Municipal Energy Management in 3 Steps 

Energy management at the municipal level 

is becoming increasingly important, leading to the deployment of more energy representatives or managers. 

The task in energy management is to save energy through targeted measures, such as renovating buildings. However, many energy managers face the major challenge of identifying optimization potentials and deriving measures. Is the energy consumption of the municipality within acceptable limits? Should the kindergarten or school be renovated? Which consumer is causing the most costs? And on what basis can he answer such questions?

Find out how to succeed in municipal energy management in 3 steps here:

Step 1: Regular and reliable consumption data collection - by using energy-saving sensors

The basis for energy-saving measures is reliable consumption data for all buildings in the municipal environment. This includes, for example:

• Schools
• Pre-schools
• Town halls
• Theaters

The first step is to capture the condition and consumption of each building in the municipalities. 

Reading electricity, heat, or water consumption by trained personnel has been the conventional way so far. 

However, this method of data collection is costly and prone to errors in order to obtain reliable and robust data. Much more efficient and versatile, on the other hand, are modern helpers such as sensors that can independently capture various data from the building. 

For this purpose, ESERA offers high-quality products, such as:

Step 2: Automatic data collection and evaluation 

All collected data from the municipality come together encrypted and securely on a local municipal server or alternatively on the server of our cloud service provider. With the very user-friendly software, data can be visualized, individual consumers can be compared, and real energy guzzlers can be uncovered. Trends and patterns can be transparently presented from daily, monthly, and yearly values and used for reports, comparisons, and action measures. 

Step 3: Intelligent linking of data, triggering events, deriving measures 

Once all data is collected and stored, user profiles can be created and limits can be set. For example, a threshold violation with a specific reaction could be set in the software. Via a feedback channel, the software on the municipal server can access the corresponding ESERA station and, for example, flash a lamp when the humidity exceeds the limit.

Summary: 

With ESERA, energy managers can immediately and cost-effectively query a municipal environment for energy systematically and comparatively easily. In doing so, this person does not need to turn to many different providers of software and hardware, but receives all the tools he needs from one source. 

Additionally, the equipment with ESERA is scalable and modularly expandable, allowing for a continuous improvement concept that can be adjusted to the needs and resources of the property.