Elster EnergyICT wins ESCO contract

Elster EnergyICT has signed a five-year energy management solution contract with SEDAC Energy Management, an Australian energy service company (ESCO). The contract enables SEDAC Energy Management’s customers to control their energy costs and has already resulted in one retailer reducing its energy consumption by 30%.

Elster has delivered its EIServer cloud-based platform in software-as-a-service (SaaS) mode, enabling SEDAC Energy Management to collect, cleanse, analyse and interpret all energy-related data. EIServer includes eiPortal, a fully configurable energy monitoring tool giving SEDAC Energy Management the ability to take raw consumption data and create sophisticated intuitive reports and comparative performance indicators for energy usage. SEDAC Energy Management will be able to track projects and monitor efficiency gains, as well as measure KPIs in consumption, CO₂ emissions, costs and savings from the previous day, week or month. The solution is capable of benchmarking across multiple sites through the eiDashboard module.

“We are impressed to have already seen Elster EnergyICT deliver big energy savings to customers,” said Craig Lewis, National Manager, SEDAC Energy Management. “The ‘real time’ element that the dashboard offers means our customers are no longer looking through a rear-view mirror at their energy consumption. Instead, they can clearly see the road ahead and can keep their energy targets on track.”

In addition to EIServer, Elster will provide implementation and project management, managed services and support. SEDAC will also use Elster EnergyICT’s submeters and data loggers to collect multiple energy, usage and meter inputs. The solution will enable SEDAC to provide a range of energy management, monitoring and targeting services to some of the largest retailers and multisite customers aimed at substantially reducing their energy and water consumption. The ESCO can also use EnergyICT to verify its promised savings to customers from capital works.

“This is an important contract for Elster EnergyICT and we are delighted to have already demonstrated the capability we can provide SEDAC Energy Management to deliver value to customers,” said Spencer Rigler, Vice President of Energy Management at Elster EnergyICT.

“Working with SEDAC Energy Management, a partner already recognised by the industry for its energy efficiency efforts, enables us to build upon our established Australian customer base and our fast growing list of ESCO partners throughout the world. SEDAC Energy Management chose Elster EnergyICT on the strength of our ability to deliver end-to-end solutions, backed by existing credible references with some of the world’s most highly regarded and profitable retailers, industrial and commercial multisite companies, as well as ESCOs.”