Track Energy Usage And Costs

Solutions:

End users are searching for solutions to accurately track and reduce their energy costs. These costs are primarily related from consumption of electricity, natural gas or other fuel sources such as oil, propane, steam, water etc.

In order to track and reduce energy related costs, we first must measure the usage that will help identify where, when and how much energy is being consumed.

Step 1: Measure the Source(s) - Get the right hardware.

Energy Tracking provides two products dedicated to energy measurement. The web enabled electric meter (WEM-MX) measures electric consumption and demand using voltage and current inputs for each phase.

Our web enabled pulse data logger (WEPM) has pulse counting capability. This is the ideal product if you have a gas meter or any other type of transducer that provides a pulse output.

For more details on electric metering, click here.
For more details on pulse metering, click here.

Step 2: Installation Guidelines

Step 3: Acquire the Data

All our products have an embedded web server which can be accessed via any web browser such as MS Internet Explorer™. However, most end users need some application that will periodically acquire the data and store it locally for future reference. The Energy@DeskTop application is designed specifically to fulfill such a requirement. Read more about this application software: Energy@Desktop

Step 4: Data Analysis

Now, that we have covered accurate measurement, acquisition and storage we need to view this information. Alternatively, you may need to process the data to generate a bill.

Typically, the first place to start is viewing the consumption that identifies where, when and how much energy was consumed.

If you require an application that can be accessed any place via a web based browser then Energy Tracking Analytics is the right application. More Details: Energy Tracking Analytics

If you require local access only then the Energy@DeskTop is the right application.

Load Profile Analysis Capability:

Energy@DeskTop can show you exactly where, when and how much energy your facility has consumed and aid in energy management. The following links shows various examples of load profile analysis for a facility. Charting examples show energy consumption and demand analysis by interval, hourly or daily based on user inputs.

View more details (screen snap shots):

Load profile Charting

Energy Usage Comparison

Energy Usage Spreadsheet

The following links are to movies to display step-by-step Energy@DeskTop application's core features. If you are not able to access these file or wish to view a specific function, please contact us.

Load Profile charting: Charting Load Profile Data.
Load Profile charting with aggregation: Aggregation Charting Load Profile Data.
Load Profile Comparison: Compare and Chart Load Profile Data.
Load Profile with weather: Compare Weather and Chart Load Profile Data.
Load Profile with math: Create Virtual Data from Load Profile.
Export Grid to Spreadsheet: Export Data to Spreadsheet.
POP3 Setup: POP3 Setup to retrieve emails.
FTP Setup: FTP Setup to retrieve file from FTP Server.

Step 5: Reduce Demand And Energy Consumption

Our smart meter can interface to a web enabled thermostat. It can automatically control the thermostat based on user defined kW threshold setting. Read more about this application Demand Response

Summary:

For end users who are looking for a low cost, end-to-end solution, our electric meter and/or pulse logger with the Energy@DeskTop application are an ideal choice for applications that require fast accurate and real-time information. The flexibility and versatility of these products make them suitable for sub metering, load profiling, demand reduction/load curtailment programs and energy management.