ Key Ontario regulatory and compliance considerations
Who Should Attend
Small and mid-size landlords
Multi-residential property owners
Property managers
Condo board members
Investors navigating rent control and rising operating costs