GridPoint: Big Data Analytics for a Greener Planet

When this submetering is used in conjunction with their cloud-based analytics software platform–GridPoint Energy Manager–end-users can accurately follow their energy trail on a very granular level in real-time across their entire enterprise. GridPoint leverages its stateof- the-art technology to meter energy-consuming assets, monitor environmental conditions and aggregate multi-site data into a centralized, cloud-based platform. This provides customers with advanced analytics that empower them to make efficient decisions with regards to their enterprise-wide energy consumption and carbon reduction. They also have a growing list of patents that cover the various aspects of energy management including its advanced submetering and control hardware, energy control algorithms and analytical tools such as smart alarms, project tracking and more.

A large government agency in an attempt to make a positive impact on the environment, created an energy and sustainability program, which included the use of alternative fuel-capable vehicles and solar panels to reduce energy consumption. Utilizing GridPoint’s data-driven approach to energy management, the agency was able to measure the energy consumed by rooftop HVAC units, control lighting across multiple zones, and detect equipment issues immediately and remotely. The GridPoint Energy Management System (EMS) decreased the agency’s energy consumption by about 15 percent at all the facilities, with some sites seeing a drop of nearly 30 percent.GridPoint has quite a few exciting plans and goals in the pipeline for the next few years. Raba expects a steady uptake in the enterprise clean tech market as the awareness of savings and payback spreads. “Granular level monitoring and cloud based platforms are becoming more prevalent and are quickly outperforming current approaches to energy management. It won’t be long before energy consciousness is a common standard for businesses,” says Raba. GridPoint is more than well positioned to combat the energy consumption issues of tomorrow.