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E Source Energy Management Survey 2012
Energy Dashboards, Behavior Change, and Telling a Compelling (Energy) Story
February 19, 2013
Each year, E Source surveys top corporate energy managers from Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries. This report identifies trends in energy management, including top initiatives and what energy managers want from their utility account managers.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EMN-F-1 | Author: Andrea Salazar
Energy Analytics Advanced in 2012
January 2, 2013
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.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-63 | Author: Jay Stein
Notes from Boulder: Recapping the 19th Annual E Source Energy Managers’ Roundtable
July 12, 2012
Each spring, E Source convenes the Energy Managers’ Roundtable. This report summarizes the key sessions of the 19th Annual E Source Energy Managers’ Roundtable, which was held May 6–9, 2012, in Boulder, Colorado.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EMN-RB-6 | Author: Kevin Vranes
Energy Costs as a Percentage of Shipments
May 9, 2012
Do you have any data that show the percentage of a business’ overall costs that are spent on electricity and total fuels? We’re trying to see which of our customers are most vulnerable to bill volatility.
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BCO-AskES-8 | Author: Peter Criscione
The Pros and Cons of Induction Lighting
March 15, 2012
What is induction lighting, how does it compare to other light sources, and what are the best applications for it?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-16 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Improving Real-World Efficiency of High-Performance Buildings
March 5, 2012
High-performance buildings are designed to maximize energy efficiency, but those improvements aren’t always realized. A study will assess achieved performance in selected California buildings, and follow-up projects will identify feedback loops and tools to help stakeholders optimize building performance. ...
Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-14 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research
Expanding Your Reach with C&I Behavioral Program Options
February 29, 2012
Do you want your commercial and industrial (C&I) customers to be more engaged with your demand-side management offerings? Look no further than behavior-change programs, which offer utilities some unique ways to propagate efficiency norms and spread better operations and savings information to key ...
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-22x-BCO | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Driving Efficiency Action at the Facility Level
December 21, 2011
What are some best practices developed by corporate energy managers to encourage their facility managers to improve the energy performance of their buildings?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-12 | Author: Mary Horsey
E Source Energy Management Survey 2011
Reporting Actions and Priorities at the Facility Level
November 4, 2011
In March 2011, E Source held its 18th Annual Energy Management Roundtable in Boulder, Colorado. At the Roundtable, we conducted a survey of the energy managers in attendance. This report summarizes the key findings of the survey.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: CEMC-RB-1 | Author: Todd Camnitz, Kevin Vranes
Big Savings, Short Paybacks
Restaurant Retrofits and Rebates
October 19, 2011
Why is now a good time for restaurants to invest in energy efficiency? Which improvements provide the most bang for the buck?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-11 | Author: Kate Drexler
Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies
July 19, 2011
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.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-38 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Interactive Building Dashboards Engage Occupants and Visitors
July 18, 2011
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.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: CEMC-RB-2 | Author: Chelsea Hodge
How Smart Can Gas Meters Get?
February 3, 2011
As smart grid becomes more prevalent, what sorts of smart features and services will advanced meters provide to gas utility customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-45 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Energy-Efficiency Resources for Businesses
August 26, 2010
Are there any free online resources or programs that provide practical energy-efficiency information for facility managers or energy directors?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-4 | Author: Kim Knox
Customer Preferences in Online Energy-Use Information
August 2, 2010
What features of online energy-use feedback information do residential customers like?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EBiz-AskES-37 | Author: Sarah Weldon
Energy Management Systems: Consumers Aren't Buying It
February 12, 2010
Smart grid–enabled home energy management systems are beginning to emerge. Are residential consumers willing to invest in these technologies?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-14 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Environmental Benefits of Smart Grid: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
September 22, 2009
Smart grid technologies have the potential to boost the energy-efficiency and conservation effects of utility programs through enhanced data feedback, customized information and promotion of efficient technologies, and improved measurement and verification.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: IGS-RB-1 | Author: Philippe Bouchard
Performance Benchmarking with Energy Bill Data: Making the Most of Your Energy Accounting Software
January 1, 2006
Even with dozens of bill data tracking software options on the market, energy managers are finding that benchmarking facility energy performance is not easy. E source researchers investigated seven energy accounting software (EAS) packages to understand how such programs can help simplify the benchmarking ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: CEMC-7 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Mapping the Trails of Energy Data: Helping Customers Use Energy Information to Improve Efficiency and Profit
August 1, 2004
Energy service providers offering energy information and related services develop more effective relationships, sales processes, and program participation through understanding how consumer organizations currently use energy data and executing on the best service opportunities. In this report we discuss ...
Content type: Focus Report, Research | Document ID: EIC-F-6 | Author: Leland Keller
Energy Information Services for Small and Midsize Businesses
June 1, 2004
Utilities offer energy information services (IES) as a customer service or value-added service for their small and midsize commercial customers. It's important to take a look at this market by segment to understand what to target, whom, and how.
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: SMB-21 | Author: Tertia Speiser
State of the Energy Information Services Market 2004
March 1, 2004
The market for energy information services (EIS) and products has begun a slow recovery, judging by our research with vendors in this field. EIS market demand is now driven by budget management and cost allocation concerns among large business customers; more of them are now committing to smaller EIS ...
Content type: Focus Report, Research | Document ID: EIC-F-5 | Author: Leland Keller
Monitoring and Targeting: Tapping the Well of Operational Efficiency
November 1, 2003
Monitoring and targeting (M&T) is a structured approach to analyzing business and manufacturing processes with an eye for improving energy efficiency. The M&T approach correlates historical energy consumption to measurable factors of business operation and other variables to develop benchmarks and goals ...
Content type: Service Report | Document ID: EIC-21 | Author: Leland Keller, Florence Lu
User Perspectives on Utility Bill Data Services
November 1, 2003
Large commercial customers may be good targets for utility accounting services and energy usage analysis reports. How do large commercial customers use and value these services? What are the decision factors involved in securing these services? This report offers survey results, user experiences, and ...
Content type: Focus Report, Research | Document ID: LC-F-5 | Author: Kathleen Burns
Tapping the Industrial Market for Energy Information Services
May 1, 2003
Many industrial companies are beginning to take advantage of recent advances in metering technologies and energy information systems to significantly reduce energy costs and enhance overall productivity. We predict there will be a growing market for services such as load profiles and submetering as more ...
Content type: Focus Report, Research | Document ID: IND-F-3 | Author: Neil Kolwey
State of the Energy Information Services Market 2003
April 1, 2003
It has been a tough couple of years for the energy information services (EIS) market. More than two dozen EIS providers have exited the market or merged with other companies in the past two and a half years. Many EIS providers have never made a profit, and many more have struggled to develop a business ...
Content type: Focus Report, Research | Document ID: EIC-F-2 | Author: Leland Keller
Estimating Markets for Energy Information Services (EIS)
December 1, 2002
For this study, we surveyed energy decision-makers at midsize and large commercial, industrial, and institutional organizations across the U.S. and Canada, asking questions about four energy information services: utility usage cost analysis service (utility accounting), online load profiles without analysis, ...
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: LC-MCS-02-3A | Author: Tia Hensler
Meter Data Analysis Services: Making the Most of Interval Data
December 1, 2001
Load profiles contain a wealth of information on how buildings are performing, yet selling such services is still tough. E source believes these services will gain a strong following in the coming years, as more-sophisticated tools help diagnose problems, rank them according to potential savings, and ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: EIC-14 | Author: Lynn Fryer, Leland Keller
Power Quality Monitoring with Integrated Power Quality/Revenue Meters
October 1, 2001
Typically, information regarding the quality of power delivered to utility customers either is unavailable or can only be collected at a relatively high cost using special-purpose PQ monitoring technology. However, a new class of meters is available that not only performs all the usual revenue metering ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: PQ-9 | Author: Charlotte Otero-Goodwin
Utility Accounting Services: Making the Most of Monthly Billing Data (EIC-12)
December 1, 2000
Utility accounting services (UAS), including bill payment, bill verification, and benchmarking, are very useful for energy managers trying to juggle complicated utility bills for multiple facilities. The UAS business has expanded from a few thousand end users in 1997 to hundreds of thousands at the end ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: EIC-12 | Author: Lynn Fryer
Energy Information Services: What Do Customers Really Want?
July 1, 2000
As the utility industry is restructured, the importance of accessing, understanding, and controlling both energy information and energy use has never been higher. There have also never been more products and services available for end users to choose from. Electronic billing, load profiling, remote monitoring ...
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: MCS-MEIC | Author: Tia Hensler, Lynn Fryer, Carolyn Dunmire, Michael Shepard
