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| EESI is a U.S. EPA Energy Star Buildings Ally. |
George Owens is a past president of
"Association of Energy Engineers", an "Energy Manager of the Year" and an
"Energy Managers Hall of Fame" inductee. |
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SHOPPING CENTER
Tenant Light and Power (TL&P) Billing Factor Program
by George R. Owens, PE, CEM
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Objective
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- Maximize recovery of TL&P expenses and, where appropriate,
increase profitability
- Reduce tenant billing disputes
- Improve timeliness of billing information
- Satisfy lease obligations
- Provide 3rd party "expert" independence
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Action Steps
Evaluation |
- Review lease language
- Evaluation of landlord's and tenants' TL&P systems
- Assemble historical TL&P billing factors
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| Implementation |
- Prepare a site specific methodology for obtaining factors
- Develop a schedule for implementation by priority
- Obtain factors via one of the accepted methods
- Permanent or test metering
- Physical Survey
- Tenant design documents
- Deliver findings via TL&P Billing Factor Report
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Ongoing
Support
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The long-term success of this program is dependant
on Management's commitment to developing a systematic approach,
consistently applied, with periodic reviews.
- Annual updates of the TL&P billing factors
for new or changed tenants o Fielding questions throughout the
year by tenants, management and accounting
- Assist in the settlement of tenant billing
disputes
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To send comments to George R. Owens, click
here: gowens@EESIenergy.com.
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