Yardi expands utility energy management options for multifamily properties

by Brianna Crandall — July 1, 2011—Yardi Systems, a global developer of software for investment, asset and property management, announced recently that its Yardi Energy Solutions service has been expanded to offer a significantly enhanced suite of utility billing management products and services to multifamily property managers.

Yardi has complemented its highly successful utility billing service with energy management and analytics service offerings, as well as meter installation and maintenance. As part of the Yardi Multifamily Suite, Yardi Energy Solutions includes submetering and ratio utility billing systems; portfolio, regional and property dashboard reporting; vacant cost recovery; cost and consumption analytics, budget reporting; and online payment processing.

Yardi Energy Solutions also offers enhanced quality assurance reporting and analysis to validate billing accuracy. All calculations, allocations, billing and analysis can be performed directly in the multifamily manager’s Yardi Voyager platform. Utility invoice processing features Yardi PAYscan integration.

Services for Yardi Energy Solutions, which include utility meter installations, ongoing system maintenance and leak detection, are provided by YES Energy Management in Colorado Springs, Colorado. To assist Yardi Energy Solutions clients, YES Energy Management established a dedicated team of specialists that can be accessed with a 24/7 “live” call center service.