May 5 th 2017 Energy Management Survey Results Q1 Does your municipality use an Energy Management Software EMS n 23 Yes 16 70 No 5 26 Unsure 1 4 Type Number ID: 617011
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Corporate Energy Efficiency WorkshopMay 5th 2017Energy Management Survey ResultsSlide2
Q1 Does your municipality use an Energy Management Software (EMS)? n =23Yes =16 / 70%No = 5 / 26%
Unsure = 1 / 4%Slide3
Type
Number
EnergyCAP
6 / 38%
Ameresco3 / 19%EEMS 2 / 13%Lucid2 / 13%Entech Gold1 / 6%FacilityDude/UtilityTrac1 / 6%NUS Direct1 / 6%Slide4
EnergyCAP
Cost avoidance,
calendarization
and normalization, anomaly tracking, budgeting,
EnergyStar, GHG emission calculations, O.Reg. 397/11 annual consumption reporting, tabular & graphical report generation, easy, robust, supports APIs , SAP compatible, automated bill uploadingAmerescoUser friendly, customizable dashboards and account structure, easy sorting features, good customer support & data validation, unlimited usersEEMS Bills management, reporting, real time data, Inexpensive system with simple data input and basic reports of energy consumptionLucidReal time monitoring of facility consumption, helps investing and troubleshooting abnormal operation of equipment, public display, clear informationEntech GoldUtility bill scanning & exporting, can track multiple meter types and generate multiple reports for each facility, allows for financial data inputsFacilityDude/UtilityTracGroup and facility trending by utility and intensity, benchmarking, weather normalization
NUS Direct
Utility bill management. Ease of use, bill data entry is incorporated into the service, also allows process-based metrics to be added for better alignment of efficiency measurement with specific industrial services (e.g. kWh per megalitre of water processed; kWh per tonne of waste)
StrengthsSlide5
EnergyCAP
limited customizable dashboards, report formats locked, no in-time data monitoring, can’t receive data in the Green Button format, does not automatically address data gaps/overlaps
Ameresco
Limited reporting or availability for automatic or emailed reports to users, no real time capability, poor support
EEMS Not user friendly, no report customizationLucidDoesn’t provide weather normalized data. Limited calculating Energy intensity use. Tricky to updateEntech GoldFollowing up with utility on billing errors - Rectifying utility billing errors in software, weather normalization (reporting is weak)FacilityDude/UtilityTracLacks hourly data input and budgeting capabilityNUS DirectDoesn’t integrate with in-house submetering capabilities such as BAS. Doesn’t support
pass through billing and renewable generation.
WeaknessesSlide6
Type
Initial Set up
Subsequent and additional fees
EnergyCAP
$30 – 65k (some can’t disclose)Huge range based on software upgrades, data entry, ongoing support, configuration, number of accounts, maintenance, contract obligations, hosting, licencing, training, auditing.Ameresco$13k, depends on # accountsEEMS $20k - $100kLucid$50k for one facilityEntech Gold$25k
FacilityDude/UtilityTrac
Depends on # meters. $6k for 150xNUS Direct
$11,776 (108 accounts,
2
yrs
historical data)
FeesSlide7
How you use your EMSDo you use your EMS for budgeting purposes?Yes = 12, 80%No = 3, 20%Is EMS recording data from utility meters and/or bills?Bills only = 6, 40%Both = 4, 27%
No, = 3, 20%
Meters only = 2, 13%
Is the EMS connected to the Building Automation System
No = 14, 93%Yes = 1, 7%Slide8
Can you share RFPs used for the EMS?Yes = 8, 50%No = 2, 12.5%Unsure = 6, 37.5%