1. ENERGY STAR Automated Benchmarking System (ABS) 2.0 February 22, 2008 Presented by: Tom Oliver, SRA James Melzer, SRA February 22, 2008

2. Agenda Automated Benchmarking Overview of ABS 1.0 The next generation of ABS: version 2.0 ABS 2.0 Release Schedule Impact of implementing ABS 2.0 on California Utilities Questions and Discussion 2

3. Automated Benchmarking 3

4. Overview of Automated Benchmarking Automated Benchmarking (AB): –Describes a process that involves both the Portfolio Manager user and Energy Service Provider (ESP) –Involves the submission of building and energy information and the exchange of Ratings and related performance metrics –Requires the use of the Automated Benchmarking System (ABS) 4

5. Overview of ABS 1.0 5

6. ABS 1.0: Overview Released in September 2005, ABS 1.0 was EPA’s first generation automated benchmarking platform –Designed initially for whole building energy information providers –Introduced two primary web services: Data Management Service (DMS) – for adding, updating, and deleting building and meter data Rating Exchange Service (RES) – for requesting the ENERGY STAR Rating and related energy and environmental performance metrics –Majority of buildings being provided were new Few data mappings were needed; any needed mappings were performed manually with Portfolio Manager technical support –Approximately 60 organizations have signed up to use ABS 22 organizations registered as EPA-approved ESPs in Portfolio Manager 6

7. ABS 1.0: Features ABS 1.0 focused primarily on whole building management and ratings exchange with a small suite of accompanying tools for system testing and account management 7

8. The Next Generation of ABS: version 2.0 8

9. Evolution to ABS 2.0 Utilities were the primary driver for deciding to upgrade to ABS 2.0 Utilities are facing several challenges towards achieving complete automation of benchmarking with version 1.0 –Primarily providing meter consumption data; current services are not “tuned” to optimally support this –Authorizing the release of data requires customer identifying information that ABS did not support –Meter management capabilities are limited –Mapping data to an existing Portfolio Manager building is a core part of the service model for Utilities Capabilities to map to an existing building did not exist in ABS 1.0 9

10. ABS 2.0 Objectives 1.Deliver true “automated” benchmarking 2.Eliminate system workarounds for ESPs 3.Reduce the amount of data upload errors that result in duplication and incorrect mapping 4.Enable ESPs to extract data from Portfolio Manager account (to fill gaps/troubleshoot issues) 5.Provide more descriptive messaging to ESPs 6.Reduce the need to engage Portfolio Manager technical support 7.Minimize disruption to existing ESPs 10

11. ABS 2.0 Features: Overview ABS 2.0 will offer true end-to-end automation through new and significantly enhanced services and tools 11

12. Current Phase of ABS 2.0 Development 12 We are currently in the early stages of our Design Phase

13. ABS 2.0 Features ACCOUNT SETUP ABS Account Setup 13

14. ABS 2.0 Feature Descriptions: Account Setup ABS Account Setup (for ESPs) –Setting up a separate Test account will no longer be needed Primary account will be used for all transactions including both Test and Production –Continue to access Account Setup feature through ABS website (https://www.energystar.gov/istar/has)https://www.energystar.gov/istar/has 14

15. ABS Account Setup 15

16. ABS 2.0 Features TEST SYSTEM ABS Account Management Website Test Clients Separate Test Environment 16

17. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Test System ABS Account Management website (https://www.energystar.gov/istar/has)https://www.energystar.gov/istar/has –Continue to provide online access to test clients and related technical documentation Web Services Clients –All current test clients, and instructions for developing a test client, will be updated to support new ABS 2.0 web services –Sample test data will be available to ESPs to use to help initially test all web services 17

18. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Test System (cont’d) Separate Test Environment –ABS Account Management website will allow ESP to access the new Test Environment –All web services requests to Test Environment will need to point to a new service with a different WSDL location –All Beta Releases will be deployed in new Test Environment one month prior to official launch –Primary account information (username/password) can be used to submit data to Test Environment –A copy of any building and meter data that a Portfolio Manager user authorizes an ESP to access will be placed into that ESP’s Test space At any point, except during a Beta Release period, an ESP will be able to refresh the test copy with what’s currently stored in Production 18

19. ABS 2.0 Features GOING LIVE WITH ABS Request Official Registration as an EPA-approved ESP Review and Approval of ESP Registration Requests 19

20. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Going Live with ABS Request Official Registration as an EPA-approved ESP –Upon registration approval, an ESP displays in Portfolio Manager as a company that any user can authorize to perform automated benchmarking for their account 20

21. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Going Live with ABS (cont’d) Request Official Registration as an EPA-approved ESP (cont’d) –Requesting Registration will now require an ESP to provide a(n): Organization Name they want listed in Portfolio Manager Contact for the Registration process Contact for the Automated Benchmarking service (this contact will be made available to Portfolio Manager users) General Automated Benchmarking usage estimates Level of Automated Benchmarking Service offered including Fuel types supported (Whole Building or Meter Only) Information required to approve a Portfolio Manager user AB authorization request and complete an automated system-to-system mapping Legal Disclaimer to Portfolio Manager user for requesting Automated Benchmarking (optional) 21

22. ABS Registration [1]

23. ABS Registration [2] 23

24. ABS Registration [3]

25. ABS Registration [4]

26. ABS Registration [5a] 26

27. ABS Registration [5b]

28. ABS Registration [7, 8] 28

29. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Going Live with ABS (cont’d) Review and Approval of Registration Requests –EPA will review all requests and work with ESPs to complete their registration –EPA will work with already approved ESPs to complete registration to conform to ABS 2.0 requirements 29

30. ABS 2.0 Features PORTFOLIO MANAGER ACCOUNT SETUP Portfolio Manager Account Registration Building Import Templates 30

31. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Portfolio Manager Account Setup Portfolio Manager Account Registration –All Portfolio Manager users will need to register for a Portfolio Manager account prior to authorizing an ESP to submit data for their account or buildings Portfolio Manager Account registration can still be accessed at https://www.energystar.gov/istar/pmpam https://www.energystar.gov/istar/pmpam Building Import Templates –Building import templates will continue to be available to help Portfolio Manager users submit 10 or more new buildings into the system Import templates will not automatically enable automated benchmarking; must be done through Portfolio Manager 31

32. ABS 2.0 Features AUTHORIZE ESP Data Release Authorization 32

33. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Authorize ESP Data Release Authorization –Portfolio Manager user will authorize ESP to provide automated benchmarking through a new Authorize interface Account-level – submitting new buildings in an existing Portfolio Manager account Building-level – submitting building and meter data for an existing building in an existing Portfolio Manager account Meter-level – submitting meter data for an existing building in an existing Portfolio Manager account –Authorization is only required for data that already exists in Portfolio Manager If a Portfolio Manager account does not already exist, any new building submitted by the ESP will automatically set up a new account 33

34. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Authorize ESP (cont’d) Data Release Authorization (cont’d) –Authorization requirements for the Portfolio Manager user are determined based on ESP Registration preferences –Data management cannot occur until the ESP both confirms authorization and has mapped their system to the particular Portfolio Manager account, building, and/or meter authorized 34

35. Automated Benchmarking Settings

36. Authorize an ESP

37. ESP Terms of Use

38. Confirmation + Authorization Settings

39. ABS 2.0 Features CONNECT TO PM BUILDING Get Authorization Requests web services Send Authorization Response web services 39

40. Complete Mapping of IDs Send Notification to ESP Submits Authorization Request ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building 40 1 Portfolio Manager User authorizes ESP to provide AB for account/building/meter PM USER PM DATABASE 2 ESP System gets authorization request and verifies the information ESP SystemABS 3 ESP System returns authorization approval (or denial) and mapping IDs to connect to Portfolio Manager Accounts (for approvals only) PM DATABASE Invoke Get Authorization Request web service ESP SystemABS Invoke Send Authorization Response web service

41. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) Get Authorization Requests web services (synchronous) –Enables ESPs to “listen” for Portfolio Manager user authorization requests and to capture information needed to confirm authorization and map the ESP system to Portfolio Manager –Will replace the Get Shared Facilities List web service in January 2009 41

42. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) 42 LevelElements Account Portfolio Manager User ID Organization Name ESP account ID (if required by ESP for verification and mapping) Building Portfolio Manager Building IDs ESP Building ID (if required by ESP for verification and mapping) Building Name, Address, City, State, and Zip Code Portfolio Manager Space IDs, Types, and Attributes Authorization Dates Meter Portfolio Manager Meter IDs ESP meter ID (if required by ESP for verification and mapping) Fuel Types and Units of Measure Ending Date of latest meter data entry if meter data entries are present Get Authorization Request web services (cont’d) –Data Elements that can be captured by ESP system:

43. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) Send Authorization Response web services (synchronous) –Enables ESPs to approve or deny any authorization request and map their buildings and/or meters to Portfolio Manager 43 Type of ResponseElements Authorization Approval Portfolio Manager User ID and matching ESP Account ID Portfolio Manager Building ID and matching ESP Building ID Portfolio Manager Space ID and matching ESP Space ID (if ESP is managing spaces) Portfolio Manager Meter ID and matching ESP Meter ID (optional if PM User is providing meter IDs) Authorization Denial Portfolio Manager User ID Portfolio Manager Building ID Reason for denial (such as “Meter ID x-xxx-xxxxx not found”)

44. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) Send Authorization Response web services (cont’d) –Will replace the Map Facility IDs web services in 2009 –Responses from ABS will provide ESP with: 44 Elements Portfolio Manager User IDs and matching ESP User IDs Portfolio Manager Building IDs and matching ESP Building IDs Indication of successful or failed “mapping” for approved facilities Previously provided reason for denied facilities

45. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) Send Authorization Response web services (cont’d) –Upon a successful approval transaction, systems will be mapped and ready to submit data for the account, buildings, and/or meters Approved authorizations will no longer be available through the Get Authorization Requests web service –Upon a denial transaction, the Portfolio Manager user will need to re-authorize the ESP after making any needed changes Denied authorizations will no longer be available through the Get Authorization Requests web service (until the Portfolio Manager re-authorizes) 45

46. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) If duplicates or incorrect mapping occurs, a few troubleshooting features will be added to the ABS Account Management website –Duplication Removal – allows ESPs to use a web interface to remove duplicate buildings, spaces, and meters ESPs can only remove duplicates that their XML files created –Change Mapping – allows ESPs to change the external IDs they initially used to map any accounts, buildings, spaces, and meters ESPs can only change external IDs that their XML files initially created 46

47. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Connect to PM Building (cont’d) 47 Level of ServiceAccess Rights Entire Building View all general building information (including spaces) View only the meters for which they have been authorized Provide energy consumption for the meters they have been authorized Provide new meters for the buildings they have been authorized Provide all building information for buildings they have been authorized Add new buildings into accounts that they have been authorized Meters Only View all general building information (including spaces) View only the meters for which they have been authorized Provide energy consumption for only the meters they have been authorized Provide new meters for the buildings they have been authorized Data Security –Access to customer data will be restricted based on both registered Level of Service and Portfolio Manager user authorization

48. ABS 2.0 Features MANAGE DATA Send Building Information web services Send Meter Information web services Get Building Details web services Get Meter Details web services Rating Exchange Services (RES) web services 48

49. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data Send Building Information web services (asynchronous) –Enables ESPs to provide all building information including general information, spaces and attributes, and meters Meter consumption cannot be provided through this service –Will replace the Data Management Service (DMS) in January 2009 –A single transaction can include building data for more than one Portfolio Manager user account 49

50. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Send Building Information web service (cont’d) –New data elements collected in the Request service will include: –Energy Consumption Data will now be managed through a new service 50 Elements New or existing flag for accounts, buildings, spaces, and meters ESP Account IDs (EUO IDs), ESP Building IDs All required building attributes for new buildings External Space IDs and required attributes for new spaces External Meter IDs and required meter attributes for new meters

51. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Send Building Information web service (cont’d) –New data elements provided in the Response service will include: Elements ESP Account IDs and Building IDs Flags denoting the success or failure of insert and update attempts on a per building basis Reasons for success or update failures Building Ratings and related performance metrics (identical to DMS) Building level alerts that may prevent facility rating or labeling 51

52. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Send Meter Information web services (asynchronous) –Enables ESP to set up meters in Portfolio Manager and provide all energy consumption data Setting up a meter is a function that both the Send Meter Information and Send Building Information web services will support –Will replace the Data Management Service (DMS) in January 2009 –A single transaction can include meter data for more than one Portfolio Manager user account –Meter management features will enable an ESP to provide energy data through one or more meters for any building 52

53. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Send Meter Information web service (cont’d) –New data elements collected in the Request service will include: 53 Elements An element denoting whether meters are new or existing ESP Meter IDs and meter attributes (fuel type, units of measure, etc) for any meter additions or updates Existing ESP Meter ID and the new ESP Meter ID for any meters whose IDs need to be changed An element denoting whether meter consumption data is new or corrective New or updated consumption data

54. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Send Meter Information web service (cont’d) –New data elements provided in the Response service will include: –Error messages and Alerts will be more descriptive Building, space, and meter alerts will now indicate which building, space, and/or meter is responsible for generating the alert and potential corrective measures to take Elements ESP Account IDs and Building IDs Flags denoting the success or failure of insert and update attempts on a per building basis Reasons for success or update failures Building Ratings and related performance metrics (identical to DMS) Building level alerts that may prevent facility rating or labeling Meter level alerts that may prevent facility rating or labeling. Alerts will include gaps/ overlaps and the start/end dates for consumption entries that may be causing these problems 54

55. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Get Building Details web services (asynchronous) –Enables ESPs to capture all building and space information for buildings for which they have been authorized to provide automated benchmarking –A single transaction can request building data for more than one Portfolio Manager user account –Data elements collected in the Request service will include: 55 Elements Elements denoting whether the service should return all buildings managed, only buildings for a specific account, or only a specific building Optional ESP Account ID or ESP Building ID for filtering

56. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Get Building Details web services (cont’d) –Data elements provided in the Response service will include: 56 Elements ESP Account IDs and Portfolio Manager Account IDs Organization name listed in Portfolio Manager ESP Building IDs, Portfolio Manager Building IDs, and building attributes such as name, address, city, state, and zip code ESP Space IDs (if available), Portfolio Manager Space IDs, and space attributes such as space type and floor area ESP Meter IDs, Portfolio Manager Meter IDs, and meter attributes such as fuel type and units of measure for managed meters Building Ratings and related performance metrics (identical to DMS) Building level alerts that may prevent facility rating or labeling

57. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Get Meter Details web services (asynchronous) –Enables ESPs to capture all meter consumption information for meters for which they have been authorized to provide automated benchmarking –A single transaction can request meter data for more than one Portfolio Manager user account –Data elements collected in the Request service will include: 57 Elements Elements denoting whether the service should return all buildings managed, only buildings for a specific account, or only a specific building Optional External Account ID or External Building ID for filtering if desired

58. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Get Meter Details web services (asynchronous) –Data elements provided in the Response service will include: Elements ESP Account IDs and Portfolio Manager Account IDs ESP Building IDs and Portfolio Manager Building IDs ESP Meter IDs and Portfolio Manager Meter IDs Meter attributes including fuel type and units Fully detailed energy consumption history including start dates, end dates, and consumption values Building Ratings and related performance metrics (identical to DMS) Building level alerts that may prevent facility rating or labeling. Meter level alerts that may prevent facility rating or labeling. Alerts will include gaps/overlaps and the start/end dates for consumption entries that may be causing these problems 58

59. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Rating Exchange Service (RES) web services (asynchronous) –Enables ESPs to request Ratings and related energy and environmental performance indicators for buildings for which they have been authorized to provide automated benchmarking 59

60. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Manage Data (cont’d) Error Prevention and Troubleshooting Tools –ESPs will now need to specify whether managed buildings, meters, and spaces are new or existing when submitting data to Portfolio Manager A new building, meter, and/or space cannot be entered into Portfolio Manager if the ESP already has a matching ID within that customer’s account for that entity Updates to an existing building, meter, and/or space must have a matching ESP ID within the customer’s account to be entered If new buildings need to be created in a new Portfolio Manager account, the ESP must specify this 60

61. ABS 2.0 Features MONITOR ACTIVITY Automated Benchmarking Monitoring Console 61

62. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Monitor Activity Automated Benchmarking Monitoring Console: –Provides Portfolio Manager users with complete access to all functionality and data related to automated benchmarking –Activities that will be visible to Portfolio Manager users include: Authorization transactions (pending, approved, de-authorized) Building, space, and meter updates (when updated, by whom) Number of automated benchmarking transactions (last day, last month) –A version of this monitoring console will also be available in the ABS Account Management website Highlights whether each transaction was successful or not 62

63. PM AB Monitoring Console 63

64. ABS Monitoring Console 64

65. ABS Monitoring Portfolio 65

66. ABS Monitoring Log 66

67. ABS 2.0 Features TERMINATE Removal of Authorization 67

68. ABS 2.0 Feature Description: Terminate Removal of Authorization –Portfolio Manager users are required to officially terminate service with an ESP Using the same Authorization interface to remove access –ESP service contact will be notified through email –Automated Benchmarking monitoring consoles will be updated to reflect termination status –Terminations will fully take effect within 48 hours of request by Portfolio Manager user ESPs will no longer have access to use any web services in conjunction with the de-authorized accounts, buildings, and/or meters 68

69. De-authorization [1] 69

70. De-authorization [2] 70

71. ABS 2.0 Release 71

72. ABS 2.0 Release: Major Milestones 72 ABS Release MilestonesDate Introduce ABS 2.0 Design to California UtilitiesFebruary 22, 2008 Provide ABS 2.0 Technical documentation and web services schemas April 18, 2008 Release Beta version of ABS 2.0 in ESP Testing Environment June 25, 2008 ABS 2.0 Final ReleaseJuly 28, 2008 * * EPA may be required to move this release back to August 25, 2008

73. Ongoing Support for ABS 1.0 Upon release of ABS 2.0, all ABS 1.0 web services will continue to be supported until January 2009 –Data Management Service (DMS) –Get Shared Facilities List –Map Facility IDs DMS will be made backwards compatible to support any new ratings model releases that occur between July 2008 and January 2009 No changes will be made to Get Shared Facilities List and Map Facilities ID web services –These services will be unavailable to ABS users who have not registered as an EPA-approved ESP by July 2008

74. Major Impacts of Implementing ABS 2.0 for California Utilities 74

75. Major Impacts of Implementing ABS 2.0 Registration as EPA-approved ESP –ESPs will need to define the level of service they are providing Only one level of service is available to an ABS account –ESPs will need to provide an automated benchmarking service contact to address questions/issues from Portfolio Manager customers Data Authorization and Mapping –Get Shared Facilities List and Map Facility IDs web services will be replaced by Get Authorization Request and Send Authorization Response web services –Mapping of IDs for any building or meter will need to happen at the same time authorization for automated benchmarking is approved 75

76. Major Impacts of Implementing ABS 2.0 (cont’d) Tighter controls to prevent data integrity issues –New data elements will be required when using ABS 2.0 web services to more explicitly “tell” Portfolio Manager how you want it to handle your Building and Meter management transactions More detailed alert messaging –Systems will need to be configured to read changes to Alerts Deprecation of existing web services –Get Shared Facilities List and Map Facility IDs web services will be deprecated January 2009 –DMS will be deprecated January 2009 76

77. In Summary 77

78. Summary of Changes to ABS Data Release Authorization –Through the ABS Website, Energy Service Providers (ESPs) will be able to specify what information their customers are required to provide (e.g., customer account number, service area ID) when authorizing the release of data to that ESP for Automated Benchmarking –Portfolio Manager users will now be able to authorize the release of their data to an ESP and provide the ESP with information they require to verify that customer and map to their data in Portfolio Manager –Portfolio Manager users will be able to de-authorize any ESP that they have previously authorized to provide Automated Benchmarking

79. Summary of Changes to ABS (cont’d) New Web Services –New “Get Details” services will be available to allow ESPs to get all building and meter consumption data for which they have access –New “Management” services will be available to allow ESPs to provide whole building or only meter consumption information for multiple buildings across multiple Portfolio Manager accounts in a single transaction

80. Summary of Changes to ABS (cont’d) Error Prevention and Correction –New services for uploading and modifying building or energy data will now require an ESP to specify whether their submission is intended to upload new data or modify data that currently exists in Portfolio Manager –New web-based troubleshooting tools will be available to allow an ESP to remove duplicates or correct any mapping errors –New web-based monitoring area will allow ESPs to view a log of their automated benchmarking activities

81. Summary of Changes to ABS (cont’d) New Release process –ESPs will now be provided access to new schemas three months before a major release –ESPs will now be provided access to a Beta version of any new or modified web services, within the ABS website, one month prior to their official launch –The current Data Management Service (DMS), which most ESPs are using today will continue to be supported until January 2009

82. Contact Information Tom Oliver, SRA, Program Manager 703-284-6932 Tom_oliver@sra.com Steve Miller, SRA, Technical Lead 703-284-6915 Stephen_miller@sra.com James Melzer, SRA, User Experience Manager 703-284-6924 James_melzer@sra.com 82

83. Questions and Discussion 83