Energy efficiency programs are a unique win-win service. For example, you may arrange for added insulation for an apartment building, so residents can stay toasty warm. At the same time, their electric bills go down, as do overall grid load and fossil fuel emissions. Everyone benefits.
But what happens when it’s time to evaluate exactly how much everyone benefits? If you check an apartment building’s meters, you may find that energy consumption has decreased, or perhaps it remained the same, or even increased. But how do you know if those fluctuations have anything to do with the newly-installed insulation from your energy efficiency program? That’s where Normalized Metered Energy Consumption (NMEC) comes in.
NMEC is a method of filtering anomalies out of data and discovering the true impact of energy efficiency measures. For example, if the building’s electric heater goes out at the same time the insulation went in, your data may fool you into concluding that the insulation brought down energy usage. NMEC can locate and filter out those outliers to ensure that you get reliable, accurate information about the impact of energy efficiency.
The Res-Intel NMEC tool produces energy efficiency data that is accurate, fast, and easy on the eyes. You do it after the fact, or for program evaluation in real time – seeing the impacts at the property level. You’ll know if there is equipment failure, a problem in installation, or monitoring problems.
Our analysis is powered by eBase, Res-Intel’s NMEC modeling package that provides quick and intuitive tools in addition to automated data processing and visualization. You conveniently view all of the results in our web-based NMEC dashboard, and get a clear view of the success of your EE programs.
The Benchmark.AI Dashboard delivers the data and analysis from multiple datasets in one intuitive user interface, with easy-to-use filters to zero in on real opportunities.
We’ve produced a 12-page overview to get you acquainted with the type of analysis supported by eBase, focusing particularly on
- Site-level NMEC evaluation,
- Integration of NMEC with methods commonly used in population studies, and
- Res-Intel’s NMEC data reporting and visualization offerings.
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A national leader in energy justice, Res-Intel is an innovator in applying domain expertise and advanced technology for mass-scale benchmarking of residential buildings. Our solutions combine advanced analytics using artificial intelligence, remote sensing, geospatial modeling, and multivariate statistics to greatly lower the cost and time for planning and executing energy efficiency (EE) programs. We help our customers to improve demand side management programs, reduce the burden of energy bills for underserved households, and protect the environment. Learn more at Res-Intel.com.
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