1. Corporate Energy Efficiency Workshop Energy Management Survey Results
May 5th 2017
Energy Management Survey Results

2. Q1 Does your municipality use an Energy Management Software (EMS)?
Yes =16 / 70%
No = 5 / 26%
Unsure = 1 / 4%
Currently we are using excel to load bills and perform analysis
Just for one facility- in the process of awarding a tender for sub metering that may include EMS Software.
Just started implementation April 2017.
plan to develop an RFP to acquire Energy management software and determine how much it should cost us.
The system is a web based one got 15 years ago.
interested in investigating a software program others are using that is efficient and cost effective and can complete multiple task such as monitoring and budgeting.

3. Type
Number
EnergyCAP
6 / 38%
Ameresco
3 / 19%
EEMS
2 / 13%
Lucid
Entech Gold
1 / 6%
FacilityDude/UtilityTrac
NUS Direct

4. Strengths
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 uploading
Ameresco
User friendly, customizable dashboards and account structure, easy sorting features, good customer support & data validation, unlimited users
EEMS
Bills management, reporting, real time data, Inexpensive system with simple data input and basic reports of energy consumption
Lucid
Real time monitoring of facility consumption, helps investing and troubleshooting abnormal operation of equipment, public display, clear information
Entech Gold
Utility bill scanning & exporting, can track multiple meter types and generate multiple reports for each facility, allows for financial data inputs
FacilityDude/UtilityTrac
Group 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)

5. Weaknesses
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 ed reports to users, no real time capability, poor support
EEMS
Not user friendly, no report customization
Lucid
Doesn’t provide weather normalized data. Limited calculating Energy intensity use. Tricky to update
Entech Gold
Following up with utility on billing errors - Rectifying utility billing errors in software, weather normalization (reporting is weak)
FacilityDude/UtilityTrac
Lacks hourly data input and budgeting capability
NUS Direct
Doesn’t integrate with in-house submetering capabilities such as BAS. Doesn’t support pass through billing and renewable generation.

6. Fees 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 # accounts
EEMS
$20k - $100k
Lucid
$50k for one facility
Entech Gold
$25k
FacilityDude/UtilityTrac
Depends on # meters. $6k for 150x
NUS Direct
$11,776 (108 accounts, 2 yrs historical data)

7. How you use your EMS Do 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%

8. Can you share RFPs used for the EMS?
Yes = 8, 50%
No = 2, 12.5%
Unsure = 6, 37.5%
Acquisition dates back to the 1980's
Conversion to electronic billing is critical to have an effective EMS
did not have to go to RFP as cost under our purchasing bylaw limitations with 3 quotes
I'm able to provide it although I wasnt involved in its procurement. It was done before I started here.
It was done few years back and I cannot located it
No RFP's have been issued at this time
The procurement of the software was part of a RFQ for energy management services
We don't have any RFP for the existing system.
We may be able to share details once contract has been awarded for sub metering