Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Track Utility Costs

Track/trend/forecast utility bills. Potential customers are high-bill utility customers such as associations and governments. Could offer free version for consumers if the bill can be scraped from a web site.
Could be expanded to include other utilities such as phone/internet/cable. Could be internationalized.


UM Server is an analytical and reporting tool for the management of utility bills from receipt through payment.

... store information about each of your sites, utility vendors, utility accounts, & utility bills. Data entry is made easy since templates can be customized to precisely match the layout you see on your bills.

With hundreds of built-in reports, analysis tools, and import/export features, The Utility Manager Version 4.1 helps you:
• have accurate and detailed utility information at your finger tips;
• compare the relative efficiency of your various sites;
• find billing errors;
• forecast and budget utility costs; and
• monitor the results of energy and water saving projects.


Pricing
$3,900: K-12 School Districts
$7,000: All other customers


This requires user to enter bill line items. This clerical work could be outsourced or possibly the bill could be scraped from the vendor's web site or EDI.

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Metrix 4 Utility Accounting System normalizes your energy usage for weather and other variables (such as number of cars produced), and presents your true energy savings. Now, variations in weather or production schedule, occupancy or schedule will no longer compromise your energy savings numbers.
Benchmarking
Load Factor Analysis
Rate Analysis
Determining Changes in Energy Usage Patterns
Setting Savings Targets and Tracking Your Progress
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$9,995 Utility Manager Pro
For a multi-building school district, implementation and training was 39,000.  Yearly support is 4500.

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