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Utility Cost Manager for InfoCenter Suite

Technical Specification Sheet

Rev. 6, May 2010

Document No. 149-197P25

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Utility Cost Manager for InfoCenter

Suite

Description

The ability to measure energy usage is the first step in

managing utility costs. As the pressures to cut

operating costs increase, a solution that provides

managers with the ability to make timely, informed

decisions regarding their facility’s energy use

becomes invaluable.

Utility Cost Manager (UCM) for InfoCenter Suite®

designed to meet the ongoing facility needs for

monitoring energy usage and allocating utility costs.

Utility Cost Manager provides a means to organize

15-minute interval meter data to create daily load

profiles, consumption and cost allocation reports for

building areas where submetering devices have been

installed to monitor energy usage.

As an InfoCenter Suite application, the Utility Cost

Manager benefits from InfoCenter’s data

management capabilities. Specifically designed to

archive, manage and retrieve large amounts of data.

InfoCenter Suite provides a solid foundation for data

storage and retrieval to tracking, analysis and

documentation of facility energy usage. Standard

Windows security protocols combined with the

features of the InfoCenter Server ensure the integrity

of the InfoCenter database. Having data secured in

the InfoCenter Server allows the Utility Cost Manager

to be used for reliable management of utility data.

System Architecture

The Utility Cost Manager requires the following

software programs:

• Utility Cost Manager — InfoCenter client

application designed to allow you to build

extensive site metering hierarchies and create

energy reports that display an organization’s

utility data on both a macro and micro level.

Multiple predefined report templates can be

scheduled or run ad-hoc to meet most utility

reporting requirements.

• InfoCenter Suite® Advanced or InfoCenter Suite

Base — InfoCenter server is the application that

interfaces with Microsoft

SQL Server

provide automated data collection, data archiving,

data security and advanced data processing to

turn raw data into useful Information.

• Insight® or compatible third-party workstation —

InfoCenter Suite can import data from a number

of different systems. The primary data provider is

generally Insight software. Third-party

workstations can be used to provide interval data

to InfoCenter Server using OPC.

The Utility Cost Manager is an InfoCenter client

application designed to help you convert raw meter

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Technical Specification Sheet Rev. 6, May 2010 Utility Cost Manager for InfoCenter Suite InfoCenter Suite provides a solid foundation for data storage and retrieval to tracking, analysis and documentation of facility energy usage. Standard Windows security protocols combined with the features of the InfoCenter Server ensure the integrity of the InfoCenter database. Having data secured in the InfoCenter Server allows the Utility Cost Manager to be used for reliable management of utility data.
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data into useful utility information. As an InfoCenter client application, Utility Cost Manager includes the same licensing, security and operating system requirements as other InfoCenter Suite client applications. Access to the InfoCenter server is controlled by the same integrated Windows security functions as other InfoCenter Suite client applications. The licensing for InfoCenter Suite client applications is controlled at the server.
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Figure 3. Rate Definition with Blended (Average) Cost. Utility Cost Manager’s reporting features are designed to turn your raw energy data into meaningful energy consumption and cost information. Utility Cost Manager includes five standard report templates that fall into three categories; Load Profile Reports, Energy Consumption Reports and Cost Allocation Reports. Each report template includes user definable parameters and can be run for any level of the hierarchy.
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Allocation Reports provide a summary of energy usage for the report period as well as an itemized list of allocated costs for the components included in the reported level. Allocation Reports also include the Fiscal Year-To-Date (FYTD) amount so that you can track year to date costs for budget or performance purposes. Figure 6 shows meters that make up the Cost Center’s electric consumption. • Documenting usage of major consuming equipment to verify savings of capital improvement projects.
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or in enterprise-wide applications were UCM is being used to centrally collect data and provide reports to geographically distributed end users. Report generation is as easy as navigating to your APOGEE GO for InfoCenter Suite URL, and selecting an existing report template and report date range. This information is submitted to InfoCenter Suite’s server and a report is displayed for review (see Figure 7). Figure 7. APOGEE GO for InfoCenter with the UCM.
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Specifications Utility Cost Manager Client System Requirements Operating System Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 Browser Internet Explorer 6.