Inventory of Commercial Energy Management and Information.pdf

October 9, 2013 REPORT #E13-264 Inventory of Commercial Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) for MV Applications Final Report Prepared by: Hannah Kramer, James Russell, Eliot Crowe, and Joan Effinger - Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. (PECI) 100 SW Main Street, Suite 1600 Portland, Oregon 97204 Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance PHONE 503-688-5400 FAX 503-688-5447 EMAIL info@ Inventory of Commercial EMIS for MV Applications Table of Contents Acknowledgments i Executive Summary ii 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Background 2 1.2. EMIS Defined 3 1.3. Meter-Level EMIS Applications 5 2. Northwest EMIS Needs Assessment 9 2.1. Needs Assessment Process 9 2.2. Needs Assessment Findings 10 2.2.1. Current Approaches 10 2.2.2. Meter-Level EMIS Pilots in Progress 10 2.2.3. MV Capability 11 2.2.4. Future Interests 11 2.2.5. Tool Recommendations 12 3. Meter-Level EMIS Inventory 13 3.1. Framework Design Process 13 3.2. Meter-Level EMIS Research 14 3.2.1. Screening 14 3.2.2. Demonstrations 15 3.3. Results 16 3.3.1. Feature List and Descriptions 16 3.3.2. Final List of EMIS Included in the Inventory 18 4. Findings 19 4.1. MV Methodologies Becoming More Transparent 20 4.2. Some Options Available for Calculating Annual Savings 21 4.3. Accounting for Changes 21 4.4. Few Calibrated Simulation Approaches 22 4.5. Several Options Available for Utilities without Interval Meters 22 4.6. EMIS Products and Offerings Continue to Evolve 22