Elster EnergyIct launches cost-saving Enacto 9.3
Multi-site organisations can reduce energy costs and increase savings with intelligent, user-friendly and self-learning solution
Belgium, 23rd July 2014 — Elster EnergyICT has announced the launch of Enacto 9.3TM which delivers comprehensive, accurate and actionable energy intelligence to energy managers to allow them to reduce energy costs and increase savings. The launch brings new features and enhanced functionality to meet the evolving needs of multi-site organisations in the commercial, and retail sectors. This is the latest version of the company’s pioneering EnactoTM energy monitoring management platform and portfolio.
Enacto 9.3TM enables users to examine different assets and equipment at site level, while building a clear and concise view of energy usage across the broader estate. This level of visibility ensures users can see where energy is being wasted and unlock hidden patterns in their organisation’s energy consumption to improve business performance. Enacto 9.3TM is a cloud-hosted platform with built-in intelligence and self-learning capability. It analyses data and automatically alerts energy managers to areas needing attention. Furthermore, the platform learns from the actions taken in order to prevent unnecessary action alarms being raised in the future. Optimum savings can be achieved with Enacto’sTM enhanced, flexible and granular reporting, across any asset or site measurement point.
“Working with major national and global clients, we have first-hand experience of the challenges they face, and a proven track record in delivering tangible energy and cost savings,” says Spencer Rigler, Vice President Energy Management for Elster EnergyICT. “Enacto 9.3TM is the direct result of our heritage and front-line experience, with major commercial multi-site enterprises globally giving a unique approach to energy visualisation and management within the context of a company’s real-world needs and processes. It brings a new level of automation by enabling energy managers to overcome the deluge of data and target areas that deliver the greatest savings.”
Advanced users of the EnactoTM platform are currently seeing a 25-30 per cent energy reduction on their baseline. With powerful and intricate analysis of energy usage with an automated energy alarm process, Enacto 9.3TM ensures that asset inefficiencies, equipment faults and wasteful behaviour are identified early and highlighted as action points. Project and savings tracking tools independently monitor actions and outcomes to quantify success, enabling the energy manager to verify current and predicated ROI at an asset or site level. Furthermore user-friendly and user defined dashboards allow the presentation of energy data analytics and reporting to all levels in the organisation.
“The ability to link robust and reliable data collection with a highly-functional and user-friendly presentation layer is essential,” says Kristof Lamont, Product Manager Energy Intelligence, Elster EnergyICT. “Using Enacto 9.3TM, energy managers and staff can maximise the impact of energy management programmes, effect behavioural change, and realise significant and sustainable cost savings over the long-term.”
Jan Verplancke, Marketing & Communications Manager EMEA-APAC
+32 56 245 690, jan.verplancke@elster.com
Notes to Editors
Enacto 9.3TMis based around the ‘Pyramid of Energy Savings’, which gives multi-site organisations the ability to build up their energy management strategy from basic energy visibility, through deeper analytics highlighting areas to improve and people engagement, all leading to sustained cost reduction through greater energy efficiency.
EnactoTMis a cloud-based platform that uses a virtual private data centre to host data, providing full remote accessibility 24/7. The system allows download of data in various formats as well as access to reports, report creation and data management through an established web interface.
The platform offers users the following benefits:
Project and savings trackers – once a savings project has been implemented or a new asset deployed, its energy performance can be tracked against the plan. ROI calculations are also available to confirm whether the investment will meet planned financial targetsForecasting – providing the ability to forecast energy usage from days to years ahead using historical usage patterns, future planned use and weather patternsCarbon and other metrics can be calculated from the data outputNative mobile platform application for managers to participate in energy management via iPhone, iPad or Android, at any timeExtends the lifecycle of assets and maximises the efficiency of maintenance contracts, maximises staff engagement with energy efficiency programmes and minimises savings drift by effecting behavioural change over the long term
About Elster
Elster delivers complete Smart Grid and Energy Management Solutions that drive energy efficiency, operational improvements and cost savings for utilities, commercial and industrial customers and consumers. Elster uses its speed and agility to drive interoperability and open standards and strategically collaborates with customers and partners.
Its end-to-end electricity, water and gas offerings include advanced meters/sensors, secure communications, and data collection, management and analytics. Elster is dedicated to customer success in more than 130 countries through Elster’s professional integration services, technical support and training.
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