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September 25, 2020

Data Analytics, Real-Time Monitoring, VCx

The Myth of Unoccupied Setpoints

In 2019, the commercial sector was responsible for 18% of the electrical consumption in the US, and small businesses spend more than $60 billion on energy each year. The Virtual Commissioning™ (VCx™) Program works to help small businesses, which historically don’t participate in energy efficiency programs, reduce their overall energy bills. When working with small businesses, our Energy Advisors often run into concerns surrounding unoccupied HVAC set points. Primarily, with the myth that aggressive unoccupied setpoints...

by Lauren Goldfarb

August 10, 2020

Data Analytics, M&V, Real-Time Monitoring

Invisible Savings, Until Now. IPMVP Joins Forces with AMI

In 2002, the second edition of the International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) said that whole building energy modeling, also known as Option C, should only be used for energy efficiency projects expecting to save greater than 10% of baseline consumption. However, the only data available for whole building modeling in 2002 was monthly billing data. Since 2007 AMI data has been revolutionizing the energy efficiency industry. IPMVP has kept pace with AMI deployment with...

by Lauren Goldfarb

November 11, 2019

M&V, Real-Time Monitoring

Catching Savings Slips With Embedded M&V

With all energy efficiency program designs, the company makes changes to consumption and then calculates savings. Deemed savings estimates allow for engineers to make comparisons between equipment that was previously installed and estimate lifetime savings for new equipment. Whole building modeling gives programs the opportunity to do non-intrusive monitoring to look at the facility from a holistic view. One of the major benefits of using whole building approaches with utility data is the ability to monitor...

by PowerTakeOff Team

August 14, 2019

Real-Time Monitoring

Why You Should Be Tracking Your Electric Demand

For many commercial customers, a slight shift in operational activity can result in a substantial reduction in energy costs each month. Electric demand is the rate at which a facility is using electricity at any given point in time, and utility companies will often charge customers based on the highest demand during any 15-minute period in a billing month. Any unpredictable spike in electricity usage can drastically impact your peak demand charge, and it is important...

The Myth of Unoccupied Setpoints

by Lauren Goldfarb

Invisible Savings, Until Now. IPMVP Joins Forces with AMI

by Lauren Goldfarb

Catching Savings Slips With Embedded M&V

by PowerTakeOff Team

Why You Should Be Tracking Your Electric Demand

by PowerTakeOff Team

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