Energy Management: The Complete Guide to Energy
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Energy management is an energy management process that helps get energy consumption under control. It collects data from all your gauges, translates it into clear graphs and reports, and helps you uncover waste, set savings and make decisions based on facts.
This is not a one-time action or folder with invoices. It is about Continuous processthat tells you every day where money is flowing unnecessarily and where you have opportunities to save.
What energy management involves in practice
- Collect data in the shortest possible intervals (ideally every 15 minutes) from electricity meters, gas meters, water meters, heat meters and technology.
- Monitoring and visualization consumption in real time.
- Analysis and evaluation anomalies, trends, inconsistencies and opportunities.
- Reporting for leadership within ESG, carbon footprint and CO2
- Reporting on renewables, EPCs and other subsidy projects
- Notification and management of measures — from alerts on faulty technology to controlled interventions.
What EM is not
- Excel table with monthly consumption.
- One-time audit without follow-up.
- A revision report somewhere in the closet.
Real energy management is running everyday and every quarter of an hour brings new information.
You know that feeling when you look at your energy bill and feel like hiding it in the shank because you have no idea where the cost came from anyway? You are not alone.
Energy management is a black box for most companies, municipalities and institutions. Consumption runs. Bills are paid. Efficiency is lacking. But what exactly is going on in buildings and technology? Where do losses arise? Where is the savings potential? And how to decide when you plan to invest in photovoltaic power plants, Replacing the boiler or Decarbonisation strategy?
That is why it was created energy management. Not like a spreadsheet in Excel or a chanon with invoices. But as a system that collects data, evaluates consumption, reveals unnecessary expenses and gives you finally control.
Examples from our practice:
- In a Czech office park ran the heating of the ramp nonstop year-roundbecause the thermostat failed. Revealed up to by software that measured every 15 minutes.
- In a Slovakian hospital, an invoice came with error for 700 000 CZK. The error would not have occurred if the energy management software did not compare billing data with real consumption.
- In a company with dozens of establishments, it turns out that This is especially true where it is closed on weekends.. No one noticed because they don't think invoices through.
So why talk about energy management right now?
- Energy prices are higher than ever — and they will not decline in the long run.
- ESG, carbon footprint, legislation. Pressure is coming from investors, banks and the state alike.
- Investing in data-free technology is a blind shot.
- And most importantly: making decisions without an overview costs money every month
Some things are better dealt with before there is a problem. Energy is one of them.
Most companies and municipalities start energy management until when something is on fire: skyrocketing costs, failing to pass the subsidy challenge, or not knowing what to send investors in an ESG report. That's enough: start collecting data and making reports, or let them build your software, like Enmon.
Typical signals that it's time to start
- You do not have an overview of consumption in individual buildings, operations or technologies.
- You pay an invoice every month, but you don't know exactly what for.
- You are going to invest in FVE, boiler replacement or other savings, but you decide “blindly”.
- You have no way to document your carbon footprint, statements to SFZP or requests from banks.
- You're dealing with a decarbonization strategy, but you don't have input data.
- Inside the organization, no one knows exactly who should be in charge of the energy industry.
Ideal moments for the introduction of EM
- Before applying for a subsidy — data helps you choose meaningful measures and underpin your savings calculation.
- After PENB audit or processing -- you have a diagnosis, now you need therapy.
- When expanding or building new buildings -- you set the control from the beginning.
- Before ESG reporting — energy consumption is the basic metric of the carbon footprint.
- When you plan to consolidate or optimize your portfolio -- you need to compare.
Why not put it off
- Every month without data = lost savings and wasted decisions.
- The initial setup takes only a couple of weeks. The sooner you start, the sooner you have a yield.
- Energy management not cargo, but a cost control tool.
- Software like Enmon starts delivering value from the first kilowatt-hour measured.
Energy management is not a luxury for corporations. It is a necessity for anyone who doesn't want to pay more than they have to, and needs to drive traffic based on data.
Whether you are a city, manufacturing company or commercial building manager — there is only one fundamental difference: How much energy is wasted on you every month without data.
Towns and municipalities
- Tens to hundreds of buildings, schools, offices, sports grounds needed manage, repair, digitize and subsidize.
- Obligation to comply with laws (e.g. EPBD, PENB, energy audit, the Energy Management Act).
- Pressure on Decarbonization and ESG Strategy.
- The ability to draw subsidies (e.g. OPZIONE, IROP, Modernization Fund).
Manufacturing enterprises
- Energy-intensive technologies, multi-shift operations, high error losses.
- Need to drive cost and performance of the device.
- High requirements for accuracy, reliability and auditability.
- There is often a lack of time and capacity to devote to collecting data manually.
Logistics and campuses
- Complex environment: warehouses, ramps, lighting, cooling, recharging.
- Pressure on efficiency and comparability of operations.
- Energy management = the way compare and manage dozens of objects at once.
- Enmon monitors traffic, detects breakdowns and helps make investment decisions.
Retail, shopping centers, branch networks
- Many smaller operations with different operating modes.
- High staff turnover and risk of operational errors.
- Lack of energy — the system must be simple.
- Consumption often fluctuates and is hard to predict without detailed data.
Hospitals, schools, offices, public buildings
- Obligation to report consumption, carbon footprint, comply with limits.
- Energy engineers do not have time to manually collect data or evaluate it.
- Enmon connects meters, invoices, consumption and prepares everything for the report.
- It will make it easy to apply for subsidies and switch to RES.
📌 Summary
Managing energy is like managing anything else in a company. You need to know what is happening, why it is happening, and what can be done about it. Energy management software works in five simple steps. First you collect. Then you measure. Then you evaluate, optimize and plan.
1. Data collection
It All Begins Measuring energy consumption — electricity, gas, water, heat, but also PV or car charging.
- Sources: electricity meters, gas meters, heat meters, sensors, data gateways, invoices.
- Intervals: ideally every 15 minutes (not once a month).
- Enmon can also connect older meters or import data from Excel.
2. Real-time monitoring
Data is collected automatically and continuously. Enmon depicts them in clear graphs:
- Consumption by hours, days, objects or types of energy
- Exceeding limits, deviations from standard behavior
- Ability to compare years, months and individual buildings with each other
3. Analysis and detection of problems
Now comes the moment when the system converts data to value.
- Automatic notifications for fluctuations or overflows
- Comparison with reference days or operating modes
- Detection of unnecessary running, malfunctions or inappropriate settings
- Revealing inefficient consumption or over-booking of performance
4. Proposals for measures and optimisations
Once you have the data and analytics, you start driving:
- Changing technology settings, adjusting operating modes
- Investment recommendations — e.g. replacement of lighting, installation of PV
- Use for PENB calculations, energy audit or grant application
- Active power management as predicted (e.g. FVE vs. Consumption)
5. Reporting and Planning
At the end of the cycle there are reports and documents for management, authorities and subsidy bodies:
- Automated reports for management, ESG, SFZP and internal purposes
- Consumption history, overview of measures and their effect
Energy management is not a cost. It's an investment that has a return in months, not years. Implementing a system like Enmon costs time and money, of course. But if right now every month you pay hundreds of thousands for energy, then that same month costs you too invisible losses:
- technology running out of order your company/municipality
- perturbationsthat no one noticed
- errors on invoices
- Sensational decision making about renovation investments
These are the losses that energy management can do. immediately detect and start solving.
How does EM return work?
- First savings come without investing in equipment Just automating data collection, detecting extremes, and comparing operations will often yield the first savings — without replacing the light or pump.
- Regime measures save without interference, for example, adjusting the operating time of the air conditioner, changing the temperature regime or turning off the technology overnight can mean savings in the order of hundreds of thousands per year.
- Investment in the system returns within 6-12 months
In practice, the payback varies between 0.5 to 1.5 years, by measurement range and data usage rate.
What does the return affect?
Summary
Energy management is not an extra expense. It's a cost management tool that pays for itself often in the year you launch it.
Energy management does not save on paper. They save realistically. Every day.
Already after the first month, you will get an overview that will never appear in the accounting or invoice.
We have seen hundreds of companies, cities and campuses in PKV over the past 12 years. Everyone had a different type of building, a different technology, a different Excel... but one thing they all had in common: They did not sufficiently understand their own energy consumption. And we couldn't show it to them other than with a report. That's why we are software Enmon. NA device that makes data accessible, reveals waste and helps manage energy in real time.
Enmon = the energy brain of your organization
Enmon is not another table. It is software that:
- Collects consumption from all meters and devices
- Displays them in a clear interface
- It monitors deviations, errors, unnecessary operations
- Sends notifications, prepares reports, evaluates savings
- Helps you manage and plan whether you are a city, hospital or manufacturing plant
Our software today collects and evaluates data for hundreds of millions of CZK per month in energy, in different sectors:
- manufacturing enterprises
- campuses and building management
- cities, towns, hospitals, schools and offices
- retail chains and logistics parks
- food companies
What is energy management?
Energy management is the systematic process of monitoring, evaluating and managing energy consumption in buildings, operations and technologies. The aim is to reduce costs, streamline operations and promote sustainability.
Who is energy management suitable for?
It is suitable for companies, municipalities, schools, hospitals and retail networks — in short, for anyone who manages multiple buildings and wants to control energy consumption.
What are the main advantages of energy management?
Lower energy costs, real-time visibility into consumption, easier decision-making, compliance with ESG and legislative obligations, better investment planning.
Is it necessary to have your own gauges or sensors?
Not always. Tools like Enmon allow you to connect existing meters as well, or import data from invoices and Excel. For maximum benefit, however, it is advisable to have a flow measurement.
How quickly will the investment in energy management return?
In most cases, up to 6-12 months. Savings arise from the first month — detection of malfunctions, unnecessary consumption or errors in invoices.
What do I need to get started?
A short introductory meeting and access to your data (e.g. invoices or meters) is all it takes. PKV will prepare the screening, design the procedure and deploy the Enmon system.
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