As the digital transformation of energy gains momentum, energy managers are being bombarded with a growing data deluge.

In fact, some of the most common questions we get from new DEXMA Partners include “What report should I be viewing?” and “What energy data matters most?”

Even though you might be working with a wide range of clients from different industrial sectors, there are certain energy consumption metrics that every energy manager should be looking at.

After all, badly configured or ignored metrics will negatively impact your client’s cost estimates or retrofit project plans, so it’s important to nip any potential discrepancies in the bud.

If one of the following analytics doesn’t look quite right, it’s a clear signal that something needs to be tweaked or changed altogether:

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As of April 2018, two new energy regulations called DCP 228 and DCP 161 came into force in the United Kingdom.

Officially titled Distribution Change Proposal 228 for Revenue Matching in the Common Distribution Charging Methodology, DCP 228 have a significant impact on the calculation of electricity distribution charges – which can make up to 19% of a customer’s bill.

Under DCP 161, consumers who exceed their capacity will be charged an excess capacity rate which could be up to three times higher than the standard rate.

Read on to find out exactly what DCP 228 and DCP 161 mean for your energy bill and how your business and customers will be affected. 

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Last Thursday, the Catalan Parliament passed new legislation to impose a carbon tax on any pollution-causing business activities, including the operation of polluting vehicles such as large vessels. The law follows closely behind Catalonia’s carbon tax on road vehicles introduced earlier this year.

The legislative package known as the “Climate Change Bill” comes with a clear aim: to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030, 65% by 2040 and 100% by 2050. 

Learn more about this groundbreaking law – the first of its kind in southern Europe.

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Customer behaviour and choices are becoming the most important drivers in shaping the transition to a new energy system → How are you engaging with yours?

Innovating in a commodity market like energy is tough given that all your potential customers are essentially already penetrated – either they are with you, or with a competitor. Since 100% of your prospective clients in developed markets are already connected to the grid, the only way to gain traction and grow is to convince them to switch. 

What does this mean for utilities? The ones that approach customers via multiple touchpoints have a much greater chance at success, meaning higher acquisition and retention rates. Read on to learn from 3 challenger utilities that are pushing hard for customer empowerment. 

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Industrial energy efficiency is all the rage thanks to public support initiatives for “Industry 4.0”. But how does this trend translate into an actual energy management plan in the industrial sector? Is it possible to save energy in factories without a major investment? Get inspired by the TACSA success story, implemented by DEXMA partner 3ex4.  

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Like so many sectors before them (telecom, mobility, hospitality…), utilities are facing mounting pressures on their traditional business model.

These driving forces are coming from all directions: shrinking margins due to increased supply from distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, microgrids, batteries etc., fresh competition from new market entrants from Google to Drift, changing customer expectations… the list goes on. 

In this disruptive maelstrom, utilities must innovate to drive growth as their traditional business model undergoes a seismic shift.

In a special edition of our DEXMA Webinar Series, hear from a real utility on how they are dealing with disruption, and leveraging data-driven tools to re-invent their business models.

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Before investing in the right technology for your building or portfolio, it’s important to understand how energy management systems and building automation systems are used in many buildings to improve operations and minimise energy spend.

One thing we realised in our exchanges with hundreds of energy professionals is that the terms EMS and BMS / BAS are often used interchangeably, when in fact they are actually fundamentally different. To clear up the confusion, we put together this handy infographic.

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Green building certifications are essential in meeting global climate targets, but here’s the issue: certifications like BREEAM and LEED refer to the intended energy performance of a building, in the context of its design and construction stages.

But happens once that building is occupied? The building’s energy performance on paper starts to look very different from the daily reality of its actual use. In fact, according to a RIBA CIBSE database, buildings tend to consume between 1.5 and 2.5 times the amount of energy originally predicted by their designers.

That means even smart or green buildings on paper could be running inefficiently in practice – and costing you money. This discrepancy is called the energy performance gap, and our free guide is all about closing it using the combined powers of building automation technology and real-time energy analytics.

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The transition to low-cost, highly efficient clean energy technology is being accelerated by an accompanying revolution in innovative business models to deploy that technology. As with other similar industry shifts, the fundamental drivers are sound economics combined with the right business model.

You’ve no doubt heard of Software as a Service (SaaS) and its advantages over on-premise software when it comes to investing in energy management. In this guest post by Angela Ferrante of SparkFund, we’ll learn about a lucrative new business model called Lumens as a Service.

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