In this presentation, Steve Heinz presents 20 key tests for auditing utility bills.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com
In this presentation, EnergyCAP Partner Guy Roland of Utilivus shares insights on the processes and possibilities for uncovering and recovering savings on utility commodities.
The session is moderated by Steve Heinz, founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
The presentation highlights:
case study examples
discussion of historic data needs
cost recovery options/limitations
rate analysis opportunities and benefits
outsourcing advantages
Watch the video at http://info.energycap.com/how-an-expert-analyzes-utility-bills
Energy storage paired with artificial intelligence can significantly reduce costs from Global Adjustment fees in Ontario by automatically shifting energy consumption away from peak periods without operational disruption. AI predicts peaks using multiple data inputs and controls storage to avoid peaks, saving organizations upwards of $1 million per year compared to $500,000 from storage without AI. The process of activating energy storage takes about 8-9 months, so organizations should consider signing up in time for summer peaks to start realizing savings.
The document discusses various tools in EnergyCAP that can help identify issues with utility bill data and energy usage analysis. It provides advice on using quick audit checks to find keying errors, fixing mixed units of measure, setting up ENERGY STAR tracking, identifying abnormal load factors with report AN12, creating custom bill lists, and using update sheets to easily modify setup data. Building managers are advised to use reports CAL28 and YY19A to monitor building performance. Outsourcing bill entry through Bill CAPture is suggested for sites that key over 250 bills per month.
There's a difference between building an energy management legacy and becoming legacy energy management. How do you aim for one and avoid the other?
EnergyCAP CEO Steve Heinz suggests five keys to creating systemic organizational change that will last for decades. Steve has been in the energy management software business for more than 35 years, and was recognized as the 2013 International Energy Engineer of the Year by AEE.
Heinz will discuss:
- behavior-based savings programs
- continuous improvement
- strategies for elevating the position of EM in your organization
- energy tracking and reporting
- short- and long-term goalsetting
In this presentation, Steve Heinz discusses various options for benchmarking energy use for your facilities, including ENERGY STAR and EnergyCAP.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
Overcoming #EnergyEfficiency Barriers in #Foundry SectorUmesh Bhutoria
Presentation on tackling one of the fundamental barriers to Energy Efficiency in the Foundry Sector and SMEs at large and addressing it via use of #EnergyAnalytics.
Next Wave of Utility-Scale Solar PV in the U.S.Mike Munsell
This document summarizes a presentation about the next wave of utility solar procurement. It discusses how utility solar procurement is shifting away from state renewable portfolio standards towards bilateral contracts and wholesale markets. It provides market outlook forecasts showing utility-scale solar installations increasing substantially through 2020 and becoming more geographically diverse. Charts show the breakdown of procurement by type and trends in declining solar power purchase agreement prices over time.
In this presentation, EnergyCAP Partner Guy Roland of Utilivus shares insights on the processes and possibilities for uncovering and recovering savings on utility commodities.
The session is moderated by Steve Heinz, founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
The presentation highlights:
case study examples
discussion of historic data needs
cost recovery options/limitations
rate analysis opportunities and benefits
outsourcing advantages
Watch the video at http://info.energycap.com/how-an-expert-analyzes-utility-bills
Energy storage paired with artificial intelligence can significantly reduce costs from Global Adjustment fees in Ontario by automatically shifting energy consumption away from peak periods without operational disruption. AI predicts peaks using multiple data inputs and controls storage to avoid peaks, saving organizations upwards of $1 million per year compared to $500,000 from storage without AI. The process of activating energy storage takes about 8-9 months, so organizations should consider signing up in time for summer peaks to start realizing savings.
The document discusses various tools in EnergyCAP that can help identify issues with utility bill data and energy usage analysis. It provides advice on using quick audit checks to find keying errors, fixing mixed units of measure, setting up ENERGY STAR tracking, identifying abnormal load factors with report AN12, creating custom bill lists, and using update sheets to easily modify setup data. Building managers are advised to use reports CAL28 and YY19A to monitor building performance. Outsourcing bill entry through Bill CAPture is suggested for sites that key over 250 bills per month.
There's a difference between building an energy management legacy and becoming legacy energy management. How do you aim for one and avoid the other?
EnergyCAP CEO Steve Heinz suggests five keys to creating systemic organizational change that will last for decades. Steve has been in the energy management software business for more than 35 years, and was recognized as the 2013 International Energy Engineer of the Year by AEE.
Heinz will discuss:
- behavior-based savings programs
- continuous improvement
- strategies for elevating the position of EM in your organization
- energy tracking and reporting
- short- and long-term goalsetting
In this presentation, Steve Heinz discusses various options for benchmarking energy use for your facilities, including ENERGY STAR and EnergyCAP.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
Overcoming #EnergyEfficiency Barriers in #Foundry SectorUmesh Bhutoria
Presentation on tackling one of the fundamental barriers to Energy Efficiency in the Foundry Sector and SMEs at large and addressing it via use of #EnergyAnalytics.
Next Wave of Utility-Scale Solar PV in the U.S.Mike Munsell
This document summarizes a presentation about the next wave of utility solar procurement. It discusses how utility solar procurement is shifting away from state renewable portfolio standards towards bilateral contracts and wholesale markets. It provides market outlook forecasts showing utility-scale solar installations increasing substantially through 2020 and becoming more geographically diverse. Charts show the breakdown of procurement by type and trends in declining solar power purchase agreement prices over time.
GTM Research Senior Analyst Cory Honeyman on the State and Future of the U.S. Solar Market.
Presentation from Solar Power International, September 2015
Make Opportunities! #EnViewVersion2.0 #EnergyAnalytics #EnergyEfficiencyUmesh Bhutoria
Presentation on the opportunities that EnView Version 2.0 presents to Energy Auditing/Consulting companies in terms providing services to their clients in a way that is Faster, Better and Cheaper!
In this presentation, Steve Heinz discusses the pros and cons of receiving electronic billing data.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
EnView is a cloud based energy information management and analytics system designed and developed by E-Cube Energy.
2nd version of EnView has been loaded with series of changes aimed to make it more flexible in terms of pricing and usability.
Showstopper certainly is the inclusion of industry specific algorithms!
GTM Research Presentation: The Evolution of the U.S. Solar Marketgreentechmediaevents
The document summarizes key trends in the evolution of the US solar market from 2010 to 2015. It discusses the growth of utility-scale and distributed solar installations. Utility solar PPAs now consistently cost below $70/MWh. Community solar is emerging as a new market segment to expand access for renters and those without suitable roofs. As solar penetrations increase, compensation methods and the utilities' role are becoming more complex topics of discussion and regulatory action. Energy storage is beginning to pair with solar and can provide benefits by time-shifting self-consumption and avoiding export losses.
Presenter: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research
This session will open the conference with a data-driven, visionary outlook on the U.S. solar market from the head of GTM Research. Bringing together analysis of current trends in project finance, regulation, policy and business strategy, this session will help illuminate solar’s future path in the U.S.
Green Button in Ontario - A presentation to the Young Professionals in EnergyMaRS Discovery District
In September 2013, Sasha Sud presented an overview of the Green Button to the Young Professionals in Energy association, highlighting the power of energy data to change the industry in Ontario and around the world. More: http://datacatalyst.marsdd.com/energy
The document provides 7 ways to ensure the accuracy of energy use data when analyzing building performance: 1) Standardize energy units to compare totals accurately, 2) Double check conversion factors between units, 3) Check for missing fuel accounts as buildings typically use electricity and gas or oil, 4) Verify accounts are not duplicated across buildings, 5) Compare energy intensity to EPA benchmarks to identify errors, 6) Confirm data timeframes are complete, and 7) Use utility bills to validate all other numbers.
This document discusses how to effectively use audits in EnergyCAP software to validate utility bills. It recommends running the default set of 27 audits that check for errors in billing data. Audits can be customized by creating audit groups that filter bills based on cost, vendor, or commodity and adjust audit variances. Audit results show bills with errors and their severity to prioritize issue resolution. Together, audits and their customized settings help automate bill review and catch billing mistakes.
SPARK16 Presentation: IoT, Data, and New Business Models are Disrupting Build...Urjanet
The document discusses how Internet of Things (IoT), data, and new business models are disrupting building energy efficiency economics. It notes that IoT is enabling building intelligence through infrastructure for connectivity and data acquisition. This data can provide actionable insights and improvements when used with building energy management systems (BEMS) and analytics. However, barriers still exist including technology hurdles and issues related to people and organizational goals. New business models are emerging around IoT that involve recurring revenue models through offerings of devices, apps, services, and platforms.
In this presentation, Steve Heinz presents six tips for spotting problems with utiility bills.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
Digital Power Plant Solutions – the Integration matters, by GE Power's Zoran ...GE Power
The DPP concept encompasses a wide framework of features, that deliver measurable value and outcomes throughout the plant lifecycle:
- Digital controls, instrumentation and applications expand the equipment and plant capability through a wider operating envelope that delivers more value.
- Software applications provide enhanced controllability and greater flexibility for customized, adaptable plants.
- A fully digitized value chain from equipment design and build cycle through execution and commercial operation.
GE Power Digital business solutions can integrate the plant assets to Predix cloud connectivity capabilities and tools are always up-to date or new applications are available at request. Examples are: Asset Performance Management (APM), Operations Optimization (OO), Business Optimization (BO) and Cyber Security.
The Impact of Data Analytics on Plant O&M, by GE Power's James DicampliGE Power
- The integration of the digital world with the world of machines holds the potential to bring about profound transformation to global industries.
- In the power generation industry, a plant will have hundreds, even thousands of sensors generating terabytes of data
- Asset performance management is a GE software application that connects disparate data sources and uses advanced analytics to turn that data into actionable insights designed to increase asset reliability and availability while reducing unnecessary maintenance.
Top 5 Predictions for #EnergyAnalytics Markets in #India for 2017Umesh Bhutoria
Consolidation is expected in the Indian energy analytics market as investments have been slow. Global players will likely enter the Indian market through acquisitions and partnerships. Businesses will seek partnerships with solution providers to create more value from data assets through co-development of tools and opening access to jointly develop intellectual property.
Panoramic Power® from Direct Energy Business can give you unparalleled insight into your energy usage and your operations.
Learn how your business can:
• Improve operations and efficiency
• Make capital decisions based on data and analytics
• Proactively identify equipment failure
Drive Profitability with Big Data Analytics: from Asset to Operations Optimiz...GE Software
Industrial companies are using big data analytics in ways
that impact the bottom line - from asset optimization
resulting from proactive management through operations
optimization derived from analytic insights. See how
Predictivity solutions are leading the way to enable
powerful financial impacts along the full spectrum of
analytic adoption across multiple business lines.
This document discusses a report from Transparency Market Research on the battery recycling market. It provides an overview of Transparency Market Research as a company that produces business information reports and services. It then outlines the table of contents for the battery recycling market report, which will examine the market size and forecasts for battery recycling globally and in various regions from 2019 to 2027. It notes that the battery recycling market is expected to see significant growth in upcoming years due to factors like the shift to electric vehicles and growing environmental concerns over lithium-ion battery disposal.
Taking Control: Forest City benefits by bringing utility billing and auditing...EnergyCAP, Inc.
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., a national real estate owner and developer, desired to enhance its operational efficiencies and sustainability program through energy management software. EnergyCAP® offered an opportunity to reduce utility bill payment outsourcing costs, streamline business processes, and increase internal awareness of energy and sustainability issues. Savings on consultant costs and account auditing are leading to full payback over a three-year period. Eight significant benefits of EnergyCAP are discussed at http://info.energycap.com/significant-savings
In this presentation, Steve Heinz explores some of the free online resources available to energy managers. He identifies the tools and explains their value to energy management.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
The ABCs of M&V (measurement & verification of energy savings)EnergyCAP, Inc.
What are the ABCs of measurement and verification of energy savings? This presentation discusses:
A-Adoption and history of M&V in energy efficiency practices
B-Baseline adjustments and use vs. weather tuning
C-Option C: Whole Facility method use baselines vs. current utility bill comparison; as well as IPMVP, EVO, and popular M&V methods.
This webinar is part of the Energy Leader Webinar Series. Heinz is a PE, CEM, and is AEE’s 2013 International Energy Engineer of the Year. He is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
GTM Research Senior Analyst Cory Honeyman on the State and Future of the U.S. Solar Market.
Presentation from Solar Power International, September 2015
Make Opportunities! #EnViewVersion2.0 #EnergyAnalytics #EnergyEfficiencyUmesh Bhutoria
Presentation on the opportunities that EnView Version 2.0 presents to Energy Auditing/Consulting companies in terms providing services to their clients in a way that is Faster, Better and Cheaper!
In this presentation, Steve Heinz discusses the pros and cons of receiving electronic billing data.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
EnView is a cloud based energy information management and analytics system designed and developed by E-Cube Energy.
2nd version of EnView has been loaded with series of changes aimed to make it more flexible in terms of pricing and usability.
Showstopper certainly is the inclusion of industry specific algorithms!
GTM Research Presentation: The Evolution of the U.S. Solar Marketgreentechmediaevents
The document summarizes key trends in the evolution of the US solar market from 2010 to 2015. It discusses the growth of utility-scale and distributed solar installations. Utility solar PPAs now consistently cost below $70/MWh. Community solar is emerging as a new market segment to expand access for renters and those without suitable roofs. As solar penetrations increase, compensation methods and the utilities' role are becoming more complex topics of discussion and regulatory action. Energy storage is beginning to pair with solar and can provide benefits by time-shifting self-consumption and avoiding export losses.
Presenter: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research
This session will open the conference with a data-driven, visionary outlook on the U.S. solar market from the head of GTM Research. Bringing together analysis of current trends in project finance, regulation, policy and business strategy, this session will help illuminate solar’s future path in the U.S.
Green Button in Ontario - A presentation to the Young Professionals in EnergyMaRS Discovery District
In September 2013, Sasha Sud presented an overview of the Green Button to the Young Professionals in Energy association, highlighting the power of energy data to change the industry in Ontario and around the world. More: http://datacatalyst.marsdd.com/energy
The document provides 7 ways to ensure the accuracy of energy use data when analyzing building performance: 1) Standardize energy units to compare totals accurately, 2) Double check conversion factors between units, 3) Check for missing fuel accounts as buildings typically use electricity and gas or oil, 4) Verify accounts are not duplicated across buildings, 5) Compare energy intensity to EPA benchmarks to identify errors, 6) Confirm data timeframes are complete, and 7) Use utility bills to validate all other numbers.
This document discusses how to effectively use audits in EnergyCAP software to validate utility bills. It recommends running the default set of 27 audits that check for errors in billing data. Audits can be customized by creating audit groups that filter bills based on cost, vendor, or commodity and adjust audit variances. Audit results show bills with errors and their severity to prioritize issue resolution. Together, audits and their customized settings help automate bill review and catch billing mistakes.
SPARK16 Presentation: IoT, Data, and New Business Models are Disrupting Build...Urjanet
The document discusses how Internet of Things (IoT), data, and new business models are disrupting building energy efficiency economics. It notes that IoT is enabling building intelligence through infrastructure for connectivity and data acquisition. This data can provide actionable insights and improvements when used with building energy management systems (BEMS) and analytics. However, barriers still exist including technology hurdles and issues related to people and organizational goals. New business models are emerging around IoT that involve recurring revenue models through offerings of devices, apps, services, and platforms.
In this presentation, Steve Heinz presents six tips for spotting problems with utiility bills.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
Digital Power Plant Solutions – the Integration matters, by GE Power's Zoran ...GE Power
The DPP concept encompasses a wide framework of features, that deliver measurable value and outcomes throughout the plant lifecycle:
- Digital controls, instrumentation and applications expand the equipment and plant capability through a wider operating envelope that delivers more value.
- Software applications provide enhanced controllability and greater flexibility for customized, adaptable plants.
- A fully digitized value chain from equipment design and build cycle through execution and commercial operation.
GE Power Digital business solutions can integrate the plant assets to Predix cloud connectivity capabilities and tools are always up-to date or new applications are available at request. Examples are: Asset Performance Management (APM), Operations Optimization (OO), Business Optimization (BO) and Cyber Security.
The Impact of Data Analytics on Plant O&M, by GE Power's James DicampliGE Power
- The integration of the digital world with the world of machines holds the potential to bring about profound transformation to global industries.
- In the power generation industry, a plant will have hundreds, even thousands of sensors generating terabytes of data
- Asset performance management is a GE software application that connects disparate data sources and uses advanced analytics to turn that data into actionable insights designed to increase asset reliability and availability while reducing unnecessary maintenance.
Top 5 Predictions for #EnergyAnalytics Markets in #India for 2017Umesh Bhutoria
Consolidation is expected in the Indian energy analytics market as investments have been slow. Global players will likely enter the Indian market through acquisitions and partnerships. Businesses will seek partnerships with solution providers to create more value from data assets through co-development of tools and opening access to jointly develop intellectual property.
Panoramic Power® from Direct Energy Business can give you unparalleled insight into your energy usage and your operations.
Learn how your business can:
• Improve operations and efficiency
• Make capital decisions based on data and analytics
• Proactively identify equipment failure
Drive Profitability with Big Data Analytics: from Asset to Operations Optimiz...GE Software
Industrial companies are using big data analytics in ways
that impact the bottom line - from asset optimization
resulting from proactive management through operations
optimization derived from analytic insights. See how
Predictivity solutions are leading the way to enable
powerful financial impacts along the full spectrum of
analytic adoption across multiple business lines.
This document discusses a report from Transparency Market Research on the battery recycling market. It provides an overview of Transparency Market Research as a company that produces business information reports and services. It then outlines the table of contents for the battery recycling market report, which will examine the market size and forecasts for battery recycling globally and in various regions from 2019 to 2027. It notes that the battery recycling market is expected to see significant growth in upcoming years due to factors like the shift to electric vehicles and growing environmental concerns over lithium-ion battery disposal.
Taking Control: Forest City benefits by bringing utility billing and auditing...EnergyCAP, Inc.
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., a national real estate owner and developer, desired to enhance its operational efficiencies and sustainability program through energy management software. EnergyCAP® offered an opportunity to reduce utility bill payment outsourcing costs, streamline business processes, and increase internal awareness of energy and sustainability issues. Savings on consultant costs and account auditing are leading to full payback over a three-year period. Eight significant benefits of EnergyCAP are discussed at http://info.energycap.com/significant-savings
In this presentation, Steve Heinz explores some of the free online resources available to energy managers. He identifies the tools and explains their value to energy management.
Steve Heinz is a Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager, and is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
The ABCs of M&V (measurement & verification of energy savings)EnergyCAP, Inc.
What are the ABCs of measurement and verification of energy savings? This presentation discusses:
A-Adoption and history of M&V in energy efficiency practices
B-Baseline adjustments and use vs. weather tuning
C-Option C: Whole Facility method use baselines vs. current utility bill comparison; as well as IPMVP, EVO, and popular M&V methods.
This webinar is part of the Energy Leader Webinar Series. Heinz is a PE, CEM, and is AEE’s 2013 International Energy Engineer of the Year. He is the Founder and CEO of EnergyCAP, Inc.
Measuring and Verifying Energy Cost Savings in EnergyCAPEnergyCAP, Inc.
The document discusses measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings. It describes the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP), which provides options for M&V including retrofit isolation using estimation or submetering, comparing utility bills before and after a project, and computer modeling. The document focuses on IPMVP Option C of comparing adjusted baseline utility costs to actual costs to calculate cost avoidance savings, and how EnergyCAP software adheres to IPMVP guidelines to perform ongoing M&V calculations.
How to Create Chargebacks & Utiltize Submeters On A CampusEnergyCAP, Inc.
The document discusses how to create chargebacks and utilize submeters on a campus. It defines a campus chargeback as the allocation of utility usage and costs to individual campus buildings or spaces that receive centralized utility distribution rather than direct utility bills. The document recommends using submeters or allocation percentages to obtain chargeback data, and utility bill management software to integrate utility billing, track chargebacks, and provide reporting and analytics functions.
Workflow overview in EnergyCAP, configuration, batch mode, and audit group creation, audit filters/variances, workflow with bill lists, bill approval/export, interfaces, automation. Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
FreshTek is considering whether to seek capitalization to fund office space, marketing, website development, and hiring. While capitalization could provide resources, it may slow growth and require giving up equity. FreshTek currently earns $2,500-$3,500 per month installing solar products and developing a network of installers in Florida. Its vision is to standardize performance tracking for solar thermal to increase its adoption and profitability.
Percentage-Based Chargeback Bills in EnergyCAPEnergyCAP, Inc.
Typical % chargeback scenarios, chargeback goal, customers and chargebacks, creating a distribution, processing chargebacks, customer/tenant bills in EnergyCAP. Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
Catalyst 2016: Cost Avoidance 1: M&V Fundamentals.EnergyCAP, Inc.
This session covers the fundamental principles and process of
industry-standard measurement and verification (M&V) of savings attributable to energy management projects.
The document is an investor presentation by SolarCity that provides forward-looking statements regarding the company's growth opportunities in the customer and market, operations, financing strategies, and future financial and operating results. It notes key risks and uncertainties that could impact actual performance, including demand for solar energy systems, supply and pricing of solar components, integration of acquisitions, cost reduction goals, access to capital, regulatory policies, and general market conditions.
General-interest headlines from 2016 included celebrity deaths, a strange and surprising US election season, and extreme worldwide weather events, but at E Source, we’ve been keeping an eye on trends and themes in demand-side management (DSM). The big news in DSM may not have made many Twitter feeds or front pages, but what follows are some topics from 2016 that we’ve identified as top-of-mind for utility DSM professionals, as well as related E Source content.
Measurement and Verification (M&V) refers to the standards and processes for determination of energy savings due to energy management projects. When energy savings are quantified and expressed in units of currency, this type of savings is called Cost Avoidance.
The document discusses Direct Energy Business's demand response program. It provides guaranteed monthly payments for businesses that reduce energy consumption during peak periods. Direct Energy helps businesses easily participate through energy monitoring technology, curtailment planning assistance, and managing the entire process. Participating businesses can save money on energy costs while earning additional revenue and supporting grid reliability.
Types of data for EnergyCAP, meter bill lists/Powerviews, account bill lists/Powerviews, reports, custom spreadsheets, ECO setup worksheets, direct ODBC via Excel. Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
Submeter Reading-Based Chargeback Bills in EnergyCAPEnergyCAP, Inc.
Typical submeter chargeback scenarios for EnergyCAP, creating calculated accounts, entering meter readings, launching the processor, housekeeping, customer/tenant bills. Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.
SPIDER (Spatial Penetration & Integration of Distributed Energy Resources)Cory Welch
The document outlines Lumidyne Consulting's presentation on distributed energy resource (DER) planning. It discusses Lumidyne's expertise in forecasting adoption of DER technologies like solar PV, battery storage, and electric vehicles. It also describes Lumidyne's System Dynamics modeling approach and software tool called SPIDER that can be used to simulate DER adoption and impacts over time at both the system and local distribution levels to inform utility planning. The presentation concludes by noting next steps and contact information for Lumidyne.
Webinar: Reduce Your Building Operating Costs with Energy DataUrjanet
It takes timely, high quality data to achieve the insights needed to identify cost reduction opportunities for your buildings. But where do you start? How do you collect utility data then use it to benchmark for sustainability reporting and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions?
In Urjanet's webinar “Reduce Building Operating Costs With Energy Data” we discuss how to cut operating costs at the building level and across all the facilities within your organization. This session features Chris Happ, CEO of Goby LLC. Goby’s SaaS-based SeaSuite™ platform allows its users to track sustainability in a single cloud-based interface. SeaSuite™ customers average 5-10% cost reductions just by tracking energy consumption.
“Goby’s SeaSuite™ customers can fight climate change through greater energy efficiency,” Happ said. “In order to achieve insights to cut carbon emissions, it takes accurate data from a facility’s monthly energy bills.”
Now, by partnering with Urjanet, Goby is enabling its SeaSuite™ users with access to near real-time, big data services that automate the collection, normalization and delivery of data from a rapidly growing list of more than 900 utility providers. Instead of relying on data entry clerks to manually input data, Urjanet’s proprietary platform aggregates data from thousands of sources to deliver it directly into applications such as SeaSuite™.
The webinar panel will also include Jerome Montrone, SVP of Beacon Capital, who will speak to how his team uses Goby’s technology powered with energy data to help improve performance. He is currently overseeing the sustainability and energy programs for Beacon’s entire US and European Portfolio, and completed more than 60 LEED projects including LEED NC GOLD Certification for Beacon’s Tour First property, the tallest building in France. His successful proprietary energy savings programs have led to significant reductions in Beacon’s carbon impact and energy use and were recognized by Beacon Capital Partners winning several ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year awards and a Sustained Excellence Award last year. He is also member of the Real Estate Round Table.
For more information, visit www.urjanet.com and keep up with Urjanet on Twitter @urjanet
This report discusses the current business and regulatory environment that is resulting in the increased use of innovative ratemaking techniques, including the consideration by some utilities and jurisdictions of a multiyear rate plan (MYRP) filing. It also provides an overview of the different MYRP approaches being utilized, including case studies in selected states and key takeaways from each approach, and summarizes future trends regarding the use of MYRP filings.
Power Market Outlook- Grid Transformation and the Impact of Distributed Energ...ScottMadden, Inc.
The document discusses how distributed energy resources are transforming the electric grid and impacting utilities. It provides an overview of the types and amounts of distributed energy resources currently installed. It also summarizes different regulatory approaches taken by states to integrate distributed energy resources, including cases from Texas, New York, and California. The document concludes that grid transformation will increase complexity and change requirements for utility supply chain organizations.
Capgemini ses - smart analytics for the utility sector (gr)Gord Reynolds
The document discusses how utilities are struggling to manage the large amounts of data generated from smart meters and smart grid technologies. It notes utilities need to shift from simply storing this data to analyzing it to gain strategic insights and business benefits. The document outlines how utilities can use smart analytics to improve revenue, reduce fraud/theft, better manage customer demand, optimize asset maintenance, and comply with regulatory requirements. It promotes partnering with data analytics companies like Teradata that provide utilities an integrated platform and solutions to leverage their smart meter and operational data.
Are you looking for ways to “sell” your projects to stakeholders? Discover the tax advantages, often-missed energy management benefits, and unique opportunities that can help frame your proposal. This slideshare will give you the answers you need when the questions start coming.
Webinar content includes:
2016 Tax Advantages
Non-Utility Benefits
Real Estate Value Improvement
Reward vs Penalty
Quantifying Energy Savings
Q&A
Catalyst 2016: PowerViews & Benchmarking ChartsEnergyCAP, Inc.
This presentation provides a live demo of PowerViews and benchmarking charts in EnergyCAP software. It shows the dashboard, buildings and meters, accounts, vendors and rates, and groups and benchmarking features. It also demonstrates creating groups, the buildings and meters meter group view, and setting a target line.
Cenergistic is an energy conservation company that specializes in organizational behavior change to reduce energy consumption. They have worked with over 1,390 organizations across 48 states, reducing average energy usage by 26%. The presentation discusses Cenergistic's history and growth since 1982, national energy usage statistics, the importance of behavioral energy conservation, Cenergistic's client support process and implementation methodology, and their use of EnergyCAP software to accurately measure savings.
Catalyst 2016: How to Boost Your Energy Program Through Negative FeedbackEnergyCAP, Inc.
1) The document discusses how to boost an energy program through negative feedback by managing the feedback process. It outlines recognizing different types of feedback, identifying triggers, understanding one's own perspective, adopting a growth mindset, and navigating difficult conversations.
2) Key aspects of managing feedback include recognizing appreciation, evaluation, and coaching feedback; understanding truth, relationship, and identity triggers; analyzing one's own story and perspective; and having a growth rather than fixed mindset.
3) The document provides guidance on navigating difficult conversations, such as getting aligned, asserting missing information, using process moves, and closing with commitment. Managing feedback well can transform criticisms into opportunities for a stronger energy program.
This document discusses the benefits of Bill CAPture, a service that allows organizations to automatically capture utility bill data to reduce manual data entry. It outlines the typical utility bill entry process, which can be burdensome and distracting. Bill CAPture provides increased efficiency by eliminating duplicate data entry, reducing payment turnaround times, and improving data review. The document also provides testimonials praising Bill CAPture's service and ease of use. Finally, it describes Bill CAPture's enrollment process and the simple four-step method for capturing bill data through options like OCR, web download, EDI, and flat file import.
Catalyst 2016: EnergyCAP Report Designer: Intro and Overview. EnergyCAP, Inc.
Using the new EnergyCAP Report Designer plugin within Microsoft Excel to produce custom reports, generate dynamic charts, and perform complex energy and cost analysis.
Catalyst 2016: Channels, Interval Data Setup, Import, Counters, RoutesEnergyCAP, Inc.
This document provides an overview and demonstration of setting up and using interval utility meter data in EnergyCAP. It defines key terms like interval data, channels, and counters. It demonstrates how to create channels, import interval data, use the data for billing and auditing, and set up counters. It also discusses an upcoming feature called SMART CAPture that will make interval data available from multiple vendors in a standardized format.
Catalyst 2016: Bill Splits, Submeters, Chargeback ManagerEnergyCAP, Inc.
This document provides an overview and demonstration of EnergyCAP's submetering and chargeback functionality. It discusses navigating customer and account hierarchies, the building blocks of a chargeback including customers, accounts, meters and distributions, and examples of simple split distributions. It also covers order of setup, distribution setup, creating chargeback bills, submeter terminology and setup, and answering questions.
This document discusses workflow and automation in EnergyCAP. It provides examples of simple and complex workflows involving bill entry, auditing, approval, export, and other processes. It demonstrates settings, importing bills, auditing bills after import, considerations for chargeback bills, exporting to accounting, handling errors, and aspects of the workflow that can be automated.
Catalyst 2016: Auto Groups & User Defined FieldsEnergyCAP, Inc.
This document discusses auto groups and user defined fields in EnergyCAP software. It describes the types of default auto groups that are set up, and how user defined auto groups can be created based on custom filters and user defined fields. It provides examples of how user defined fields could be used to create auto groups for places and meters. The document also covers how user defined field values appear in reports and how reports can be filtered by auto groups to focus on data associated with those user defined fields.
This document summarizes a webinar on correlating energy use and weather data presented by Steve Heinz. Steve discusses using statistical models to relate how outdoor weather conditions affect building energy consumption for existing buildings. He explains how statistical modeling can help with auditing utility bills, creating accurate budgets, and measuring energy savings through weather normalization. The webinar then demonstrates performing a simple linear regression analysis in Excel to correlate historical energy usage and heating degree days for a building.
How to Boost Your Career Through Negative FeedbackEnergyCAP, Inc.
This presentation discusses ways to tap into the possibilities for career advancement by recognizing and responding appropriately to the feedback situations in your life.
Drawing on insights from authors Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen, and Brene' Brown, Chris Heinz focuses on the powerful role of the responder in a feedback conversation.
Learn how to:
- Recognize different types of feedback
- Identify triggers that can impact a feedback situation
- Understand the story you may be telling yourself
- Adopt a growth mindset
- Navigate the feedback conversation
Empower yourself through an understanding of the feedback process, pitfalls and potential.
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/how-axelera-ai-uses-digital-compute-in-memory-to-deliver-fast-and-energy-efficient-computer-vision-a-presentation-from-axelera-ai/
Bram Verhoef, Head of Machine Learning at Axelera AI, presents the “How Axelera AI Uses Digital Compute-in-memory to Deliver Fast and Energy-efficient Computer Vision” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
As artificial intelligence inference transitions from cloud environments to edge locations, computer vision applications achieve heightened responsiveness, reliability and privacy. This migration, however, introduces the challenge of operating within the stringent confines of resource constraints typical at the edge, including small form factors, low energy budgets and diminished memory and computational capacities. Axelera AI addresses these challenges through an innovative approach of performing digital computations within memory itself. This technique facilitates the realization of high-performance, energy-efficient and cost-effective computer vision capabilities at the thin and thick edge, extending the frontier of what is achievable with current technologies.
In this presentation, Verhoef unveils his company’s pioneering chip technology and demonstrates its capacity to deliver exceptional frames-per-second performance across a range of standard computer vision networks typical of applications in security, surveillance and the industrial sector. This shows that advanced computer vision can be accessible and efficient, even at the very edge of our technological ecosystem.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.