EnergyCAP
Encyclopedia
EnergyCAP is a family of energy management
and energy accounting software
products, used for tracking, managing, processing, reporting, benchmarking, and analyzing utility bills and energy and sustainability information. EnergyCAP also interfaces with the EPA
Energy Star
Portfolio Manager. EnergyCAP is available in client-server, web-based, fully online, and desktop versions.
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FASER became widely used by retail chains, government, universities, school districts and property managers. By the mid-1990s, FASER's thousands of users tracked an estimated five million bills a year valued at $2 billion. FASER and Omnicomp were purchased by Enron Corporation
in 1996. Following Enron's bankruptcy in late 2001, Heinz acquired the energy information assets and launched Good Steward Software, which was renamed to EnergyCAP, Inc. in January 2010. The team developed a new line of energy efficiency software products called EnergyCAP. EnergyCAP, Inc. is an Energy Star
Partner of the Year.
, Bill Accruals, Bill Audits, Electronic Bills from Vendor, Energy Contract Administration, Issue Tracker, Workflow Management, Benchmarking Charts, Budgets & Forecasts, Cost Avoidance (M&V)
, Energy Procurement, Rate/Tariff Analysis, Weather Data, Automated Report Distribution, Custom Spreadsheets for Data Export, Energy Dashboard, PowerViews, Reports, TreeView Navigation, Energy Star Benchmarking, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
, Bill Splits, Move-In Utility Vacant Expense Recovery (MUVER), Submeters
& Chargebacks, Interval (Time-Series) Data, Meter Data Import, Microsoft SQL Server
, Unlimited Number of Users, User Permissions, Web Access, Data Import Templates, Implementation Services, and Setup Wizards.
Energy Management Software
Energy Management Software is a general term and category referring to a variety of energy-related software applications which may provide utility bill tracking, real-time metering, building HVAC and lighting control systems, building simulation and modeling, carbon and sustainability reporting,...
and energy accounting software
Energy accounting software
Energy accounting software is a class of software products used for tracking, managing, processing, reporting and analyzing utility bills....
products, used for tracking, managing, processing, reporting, benchmarking, and analyzing utility bills and energy and sustainability information. EnergyCAP also interfaces with the EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
Energy Star
Energy Star
Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products originated in the United States of America. It was first created as a United States government program during the early 1990s, but Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and the European Union have also adopted...
Portfolio Manager. EnergyCAP is available in client-server, web-based, fully online, and desktop versions.
History
EnergyCAP's history dates back to 1980. In response to a growing demand for energy management software when PCs were in their infancy, Steven D. Heinz founded Omnicomp, Inc. in 1980 and launched the development of EnergyCAP predecessor FASER Energy Accounting . FASER was first commercially released in 1982 for utility bill verification, tracking and reporting, and the calculation of the cost avoidance attributable to energy management activities (also called Measurement & VerificationMeasurement and Verification
Measurement and Verification is the term given to the process for quantifying savings delivered by an Energy Conservation Measure , as well as the sub-sector of the energy industry involved with this practice....
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FASER became widely used by retail chains, government, universities, school districts and property managers. By the mid-1990s, FASER's thousands of users tracked an estimated five million bills a year valued at $2 billion. FASER and Omnicomp were purchased by Enron Corporation
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
in 1996. Following Enron's bankruptcy in late 2001, Heinz acquired the energy information assets and launched Good Steward Software, which was renamed to EnergyCAP, Inc. in January 2010. The team developed a new line of energy efficiency software products called EnergyCAP. EnergyCAP, Inc. is an Energy Star
Energy Star
Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products originated in the United States of America. It was first created as a United States government program during the early 1990s, but Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and the European Union have also adopted...
Partner of the Year.
Software Versions
EnergyCAP Enterprise is software for large organizations with complex energy information needs. Users include Fortune 1,000 companies; universities; and city, county and state governments. EnergyCAP Express is fully web-based utility bill management software for small to medium-sized organizations like colleges, towns, and small businesses. EnergyCAP Professional is oriented toward measurement and verification of energy savings for certain qualifying organizations, most notably school districts. GreenQuest is a personal energy efficiency website for households and single building owners that can serve as a community outreach and sustainability tool.Software Features
EnergyCAP offers the following features: Account Tracking, Accounts Payable or G/L ExportAccounting software
Accounting software is application software that records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance. It functions as an accounting information system...
, Bill Accruals, Bill Audits, Electronic Bills from Vendor, Energy Contract Administration, Issue Tracker, Workflow Management, Benchmarking Charts, Budgets & Forecasts, Cost Avoidance (M&V)
Measurement and Verification
Measurement and Verification is the term given to the process for quantifying savings delivered by an Energy Conservation Measure , as well as the sub-sector of the energy industry involved with this practice....
, Energy Procurement, Rate/Tariff Analysis, Weather Data, Automated Report Distribution, Custom Spreadsheets for Data Export, Energy Dashboard, PowerViews, Reports, TreeView Navigation, Energy Star Benchmarking, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
, Bill Splits, Move-In Utility Vacant Expense Recovery (MUVER), Submeters
Utility submeter
Utility Submetering is the implementation of a system that allows a landlord, property management firm, condominium association, homeowners association, or other multi-tenant property to bill tenants for individual measured utility usage...
& Chargebacks, Interval (Time-Series) Data, Meter Data Import, Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
, Unlimited Number of Users, User Permissions, Web Access, Data Import Templates, Implementation Services, and Setup Wizards.
Cost Avoidance
Cost Avoidance (Measurement & Verification) is the calculation of the savings attributable to energy management by comparing current bills with a normalized baseline year. The cost avoidance calculation engine of EnergyCAP complies with the International performance measurement and verification protocol, the U.S. Department of Energy's standard for energy performance measurement and verification. EnergyCAP adjusts for factors like changes in building square footage, type of primary use, billing period length, and weather.External links
- EnergyCAP Official Website
- U.S. Dept of Energy's Building Technologies Program
- Efficiency Valuation Organization
- Colorado Governor Mandates EnergyCAP for Sustainability Reporting
- Energy Education Uses EnergyCAP for Savings Verification
- EnergyCAP Listed for Third Year in Inc. 5000
Free Tools
EnergyCAP, Inc., producer of EnergyCAP, offers several free tools including:- WeatherDataDepot.com, which provides degree day reports and degree day forecasts
- BuildingBenchmarks.com, which displays CBECS benchmarking data in a simple and readable way
- EnergyManagerTools.com, which is a directory of free resources for energy managers
- EnergyMgmtSoftware.com, which is a directory of various types of energy management software
- BuildingRatingsPortal.com, which is an easy way to obtain an ENERGY STAR building rating
- GreenQuest, which is a free energy efficiency website and community sustainability tool