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LiveDATA Energy Consumption Monitoring ServiceRationale ≡ Energy is critical to the operation of your business, which could not survive without it. ≡ Electric power is the second leading cause of unscheduled interruption to regular business service. The accumulated cost of these interruptions (loss of immediate revenue, loss of future revenue, damaged reputation) may be very large, but little attempt is made to track and quantify it. Yet despite these costs, the information that would be needed to pinpoint causes and prevent recurrence is unavailable or inadequate. ≡ Large sums of money are often spent to effect emergency repairs and short-term solutions. ≡ Then large amounts of money and time (staff, consultants, contractors) are often spent trying to track down root causes. Potential solutions need to be tested through trial and error, because the data is not available. ≡ No attempt is made to monitor before and after data when ‘energy saving’ investments are made. ≡ Energy is wasted because fans, lights and pumps are running unnecessarily. ≡ Capable and conscientious department heads cannot be rewarded for reducing their energy costs because these costs are only allocated on a ‘percentage of floorspace’ basis. ≡ Departments which show a profit might not do so if their real cost of energy was known. ≡ Knowledge is power. Winning strategies regarding, for example, preventative maintenance, zero based budgeting, and performance evaluation go begging because the information from which to develop this knowledge is unabailable. Since energy is critical, since problems related to energy have such wide ranging implications and costs, since energy waste goes unnoticed, since strategic opportunities are being lost, and since the demands of owners, shareholders, customers, colleagues and competitors require action not procrastination [delay], appointing ERM to monitor your energy usage is well justified by every commercial measure. Defining The Future — This service will also make a significant contribution to helping you better understand your facility’s long-term usage and demand patterns. By showing you where, when and how your facility uses energy over the course of the monitoring period, the reports you receive from ERM can serve as a starting point for discussion of potential savings opportunities. Description Modern technology is used to remotely extract data from your electricity (and other utility meters) in 15 minute intervals. This data is collated and examined once every day, first by professional energy engineers, then by specialised software. Deliverables Peace of mind. Internationally recognised energy experts are going to be examining your energy consumption data, 365 days of the year. And their sophisticated software is also going to be set to work analysing this same data. Action items. This service tells you what is going on, and what to do about it. It does not simply dump more raw data on your desk. It does not require that you have energy information experts on staff to analyse and interpret it. Insightful Information. In addition to action items being specified immediately they are needed, reports are also provided weekly and monthly. Weekly & Monthly analysis reports, tailored to your requirements. Benchmarking and trend reports. Sub-billing of sub-let areas. Staff Feedback (intranet) page SMS/Email Building Energy Alert And many more energy services Reports are delivered by email, and you or your designated colleague can check your energy profile(s) online over the web from any web browser. ERM staff are pro-active in their efforts to help clients resolve issues and meet their needs. These services provide the link between buildings, data, people and action. ≡ Reporting The Results — We compile, interpret and present the collected data in an easy-to-use format, suitable for presentation to other energy decision-makers throughout your company. This report includes a graphical demand profile (or other desired parameters) and summaries of pertinent information, such as consumption, minimum/maximum demand values, and more.
Data. The data collected belongs to you. Even if you are not in the position to utilise this raw data immediately, there may come a time in the future where access to it could be extremely beneficial. For example, if your electricity supply market becomes deregulated, and you are able to negotiate prices based on real 15 minute consumption data, rather than on averages and guesses. Benefits Instead of spending money to purchase stand-alone energy accounting software, then spending more money in annual software maintenance fees, paying staff for the time they spend learning to use the software (and paying for that training), paying staff for the time they spend each day/week/month to collect and validate the raw data and drive the software, and provide for additional computer resources, it is far better to have your people spend their time improving energy performance. ERM offers a complete solution; you need to do nothing but respond to our reports, and take appropriate action. We believe this complete energy service, encompassing metering to solution, is unique. Requirements A data logger (a small electronic device), modem, and software are shipped to you by ERM. The data logger requires meters with a pulsing output. Such meters will normally be indicated by a pair of low voltage wires exiting the meter (usually to a Building Management System). Your energy provider will be able to tell you if this output is available on your meter. That energy provider will also be able to advise on the necessary procedure to change your meter to one with a pulsing output, if necessary. Alternatively, ERM can arrange for a separate pulsing meter to be provided or alternative connection to the data network to be enabled. The fees have not been set to include installation of the data logger, since this is a simple function and can normally be handled without difficulty by your buildings’ maintenance engineers. Alternatively, ERM can arrange for a local electrician to handle this. Costs Costs for the entire service will pleasantly surprise you. ERM uses smart technology to best suit your organisation’s plans and budget. For most clients, even the task of having clerical staff collect and collate their meter data, let alone having experts on staff to analyse it, would cost them more than this entire professional service. The only internal cost to your organization is the time spent improving efficiency and resolving issues – there is no time spent collecting data, validating data, comparing data, running software, creating reports and the myriad of other tasks that detract from making improvements and resolving issues. Interested? Email ERM for a no-obligation assessment. |