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Article: Software helps battle soaring energy costs: energy-management software is cutting down on wasted power in many of today's buildings. Providing a growing number of old and new facilities with utility-bill and energy-use tracking, this software is helping facility managers battle soaring energy costs.(SMART BUILDINGS[R]: BUILDING INTEGRATION: SOFTWARE)
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- September 1, 2008
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Available software packages identify ways to more efficiently manage energy expenditures, including shifting power usage away from peak-load hours and optimizing mechanical equipment, all by aggregating usage patterns and tracking expenses. There are a number of options when it comes to energy-management software, though the most common programs perform interval and/or utility-bill tracking.
Interval tracking is perhaps the simplest way to isolate energy use. Recording usage at 5- to 15-minute intervals, this function allows facility managers to trace usage patterns by tenant or area at any number of meters through out a building.
Utility-bill tracking ...