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Columbus, Ohio September 13, 2017 – Guardian Water & Power, a Columbus- based provider of utility submetering and cost recovery services, announced today that it has appointed Scott A. Dodson as Chief Financial Officer. In his new position at Guardian, Dodson will be responsible for financial reporting and analysis, cash management and multi-state payroll and tax reporting. He will also manage the company’s financial services department. Prior to joining Guardian, he worke

Columbus, Ohio October 2, 2015 – In 2013 affordable home provider Homeport noticed a sharp increase in water expenses at Parkmead Apartments located in Grove City. While neighboring properties saw a 5 percent increase, Parkmead experienced a 28 percent increase. In 2014, Parkmead’s water costs soared another 50 percent. Something was wrong, and Homeport staff, working with its property management company Wallick Communities, initiated an effort to identify the problem and fix

Article originally published in The Columbus Dispatch In the early 1980s, Harry Apostolos looked at the way apartment owners paid for utilities and he saw a textbook case of market inefficiency. Most owners paid tenants’ water bills as part of the rent, and that left the residents with no incentive to conserve. Apostolos, who had just earned a master’s degree in economics from Ohio State University, decided to start a business that would provide what he saw as a better option

Pending Ohio Submetering Legislation: A Statement from Guardian Water & Power, Inc. Apartment submetering conserves natural resources, lowers resident total housing costs and reduces property operating expenses. To preserve the long term viability of the Ohio submetering industry, we believe it is fundamentally important to provide sound consumer protection safeguards while allowing apartment owners to recover all resident utility costs. Recent articles in The Columbus Dispat