Two Ways to Use Power Splitter: Buy Direct or Let Your Landlord Manage It

Most of what gets said about Power Splitter focuses on one story: tenants buying their own electricity independently, with no shared pot and no waiting on anyone. That's true, and it's a big part of the appeal. But it's only half the picture. Power Splitter actually supports two different setups, and which one fits depends on how your compound wants to run things.

Model 1: Tenants Buy Directly

In this setup, each tenant has their own app, connected to their own Power Splitter unit. They buy electricity straight from their DISCO whenever they want, in whatever amount they want, and manage their own balance. Nobody contributes to a shared fund. Nobody waits on a neighbor to pay in before there's light. This is the fully hands-off model — great for landlords who'd rather not manage anything, and for tenants who want complete control over their own usage and spending.

Model 2: Landlords or Facility Managers Handle It Centrally

In this setup, the landlord or facility manager gets their own dashboard, separate from the tenant app. From there, they can:

• Buy power centrally and resell it to tenants at a rate they set themselves

• Add other recurring charges — like service charges — to the same dashboard

• See exactly what each tenant is using and buying

• Turn off a specific tenant's power directly from the dashboard if they're behind on payment

This model works well for landlords who want to stay involved — whether that's because they'd rather manage billing themselves, want the option to turn the shared meter into a small revenue line, or need real leverage when a tenant isn't paying.

So Which One Should You Use?

Ask yourself one question: do you want to be involved in billing at all, or not?

• If the honest answer is "not at all," the tenant-direct model is built for exactly that. Install it, hand tenants their own app access, and step back.

• If you'd rather have visibility, control, or the option to earn from it, the landlord-managed model gives you a dashboard built for that.

Either way, tenants end up with individually tracked usage, and the shared-meter arguments stop — the two models don't disagree on that outcome, they just differ on who's holding the wheel.

You Can Decide Per Compound

If you manage more than one property, nothing says you have to pick the same model everywhere. Some landlords run tenant-direct in one building and manage another centrally — it depends on what each property needs.