The monthly consumption patterns can capture weather variations, high, shoulder and low seasons, and provide the basis for benchmarking your hotel against others in the industry. It will also allow hotel management to separate what is "fixed costs" (resources used in public or back of house areas) and "variable costs" (resources used by guests).
In order to translate the baseline into targeted areas for intervention, the next step is to breakdown consumption by areas in the property (e.g., kitchen or guest rooms) and by end use (e.g., lighting or irrigation). This can be accomplished through a detailed audit of the properties facilities, equipment and operations. PA recommends installing sub-meters in high use areas to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of targeted interventions.