There are 50,000 water utilities in the US. Each with their own way of doing things, their own cost structure, responsiveness, data sharing capabilities, meter types, and data freshness.
Property managers and their energy service providers often choose invasive plumber installed private meters, with its cost and disruption, just for the sake of consistency of the data and the project experience.
Vata Verks is consistency without disruption. More granular and higher resolution than either a plumber or utility option, but without the expense.
Cheap and Simple