Energy Management
Visibility is Now
Energy Management
No more wondering around in the dark on how to improve your energy usage to minimize costs. We use your current data and look for low hanging savings fruit. We’ve partnered with the best to utilize their expertise and technology. Our clients enjoy expert guidance every step of the way.
Here’s the best part. It’s all included in our standard service offering!
VBEnergyZone™
All your data in one place. Right now.
Visualize your facilities like never before. Zoom in and zoom out. See what is working at your best-managed facilities and replicate it at others. Replicate and repeat. Let data drive your decisions.
1 Big Data is our big job.
We do all the heavy lifting. We take your data and enter it into our programs so that we can work together to discover more ways to save and optimize your budgets. Clients have access to the portal for all their needs and we are there to guide.
2 Uncovering savings
Once you see your facilities trends, savings is easy. Our energy partners work with facilities teams and show you which facilities are performing well and how to replicate them in underperforming areas.
4CP Event Tracking
Watch ERCOT real-time and receive alerts from our experts when you need to turn down. Then monitor your 4cp performance to further optimize. Our clients who turn down see massive savings!
IDR Charting
See what is happening anytime, all the time.
The savings is in the data!
Take any year or every 15 minutes. See your peak demand. See it in aggregate. See if you are turning down at night, turning off on nights, weekends and holidays.
Facility Performance Comparison
Quickly identify your best and worst-performing facilities based on annual usage, use per square foot, and add or other measures. Clients use the VBEnergyZone™ Facility Scoring Grid for comparative analysis and benchmarking to quickly get a savings plan started.
* Currently only for school districts but we are constantly working to bring additional tools and savings opportunities to the rest of our public members.
Meter Combination Tool
Stop paying for meters that aren’t in use and find meters that can be combined for huge savings. In today’s world, meter combination is easier than because you can see where the dollars are being burned.
Energy Management Guidance
Our clients have actionable insights into their facilities and operations.
More expertise = less work
Our expert partners guide clients on the following:
Benchmarking and Budgeting:
Benchmarking and budgeting are the two core components of any great energy plan. We guide your teams with VBEnergyzone ™ and show them which facilities are performing well and how to replicate these.
Add/Delete: Grow and Consolidate
Throughout the life of a multi-year contract, our clients typically have changes to their facilities that require the addition and/or deletion of meters. We assist the customer in getting the meters switched as quickly as possible to minimize any disruption in operations. We also work with the customer to forecast add/delete needs before entering into the contract to ensure that all meters can be added at the contract price.
Bill Consolidation and Auditing: Know your bills
Our Energy Secure Contract ™ requires our suppliers to offer consolidated bills so that your teams work less. After signing a great contract, we want to be doubly sure that the invoices are matched with our contract for optimum savings and no incorrect charges.
Tariff Analysis: The right meter at the right rate
We provide tariff analysis to be certain our clients are being charged the appropriate amount under the correct tariff. We run an in-depth analysis to match the tariff structure and look for several key opportunities and strategies for managing the cost of utilities.
This includes a comprehensive analysis of the applicable tariff structure and a wide variety of potential opportunities and strategies for managing the cost of utilities.
Demand-Side Management - Reduce Demand
Demand-side management is the modification of a client’s demand for energy. By reducing energy consumption during peak hours, we can lower and control costs. Through working intelligently with the suppliers, we can help get to an optimum level that rewards our clients.
Demand Response
Clients love getting paid for using less energy when the grids are stressed. Customers that can turn down consumption during disruptions in the ERCOT grid are eligible for a variety of programs. We assist our members in understanding which Demand Response program best meets their performance capabilities and provides the highest value to the clients.
Conservation Measures: Low Cost No Cost
Our clients love to save money and know that sometimes it is only the flick of the switch. But only if you can find the switch. We help clients find which switches can be turned off or turned down for low cost or no cost savings.
Power Factor Penalty Analysis
Power factor penalty is commonly built in as an increased demand charge and can be a significant premium each month when thresholds are not met in the rate tariff as required. We work with our clients to identify and quantify the meters that are most impacted by power factor penalties and make recommendations on how to plan to get this issue corrected.
Energy Procedures Assistance: Configure & Control
As one of the largest expenditures, we help our clients shape their policies to make sure they are getting the most efficient usage and compliance throughout their organization.
Some of the areas include:
- Weekend and Holiday shutdown procedures & Adding Meters
- Procedures for control systems (building automation)
- Standard standardization of setback temperatures and standardization of operating hours.
- Rental policies and rates
- New construction guidelines -provide for growth.
Green EnergyRenewables - Solar
As green energy becomes a larger part of every organization's thought process, energy expertise is once again needed to make the best decisions. Many of our clients are overwhelmed with the number of possibilities and suppliers knocking on their doors each day. We’ve accounted for this and encourage our members to reach out to us so that we can help. Our team guides our clients with:
- Supplier Vetting
- Economic Evaluations
- Contract Negotiations
Behavioral Modification
At the end of the day, energy is used
by people. We work with teams to create smart behaviors so that savings come easy.
Our philosophy for behavior
is simple:
Monitor
Modify
Maintain
Independent
Advocacy
Advocacy
Our clients truly appreciate our model of independent advocacy. By structuring our cooperative so that both procurement and energy management guidance is comprehensive, clients avoid huge spends on energy vendors looking to sell the latest and greatest.
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