How many electric meters for a 2 family?
We are renovating a 2 family (owner’s unit over garden apartment rental). Our architect says we need 3 electric meters for con ed (1 for our unit, 1 for tenants, and 1 for common areas). There are very few common areas – just the hallway to the basement. I would rather have the tenant’s apartment on their own meter and everything else on ours -hallways, basement, etc. (don’t want to deal with 2 separate con ed bills for us forever).
A quick google tells me this “meter for common areas rule” seems like it only applies to 3+ family unit buildings. Anyone have more insight? Thank you!
Sherita
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barbiduleny | 3 days ago
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Ditto for us. We recently finished our renovation in a 2 family and went from 3 to 2 meters. We did have to setup a separate panel for common areas though.
cate | 1 weeks ago
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We have the same setup MDR describes. We are in a two-family. I agree there is no requirement for three meters in a two-family.
bobjbkln | 1 weeks ago
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If you can get the plans approved with only two meters, go for it. With three meters , not only will you have two bills, but your common area usage will be charged at a higher Commercial rate.
MDR | 1 weeks ago
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In our two-family that we had rewired, the electricians installed just two meters, one for the owner and one for the tenant. We (the owners) pay for the common areas and never had a problem doing it this way.