Energy Assets, the UK’s leading independent industrial and commercial (I&C) metering business, has launched a multi-utility platform that combines energy data collection and analysis with the ability to control electrical loads remotely and on-demand.
The company’s new ‘MU+C’ (Multi-Utility + Control) system will transform the ability of I&C organisations to monitor, manage and actively control energy consumption.
In what is a UK first, not only will I&C users now be able to aggregate and analyse data through a single Automated Meter Reading (AMR) platform covering gas, power and water, they’ll also be able to switch electrical loads using the Energy Assets’ Z-LYNK system.
“Private and public sector organisations have long been able to collect and analyse consumption data – but what’s been missing until now has been a dynamic and easy means of controlling electrical loads remotely and instantaneously,” says Kenny Cameron, Director of Strategic Development at Energy Assets Group plc.
“Through MU+C, this is about to change. Now, I&C energy users – from manufacturers and retailers to hospitals and local authorities – will not only be able to see their consumption data and analyse it, they’ll also be to control it more effectively than ever before through remote load switching, either to a schedule or on-demand. This takes control over energy consumption, carbon reduction and cost to a new level.”
The Energy Assets MU+C package includes:
- Metering installation & data collection covering gas, power and water services, using advanced and smart gas, power and water meters transmitting half-hourly consumption data.
- Data aggregation and analysis via Energy Assets’ AMR portal, enabling managers to analyse consumption profiles, create bespoke ‘best/worst’ site reports and set alarms for performance exceptions covering all utilities.
- Utility control via the company’s Z-LYNK system, providing energy users with the ability to manage electrical loads on demand by sending command signals over the electricity network, from 11KV right down to individual 13 amp sockets – and all via a browser or App interface.
This new multi-utility approach to energy data and control has been possible by Energy Assets’ acquisition of power metering business Bglobal Metering and a commercial partnership established with Zenner, Germany’s third largest independent manufacturer of meters and data systems for hot and cold water and heat.
“The MU+C proposition is based on knowing what you use…and then controlling it,” says Kenny Cameron. “Energy managers can now seize control of local loads linked to water, lighting, heating, ventilation, and any other equipment. We’ve estimated that in some cases, this could lead to energy savings in buildings of around 30% per annum.”
