The Complete Guide on Assigning Meters

Measurabl allows users to assign energy and water meters to individual spaces within sites. This feature helps you learn which spaces are driving overall site energy and water performance.

This article is divided into 3 sections, so feel free to scroll down to the section that best answers your question.

• Assigning Meter(s) to a Space or Multiple Spaces in Measurabl

• Meters Space Allocations when Syncing to/from ENERGY STAR
  

• Additional Information & FAQs
  
  

Assigning Meter(s) to a Space or Multiple Spaces in Measurabl

How to change the space(s) served for a meter:

1. From the landing page, go to the 'Sites' tab
2. Select the desired site where you’d like to assign meters to spaces
3. Click the 'Utilities' tab
4. Toggle through the 'Energy' and 'Water' tabs to find the meter(s) you want to assign. Click on the meter 
5. In the 'Spaces Served' section, click 'Edit Spaces'. A window will slide out called 'Spaces'.
6. The blue box at the top lists which spaces this meter is already assigned to. Use the checkboxes to select the space(s) that this meter services. The blue box at the top will summarize all the spaces you've selected.
7. Click 'Save' when finished.
   
   

NOTE:

• If you have a lot of spaces, use the filter to search across all the spaces by name.
• Selecting 'Whole Site' is the same thing as selecting all of the site’s spaces. If you select all the spaces, you’ll see “Whole Site” selected too and appearing in the top blue box. 
  
  

How to change the space(s) served for a meter in bulk from the Utilities page:

1. Once on the 'Utilities' page for your property, select the checkboxes to the left of all the meters you want to change the allocations for in bulk.
2. Click 'Change Spaces Served'
3. Note the blue box at the top that lists what spaces these meters are already assigned to. Now use the checkboxes below to select the space(s) that these meters relate to. The blue box will update with what spaces are selected.
4. Click 'Save' when done.
   
   
   
   

Options for Assigning Meters:

For properties that you own, you can assign meters of the same metric (i.e., Electric) to spaces in one of 2 ways:

• The meters can be assigned to Whole Site or Exterior Areas
• The meters can be assigned to Common Area spaces, Leasable Spaces, or Exterior Areas

NOTE:

• If a site only has one space, you'll only see the option to assign meters to that one space or Exterior Areas. Edit the site's spaces if you want to assign the meter to only part of that space.
• If you lease your site, you will only see the option to assign your meters to Leasable Spaces. You won't see the option to assign meters to Common Areas or Exterior Areas, as these spaces are typically managed by your landlords. 
  

Meters Space Allocations when Syncing to/from ENERGY STAR

What is the default meter allocation when meters are imported from ENERGY STAR or bulk uploaded?

As new meters are imported from ENERGY STAR, Measurabl will automatically assign them to default spaces so that the data will by default be included in analytics and trends. You can change these defaults by editing the meters after they've been imported. 

Here how new meters from ENERGY STAR will be allocated to spaces:

• When new meters come in, the allocation is matched by the existing meters assignments (either to Whole Site or Common/Leasable Area):
  • If the site has pre-existing meters that are assigned to Whole Site, the new meter will also be assigned to Whole Site.
  • If the site has pre-existing meters that are assigned to individual spaces (Common Area or Leasable Area spaces), the new meter will be assigned to the largest leasable space (as “Paid By Landlord”).
  • If all the site's pre-existing meters are assigned to the Exterior Area, the new meter will be assigned to the Whole Site.
• For new sites with no meters yet, all imported meters will be default selected to Whole Site. If the site only has one space (a leasable space), the meter will be assigned to that one space.
  
  
  
  

Additional Information & FAQs

• What happens if my meter is assigned to multiple spaces and some of the spaces are deleted?
  • NOTE: Unassigned meters and their data do not contribute to trends and analytics. All the data in these meters are ignored when rolling up in Trends, GRESB, CDP, and Targets.
    
    

• How can I export a list of meters and the spaces they’re assigned to?

  • To export the meters and their assigned spaces for a single site to CSV, use the export button at the top right of the tables on a site's Utilities page.
  • Download the Data Quality Report via the 'Reports' page. On the 'Meters' tab, there’s a column called 'Serving' that lists all the spaces that the meter is assigned to and 'Paid By' that specifies whether the meter is Paid By the Landlord or the Tenant. This exports all meters within the portfolio.

• How do I update/add new spaces?
  • You can edit your site’s spaces by clicking into a site > Click 'Edit' next to the site’s name > Click on the 'Spaces' tab > Add/edit spaces > Save.
    
    
• What happens when I change a meter's serving space from 'Whole Site' to a specific space(s)?

  • If the meter was assigned to the Whole Site, and you’re changing it to be assigned to one or more specific spaces, all the other meters for this metric will change to match the meter(s) you’re editing. Here's an example:

    • Scenario: A site has 4 Electric meters, all assigned to the Whole Site. You select one, and try to change it to Space A, and see the blue warning message. You continue to save that one meter to be assigned to Space A.

    • Result: All 4 meters are changed to Space A.

    • This is also the case in reverse when a meter is assigned to space(s), and then you change it to 'Whole Site'. In this case, all the meters assigned to spaces will be reassigned to Whole Site.