FirstView is a new cloud computing application that accepts monthly utility data and returns diagnostics, benchmarking, and load disaggregation information. It enables utility staff to gain quick and inexpensive insight into building energy-efficiency opportunities.

By their very nature, the performance of any emerging technology is shrouded in speculation, which makes them difficult to evaluate for inclusion in utility programs. Here, we review four technologies that we think will see significant market uptake over the next four years.

Building dashboards—interactive websites that are displayed in building lobbies and let employees, visitors, and shoppers understand and explore a building’s resource consumption and green features—are a new tool for corporate energy managers.