From finding opportunities to save energy to getting buy-in from key stakeholders to facilitating incentives to help pay for energy efficiency measures, there is an energy management technology out there specifically designed to bring your energy costs down, affirms energy manager Jeff Julia of Energy Project Advisors.

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You’ve heard the Big Data buzzword here, there and everywhere… but as an energy manager, how well do you understand the importance of data quality? Does energy data quality control really play a big role in your day-to-day work activities?

Here at Dexma we know that it’s important to take a much closer look at Big Data in energy management. That’s why interviewed one of the members of our energy data science team, Juan Carlos Fernández, who tells us the importance of energy data quality lies in the fact that “when it comes to making decisions, it can mean the difference between right and wrong” for energy managers.

Read on for the complete interview:

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For manufacturers to be competitive in the 4th industrial revolution, reducing production costs is key. One way to achieve this is by creating a solid strategy when it comes to energy management in industry 4.0.

In this special guest post, hear from Industrial Director Josep Centelles i Estévez, whose manufacturing company Gamo Outdoor managed to save more than 20% in annual energy costs.

Read on to find out how they did it:

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Every energy manager knows how useful energy management software is in delivering the analysis and control capabilities their customers need to make smarter energy decisions, lower energy costs more effectively and increase overall energy productivity.

But did you ever stop to consider how the quality of the energy decisions you and your clients make is directly influenced by the quality of the data you base them on?

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NOTE: As of October 2019, the Energy Grader is called DEXMA Detect.

It’s one of the first things you reach for when your clients ask for energy savings advice: your trusty submetering, datalogger and energy monitoring hardware catalogue.

But when those same customers see the final installation price tag, especially for large building portfolios, their eyes start to water and they begin to have second thoughts…

Sounds familiar? Sick of risking so many energy efficiency projects on astronomical hardware costs?

Good news, energy managers: now you can skip the risk and the guesswork entirely. If you a curious about it, contact our specialists and they’ll show you how to generate zero-touch energy savings in the cloud.

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Did you know that more than half of senior business managers have no idea how their companies buy energy? Ouch. And nearly 50% also confess to a “limited understanding” of how much energy costs their business, according to a recent YouGov survey of more than 750 senior executives across the UK.

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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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