{"id":39250,"date":"2025-01-30T03:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=39250"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:30:01","slug":"brg-realty-group-on-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/brg-realty-group-on-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"BRG Realty Group on Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What if you could save thousands of dollars and hours each year while improving your utility management processes? Jessica Stevens, director of business systems and technology at BRG Realty, recently shared how the Yardi Energy Suite<\/a> has helped the company overcome challenges and achieve tangible results by transforming their processes, improving efficiency and increasing recovery by nearly $650,000.<\/p>\n

About BRG Realty<\/h2>\n

BRG Realty Group, LLC<\/a> is a multifamily property management company serving greater Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and areas of Kentucky and Indiana. Their mission is to foster high-quality communities through innovative management, providing dependable services to residents, associates and business partners.<\/p>\n

Transforming processes<\/h2>\n

Within the past few years, BRG has grown rapidly. To support their rapid growth, they needed to streamline operations and manage utilities more efficiently. To ease the burden on their accounting team and improve financial recovery from utility costs, BRG chose the Yardi Energy Suite<\/a>, built into Voyager<\/a>, as their solution.<\/p>\n

While the initial transition was \u201cnerve-wracking\u201d for the accounts payable (AP) team, they quickly realized the value. \u201cNow they never want to go back,\u201d Stevens said.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Yardi Pulse reports<\/a> provide real-time data and analytics, helping BRG to detect and address issues like leaks or equipment failures promptly. Their team has been able to save 1,500 hours annually with Utility Billing<\/a> and Utility Invoice Processing<\/a>. Stevens described the transformation as \u201chuge,\u201d underscoring the substantial positive impact on their business.<\/p>\n

This investment has raised resident utility billing cost recovery from 70% to over 81% in just two years. With Yardi, BRG has saved countless hours, enabling them to support the company\u2019s rapid expansion. Stevens explains, \u201cFrom 2021 to 2023, we recovered a little over $650,000, and by 2024, we\u2019re projected to recover 86%. It\u2019s real dollars we can take and put back into the properties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Success by the numbers<\/h2>\n
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  • Grew revenue by over 16%<\/li>\n
  • Recovered over $650K in utility costs<\/li>\n
  • Saved over 1.5K hours of manual labor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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