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Utility Information Services for Facility Professionals or “Energy Management by Dollars and Sense”. Bob Dixon Sr. Director and General Manager Energy Services and Solutions Siemens Building Technologies Tel: (847)941-5050 Email: bobdixon@siemens.com. Mega Trends in Energy Management.
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Utility Information Services for Facility Professionalsor“Energy Management by Dollars and Sense” Bob Dixon Sr. Director and General Manager Energy Services and Solutions Siemens Building Technologies Tel: (847)941-5050 Email: bobdixon@siemens.com
Mega Trends in Energy Management • Energy = Commodity (deregulated) + Delivery (regulated) + Utility Information (new and not regulated) • Energy industry restructuring = Energy price volatility + Proactive energy cost management • Energy Management = Supply-side Management + Demand-side Management + Utility Information Management Why utility information? What’s its time value? What’s the role of the good old BAS? CABA – IIBC - Toronto
The Expanded Universe of Integrated Energy Management Building Automation Systems Supply-side • Utility Information • Tariff • $ and cents • Reliability • Power quality • Facility Information • Schedules • Sequence of control • Equipment performance • Energy Information • Load profile • kW; kWh • BTU Demand-side Utility Data Service Bureau CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Why Utility Information Services? A full range of utility and energyrelated services: • Utility Bill Audit and Monitoring • Tariff Analysis • Load Profiling • Performance Benchmarking • Enterprise-wide Energy Information Management • Web-based Energy Analysis Tools CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Value of Utility Information Services (UIS) Improved management and control over how your facilities buy, use, save and distribute energy … • Assured measurement accuracy and payback of programs. • Professional load profile monitoring, performance tracking. • Latest technical and regulatory expertise. • Avoided utility billing errors. • Fact-based decision-making. UIS is the IT enabling tool for any energy services project. CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Customers Needs – Utility Information Services(Value Rating - Outsource Opportunity) • Purchase Advice for Commodity (89% - 76%) • Benchmarking Energy Performance (96% - 38%) • Technical Assistance w/Energy Efficiency (92% - 65%) • Rate Analysis Services (87% - 70%) • Bill Payment Services (60% - 38%) • Meter Data Analysis (81% - 76%) • Interval Data Analysis (88% - 72%) • Graphical Presentation of Usage Data (87% - NA) Source: 1997-2001 E-source survey of corporate energy managers. CABA – IIBC - Toronto
The Time Value of Utility Information The spectrum of possibilities: • Day+30 (Utility bills – 12 data points per year) • Day+1 (Daily-read load profiles of 15 minute interval data – 35,040 data points per year) • Near Real-time (Auto-dial within 15 minutes; for basic load curtailment) • Real-time on-demand (Internet-based high speed connection; for closed loop load curtailment and control monitoring) • Forecast of load (Weather data, occupancy, day-types, etc. -- via neural network tools) CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Week Day+1 UISLoad Profiling Services Example
Reports The Utility Information Service Bureau Customer Site Utility Info Service Bureau Web-based Reports E-mail LAN CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Web-based Visualization and Analysis Tools CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Load Profiling … Used to Identify Exceptions CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Before (Max KW 1137) After (Max KW 997) Load Profiling – Used to Identify Process Changes CABA – IIBC - Toronto
How is load profile information used? … Load Aggregation Organization: ABC Company Group: Chicago Area Date: 07/13/1999 Facility: Big Tower Day: Tuesday Area: TOTAL kWhDay Type: Weekday Hour of Day (Local Time) Daily Summary Total Consumption (kWh) 64,026.0 Max Demand(kW) 3,157.0 Daytime Consumption (kWh) 51,202.8 Time of Max Demand 10:45:00AM Nighttime Consumption (kWh) 12,823.3 Min Demand(kW) 819.0 Load Factor 0.85 CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Load Profiling – Performance Benchmark Report CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Cost Management … Shadow Billing CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Utility Costing – Accumulated Cost Report CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Real-time Utility Information Systems Load Curtailment Applications
Load Curtailment at the Power Pool Level Retx.com Network Bldg Auto System Internet Prices Usage Dispatch UDCs / ESPs Meter Customer CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Real-time Control and Monitoring of Load Curtailment Actions 7,000KW was Shed by 6 downtown office buildings CABA – IIBC - Toronto
UIS for Facility Professionals – Paradigm Shifts for Energy Management • A challenge to manage volatile energy commodities – “energy management by dollars and sense” • Need to team with Purchasing/BusinessManagers • Expand from facility information tools to utility information tools • Find the gold mine of savings between supply-side and demand-side. • Learn how to shape your facilities’ load. • On-site generation may be a realistic option. CABA – IIBC - Toronto
Knowledge is Power Questions & Answers ... Or e-mail to: bobdixon@siemens.com CABA – IIBC - Toronto