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Take Control of Energy Use for Smarter Operations

Meet energy efficiency & sustainability goals, reduce energy costs, manage risk, & improve resilience in a volatile market with energy management software.

The Benefits of an Energy Management System

Comprehensive energy management software can help you resolve your most pressing energy and sustainability concerns while helping you manage and measure all your energy initiatives in one place.

Meet Carbon Neutral Goals

Consolidate your energy data, improve energy performance, gain visibility into areas of excess energy consumption, and know exactly what you need to do to reduce your carbon emissions, operate more sustainably, decrease energy waste, and remain compliant with carbon-related legislation.

Combat Rising Energy Costs

The energy market is becoming increasingly more volatile, with general energy prices increasing and surge prices multiplying sharply during times of peak demand. Features like a comprehensive dashboard, heatmaps, meter tracking, and customizable baselines help to identify sources of excess consumption, maximize energy efficiency in high-price moments, and reduce your energy costs.

Monitor and Target Energy Consumption

Extreme climate events, unsustainable rises in prices, and lack of transparency into consumption are compromising organizations’ energy management and competitiveness. Use features like full meter and submeter tracking, meter grouping, baselining, analytics, and alerts to monitor, target, and verify your energy data.

Improve Energy Management Strategies

Use key information for all your energy initiatives – like metering and consumption data- to overcome the difficulty of energy management, identify energy conservation opportunities, improve energy performance, create well-informed processes, optimize your risk and return, track energy maintenance issues, and find areas of improvement to achieve your energy goals.

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“ With [Accruent], we see increased equipment uptime & performance. Centralized decision-making and equipment control saves... time, reduces energy costs, and [helps us] better manage our assets in a... changing world."

— Cody Sandahl
Energy And Material Recovery Manager

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Explore Energy Management Software Capabilities

Discover specialized modules designed for your specific operational needs

Sustainability Management

Remotely monitor and optimize energy consumption to remain within healthy parameters, keep costs down, remain compliant with environmental mandates

Decrease downtime and prevent asset failure 3-5 days before they happen

Advanced IoT sensors and capabilities can help proactively monitor and optimize energy consumption

Control HVAC systems and maintain air quality standards

Refrigeration Management

Take advantage of refrigeration management tools to maximize visibility into your HVAC and refrigeration systems and maintain control of every asset throughout its lifecycle

Gain insights into refrigerant assets, including HVAC systems and sensors

Reduce emergency work orders, time spent performing repairs, and business disruption

Prepared for audits by tracking all food and safety standards

Key Capabilities of Energy Management Software

Accruent Observe for Energy Management helps utilize comprehensive IoT energy data to proactively manage risks and reduce energy bill costs.

Energy Consumption Dashboard

  • Consolidate all your energy consumption data into one dashboard. 
  • Create custom baselines, track data from all meters and submeters.
  • Combine data into logical groups, identify anomalies in energy usage, and learn what you need to do to optimize consumption.

Weather Normalization

  • Automatically normalize your baselines with hyper-local weather data. 
  • Remove the effect of ambient weather conditions so you can ensure you have clean, consistent points of comparison across different periods, or from different locations with differing weather conditions.

Sophisticated Baselining

Accruent Observe allows you to generate multiple baselines, including: 

  • Rolling 7-day averages baselines
  • Past consumption baselines
  • Version-controlled, site-specific baselines 

Project Tracking

With Accruent Observe's baseline modeling capability, you have: 

  • Sophisticated analysis tools in the palm of your hand. 
  • Use them to edit and remove baselines with ease.
  • Model different energy use scenarios at the click of a button

Actionable Alerts

Use a wide range of customizable alerts and alarm filtering to:

  • Protect against unseen cost increases 
  • Drive down costs
  • Meet sustainability goals 
  • Allow for transparent decision-making

Configurable Rules Engine

Utilize configurable rules engine to

  • Define thresholds
  • Create automatic work orders
  • Automate your compliance data logging for ongoing compliance

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Energy Management Software Optimized For Your Industry

 

Find the right Accruent Energy Management solution for your unique industry and pain points.

Energy Management Software FAQs

What is energy management software?

Energy management system software is a specialized program designed to monitor, analyze, and optimize energy consumption within buildings or industrial facilities, helping organizations track and control their energy usage for efficiency and cost savings.

What is an energy management program?

An energy management program is a complete suite of systems and processes that helps users achieve and sustain efficient energy goals. An energy program can include policies, best practices, software tools, key team members (including an energy manager), logistics, and other key factors.

Why is energy management so important now?

Energy management is becoming an increasingly important part of modern business strategy, with organizations around the world looking closely at their energy profiles and trying to identify opportunities for increased resilience, decarbonization, proactive energy risk management, and cost reduction.  

What are the types of energy management?

The types of energy management include management of energy production, energy consumption, energy distribution, and energy storage. They have the same goals: climate protection, resource conservation, and cost savings.  They can also play a role in many departments, including facility management, logistics, energy procurement, production, and maintenance.

What are the 5 major energy types?

The 5 major energy types include:  

  • Chemical energy  
  • Electrical energy  
  • Thermal energy  
  • Mechanical energy  
  • Nuclear energy

Are energy management systems worth it?

Yes, energy management systems are worth it as they enable businesses and individuals to identify energy wastage, implement energy-saving measures, and ultimately reduce operational costs and environmental impact, leading to long-term financial and sustainability benefits.

Who uses energy management software?

Energy management software is primarily utilized by facility managers, energy analysts, and sustainability teams in commercial buildings, industries, and organizations seeking to optimize energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint.

Why is energy management software important?

Energy management software is important because it empowers users to gain real-time insights into energy usage patterns, identify inefficiencies, set energy-saving goals, and implement data-driven strategies to enhance overall energy performance and environmental stewardship.

What types of utilities are managed by energy management software?

Energy management software can handle various utilities, including electricity, gas, water, and sometimes renewable energy sources, enabling comprehensive monitoring and control of a facility's energy consumption for improved efficiency and resource management.

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Accruent software allows you to fully optimize the lifecycle of your assets and facilities, offering connected workflows, integrated experiences and data-backed insights.