Business Electricity Rates for Property Managers
Compare commercial energy rates across multiple properties or units.
Get a Custom QuoteHow commercial electricity differs from residential
Property management energy accounts almost never look like a single home. A common-area meter for a mid-rise, a small strip of retail bays, and a garden-style apartment community can all sit inside one portfolio — and each one lives in a different utility rate class with its own tariff, demand thresholds, and reporting requirements.
Residential electricity is priced primarily on kilowatt-hours used. Commercial pricing looks at total usage volume, the shape of your load across the day, peak demand in kilowatts, and the rate class your meter is assigned to by the local utility. A building with elevators, common-area HVAC, and parking lights has a very different load profile than a duplex, and suppliers price accordingly.
Bulk electricity rates for multiple properties are almost always custom-quoted rather than pulled from a public rate table. Contract length, aggregate annual usage, and whether accounts can be enrolled together all move the number a supplier will offer. That's why property management energy quotes start with account details, not a ZIP code lookup.
- Consolidated pricing across multiple sites, meters, and utility zones
- Contract terms that match property acquisition and turnover timelines
- Support for common-area accounts and pass-through billing setups
- One point of contact instead of chasing individual supplier reps
Frequently asked questions
Q: Can I put multiple properties on one energy plan?
A: Often yes — many suppliers will aggregate accounts under one contract when they share an ownership entity, and we work with our supplier network to bundle sites where it improves pricing. Some accounts still need to be enrolled individually based on utility rules and rate class, and we'll flag which is which when we send options.
Q: How does commercial pricing differ from the residential rates I see on rate boards?
A: Residential rates are published for a standard household load. Commercial pricing factors in your total annual kilowatt-hours, when you use power during the day, your peak demand, and your utility rate class. That's why two properties in the same ZIP code can be quoted very different numbers — and why we price each portfolio individually.
Q: What information do you need to prepare a quote?
A: At minimum: the business or entity name, the state, and either monthly kilowatt-hour usage or a recent utility bill for each account. For portfolios, a list of service addresses and account numbers speeds things up considerably. If bills aren't handy, our team can follow up to gather what suppliers need.
Q: Are early termination fees higher on commercial contracts?
A: They can be. Commercial early termination fees vary widely by supplier and contract — some are a flat amount per account, others scale with remaining term or remaining usage, and they are generally larger than residential ETFs because the contracts are bigger. We call out the ETF terms before you sign so there aren't surprises later.