WO1999031612A2 - Computerized management and tracking of utility consumption - Google Patents
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- This invention pertains to computerized resource accounting methods and systems, and in particular computerized utility resource management methods and systems, multi-user utility resource management methods and systems, and energy- consumption-based tracking methods and systems.
- a resource can be considered as a good, service, and/or commodity which is purchased by a customer and sold by a resource provider. Oftentimes a customer will purchase many different types of resources from numerous providers under differing pricing structures, and desire to account for, or otherwise track its resource consumption. This can be for various reasons which include a desire to budget for resource purchasing, track current and past usage and expenditures, and to predict future usage and expenditures.
- Utility resources typically include electricity, gas (natural or petroleum-based), water, and sewer service, to name just a few.
- customer for utility services is one which includes a number of different geographically- separated sites. Such customers typically purchase their resources from multiple unrelated resource providers.
- This invention arose out of concerns associated with improving the management tools available for assisting customers in tracking, verifying bill accuracy, maintaining, and/or making resource purchasing decisions.
- this invention arose out of concerns associated with providing improved management tools for tracking, verifying bill accuracy, maintaining, and/or facilitating decision making pertaining to the acquisition, transport, and consumption of utility resources.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system which is suitable for implementing the methodologies and systems of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a high level organizational diagram illustrating one aspect of the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a high level organizational diagram illustrating one aspect of the present invention.
- Fig. 4 is a high level organizational diagram illustrating one aspect of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating certain methodical aspects of the present invention.
- Fig. 6 is an illustration of an exemplary remote electronic access device which can be utilized in implementing the present invention.
- Fig. 7 is a high level organizational diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 8 is a view of an interactive computer screen implemented in connection with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 9 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 10 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 11 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and illustrates a Resource Accounting menu from which a plurality of graphical reports can be selected by a customer.
- Fig. 12 is a view of the Fig. 11 computer screen showing a drop down menu feature listing a number of different exemplary graphical reports which can be selected by a customer.
- Fig. 13, and 14A-C are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 15, 16A-C are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 17, 18A-C are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 19, 20A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 21 , 22A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 23, 24A-D are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 25, 26A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 27, 28A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 29, 30A-D are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 31, 32A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 33, 34A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 35, 36A-D are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 37, 38A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 39, 40A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 41, 42A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 43, 44A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Figs. 45, 46A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Fig. 47 is a high level organizational diagram illustrating another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 48 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with the Fig. 47 preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 49 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with the Fig. 47 preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 50 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with the Fig. 47 preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Figs. 51, 52A-B are views of one report screen in connection with one aspect of the present invention.
- Fig. 53 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with the Fig. 47 preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 54 is a view of another interactive computer screen implemented in connection with another aspect of the present invention. Best Modes for Carrying Out the Invention and Disclosure of Invention
- Various implementations of the inventive systems and methodologies provide a comprehensive, multi-faceted, multi-user based resource accounting feature which, in a preferred implementation, provides a dynamic, real-time utility resource management tool.
- a utility resource tracking system is provided which is prepared to handle the increased complexities of utility resource billing, such as electric and gas billing, due to deregulation. Significant cost savings are achieved through the identification of opportunities made possible by detailed utility resource tracking aspects which will become apparent below.
- Access to important pertinent resource consumption and pricing information is immediate and comprehensive, and permits an individual or company to access, among other things, utility resource costs and usage figures to assist in the decision making process.
- utility resource costs and usage figures to assist in the decision making process.
- one is given the opportunity to compare resource consumption among various multiple sites for purposes which include identifying sites having desirable and undesirable resource usage or cost characteristics.
- a central database is developed and contains information pertaining to different corporate and/or individual facilities. Information such as billing history for utility resource usage, structure information (such as square footage and structure characteristics), servicing utility resource provider and/or utility resource providers, and utility resource account information can be, and preferably is incorporated into the database. Other types of information can be incorporated, as will become apparent below.
- Billing information such as cost and usage information can be entered into or received into a host system or computer and normalized daily. The information can be normalized furthermore for variances in degree-days and/or site specific primary and secondary production units.
- the information can be normalized furthermore for variances in degree-days and/or site specific primary and secondary production units.
- monthly tracking and monitoring of utility resource cost and consumption various facilities are able to be identified with high and/or abnormal energy or resource usage. Through timely detection of such usage anomalies, corrective action can be undertaken immediately, rather than months after the fact.
- billing information which is received from each resource provider is scrutinized in accordance with a plurality of predefined or pre-determined tolerance parameters. Any information which does not meet with one or more of the tolerance parameters can be flagged for remedial processing.
- scrutinization is performed by the host computer in accordance with a variety of algorithmic checks which are implemented in software.
- the tolerance parameters are preferably calculated through utilization of the billing information for each resource provider.
- utility resource usage- based information is provided and can be accessed by a customer through an exclusive password-protected system.
- customers can remotely view utility resource usage data, via computer, in a number of different formats.
- usage data can be viewed for individual facilities, all facilities, or in accordance with various defined reporting formats, e.g. BTUs/square feet, facility versus facility, facilities within a region, yearly, monthly or daily aggregate for a single or a group of facilities.
- reporting formats are discussed in much more detail below.
- information can be downloaded from the host system, via a computer link established with a remote computer at a customer location. Such permits a customer to conduct their own analysis at their own location.
- the download function is accessed through a drop down menu which permits selection of a time period, service codes, and locations.
- FIG. 1 An exemplary computer system is shown generally at 20 in Fig. 1.
- Computer system 20 includes a host computer 22 having a processor 24, memory 26, data storage device 28, and an interface device 30.
- the exemplary components 24-30 of host computer 22 are operably connected via an address/data bus which is not specifically designated.
- Memory 26 can, and preferably does include a volatile memory (e.g. random access memory) which is coupled with the data bus for storing information and instructions for processor 24, and a non-volatile memory (e.g. read only memory) coupled with the data bus for storing static information and instructions for processor 24.
- Data storage device 28 can comprise a mass storage device.
- Host computer 22 constitutes a hardware platform which executes instructions to implement the application program(s) described just below. It will be understood that system 20, as set forth in Fig. 1, is a schematic representation only. Accordingly, the system as described above and below can be implemented as an integral stand alone system as suggested by Fig. 1, or can include separate component parts which are interconnected and operable for implementing the invention described below.
- Interface device 30 preferably comprises a multi-user network interface (e.g. an Internet interface) which couples computer system 20 to a multi-user system (e.g. the Internet in one embodiment of the present invention). Interface 30 is coupled to permit communication with various application programs contained on the hardware platform defined by computer system 20.
- a multi-user network interface e.g. an Internet interface
- a multi-user system e.g. the Internet in one embodiment of the present invention.
- Interface 30 is coupled to permit communication with various application programs contained on the hardware platform defined by computer system 20.
- interface device 30 comprises an Internet interface.
- the Internet is a well known connection of world wide computer systems that operate using a well known Internet protocol.
- the Internet is one type of multi-user computer system.
- Other Internet applications (e.g. using specific protocols) operate on top of the Internet protocol.
- One such application is the well known world wide web or "www" Internet application which operates using the hypertext transfer protocol or http.
- the "www” Internet application is a "demand system" in which a user requests information from a site and the site transfers the information back to the user on-line.
- the email Internet application which operates using the simple mail transport protocol or smtp.
- the email Internet application is a "present system" in that an information transfer command originates from a sender site and information pursuant to that command is presented to the target email address.
- Another Internet application is the file transfer Internet application which operates using the file transfer protocol ftp.
- the present invention utilizes the www, email, and file transfer Internet applications as well as the Internet protocol.
- Other embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in other multi-user computer environments. For example, the present invention could be implemented with a dedicated multi-user system.
- Computer system 20 supports a software configuration which operates under control of a conventional operating system.
- the operating system permits various application processes to be executed. These include, for example, a communications application which permits data transfer with various remote terminals as will become apparent below.
- the software environment further includes a data management, storage, and retrieval application that is utilized in connection with data storage device 28.
- the data management, storage, and retrieval application organizes and stores information which will be described in greater detail below. This information is organized and stored within the o environment of the operating system on one or more mass storage devices such as data storage device 28.
- Other applications conventionally known may be included in the software environment comprising computer system 20.
- an exemplary computer system or host system 20 can be seen to comprise part of a system which includes a resource provider 32 and a customer 34.
- resource provider will be understood to include a company or other source from which resources in the form of goods, services and/or commodities originate.
- resource provider can comprise one or more utility resource providers, e.g. providers of electricity, water, sewage services, natural gas, propane, alternate energy sources and/or other related goods or services or processes.
- customer as used in this document will be understood to include an individual, company, companies or sites which consume resources from one or more resource providers. In a preferred implementation, such customers consume one or more utility resources for which it is desired to account.
- Fig. 5 presents a high level flow diagram which is or can be implemented with a software program executable on computer system 20 of the present invention. Such program would typically be stored in memory 26.
- a database is first defined at step 200 (Fig. 5) in host computer 22.
- Such database is preferably defined within a data storage device, such as data storage device 28 (Fig. 1).
- Information associated with at least one customer, such as customer 34, is entered and stored at step 210 in the database.
- the information can include any type of information which is useful in implementing the present invention. Exemplary information includes the customer's name (whether an individual or a company), mailing address, business phone number, primary accounts payable point of contact, email address, general ledger account number, banking information, and/or site listing.
- resource usage information from resource provider 32 is received into host computer 22.
- the resource usage information pertains to consumption of at least one resource by the customer.
- the resource usage information can be introduced into system 20 in any suitable way.
- such information from resource provider 32 is received electronically, via a suitable data link with host computer 20, using one or more of the Internet protocols mentioned above.
- resource usage information can be received in hard-copy form and entered into the host computer as by manual data entry. Other methods and systems can, of course, be utilized to permit such information to be received by host computer 20.
- the resource usage information which is received into the host computer pertains to a plurality of different consumption variables of the resource by the consumer.
- one such consumption variable can be a cost-related consumption variable associated with the cost of a particular resource consumed by a consumer.
- Another consumption variable is a quantity-related consumption variable which is related to a quantity of a particular resource consumed by a consumer.
- an audit process is provided at step 240 (Fig. 5).
- the audit process is preferably implemented in a suitable software application which is resident upon the hardware platform defined by host computer 22.
- Audit process 240 includes a definition step, at step 250, wherein at least one, and preferably more pre-determined tolerance parameters are defined.
- the resource usage information which is received from resource provider 32 is checked against the pre-determined tolerance parameter(s) for determining whether the information satisfies such parameter(s). If the resource usage information does not satisfy the pre-determined tolerance parameter, then, in accordance with one aspect of the invention, the information from the resource provider is flagged for remedial processing, either manually or electronically, which includes error checking the information.
- the pre-determined tolerance parameters are defined through the utilization of historical billing data for customer 34.
- historical billing data can be entered and cataloged into the database at that time.
- the historical billing data can include currently up-to-date billing information from a previous billing cycle.
- Processor 24 Fig. 1 preferably processes the historical billing data and defines the tolerance parameters.
- Two exemplary categories of tolerance parameters are : ( 1) overall bill tolerance check parameters; and (2) individual line item tolerance check parameters. Of course, other tolerance parameters are possible.
- Examples of overall bill tolerance check parameters include: (a) current charges cannot exceed one and one half times the average bill; (b) bills cannot overlap with any other system bill with respect to begin and end dates; (c) the bill cannot be duplicated within the system; and, (d) all required information must be present on the entered bill.
- Examples of individual line item tolerance check parameters include: (a) the number of days of service must fall within 20% either way of the account average; (b) service start date must be the day following the prior period bill end date; (c) service end date must be one day prior to next period begin date; (d) service consumption and dollars must move in the same general direction, e.g.
- a bill or billing information failing any of the above parameters is flagged and identified for subsequent remedial processing.
- tolerances can be redefined based upon the actual variances that exist between months and/or billing periods. Accordingly, the pre-defined tolerance parameters are adjustable by the system for each customer.
- the resource or resources comprise utility resources. Accordingly, the tolerance parameters which are calculated and used to scrutinize the resource usage information can be specifically tailored to such resources.
- tolerance parameters can be calculated to ensure that each utility bill is arithmetically accurate.
- the resource usage information can be used to effect a comparison between a utility tariff rate to determine whether the bill was priced properly.
- Remote Access the resource usage information, which may or may not have been audit processed as described above, is processed by the host computer to provide usage-based, computer-viewable data associated with a particular customer's consumption of the resource.
- Customer 34 can be subsequently provided with remote electronic access to the viewable data preferably through the interface device 30 (Fig. 1).
- Remote access is preferably provided through a remote computer, such as the one shown in Fig. 6, which is linkable with host computer 22 through a protocol, such as one suitable for use within an Internet-based system.
- host computer 22 provides or otherwise defines an Internet website.
- the various usage information received and processed by host computer 22 from resource provider 32 is provided on the Internet site and can be remotely accessed by the customer.
- access to information contained on host computer 22 is password- protected such that only the intended customer can access its relevant information.
- centralized, computer-accessible, resource accounting methods and systems are provided which are "proactive" in the sense that the customer can, on its own time and terms, access its relevant usage-based information. Further, an audit process is provided to scrutinize the resource usage information to ensure that the information utilized to generate the computer-viewable data is within acceptable tolerances levels.
- an implementation in accordance with another aspect of the invention is set forth generally at 36.
- a plurality of resource providers 38, 40, 42, and 44 provide resource usage information to host computer 20 such that the host computer can process the information as described immediately above.
- the resource providers need not be related to one another and can comprise separate companies.
- the resource usage information provided by resource providers 38-44 can originate from one resource provider and can constitute a plurality of different resources, e.g. electric power, water, natural gas, sewer services, and the like. Such would be the case, for example, if one resource provider were to provide all of the pertinent resources which are utilized by a particular consumer.
- the above-described tolerance parameters which are effectuated through the audit processor function can be, and preferably are implemented for the resource usage information which is received from each of the resource providers.
- customer 34 can access host computer 20 and receive the processed usage-based information in the form of a plurality of different graphical reports which are selectable by a customer and described below in greater detail.
- access is provided through interface device 30 (Fig. 1) as discussed above.
- centralized, computer-accessible, interactive resource management methods and systems are provided which are "proactive" in the sense that the customer can, on its own time and terms, access its relevant resource usage information.
- a system is provided which can receive resource usage input from a number of different resource providers.
- a system is provided which can tolerance check the resource usage information received from each of the resource providers to ensure accurate reporting thereof to the customer. Accordingly, very streamlined, efficient, and accurate resource management and accounting systems and processes are provided by the various implementations of the invention.
- FIG. 4 another implementation in accordance with the invention is set forth generally at 46.
- a plurality of resource providers 38-44 have access to, or are otherwise capable of providing resource usage information to computer system 20.
- a plurality of customers 48, 50, 52, and 54 preferably have remote electronic access to computer system 20 in much the way as was described above. It is to be understood that although only four resource providers and four customers are utilized in the illustration, many more of both are contemplated.
- a database within host system 20 receives and stores information associated with each of customers 48-54.
- Resource usage information is received into host computer 20 from resource providers 38-44.
- Such information for each of both the resource providers and the customers, is preferably tolerance checked as described above, to ensure the accuracy of such information.
- Such information is further preferably processed into computer- viewable, usage-based data associated with each customer's consumption of the resource.
- the resource comprises a utility resource.
- a plurality of different utility resources are managed and tracked by the inventive systems and methodologies.
- Such processed information is preferably made available, through remote computer terminal access, to each of the customers.
- a computer system 20 is provided and includes a host computer 22 as described above .
- Information for a plurality of customers 58, 60, and 62 is stored in a database as described above .
- Each customer can, but need not, comprise a plurality of different sites which may or may not be geographically separated.
- the customers are customers and consumers of utility resources provided by a plurality of different utility resource providers 64, 66, 68, and 70.
- Each customer may, however, be a customer of only one utility resource provider. Alternately, each customer may be a customer of more than one utility resource provider.
- Utility resource usage information is received from each utility resource company into host computer 22 as described above in connection with step 220 (Fig. 5).
- the usage information pertains to consumption of utility resources by each site of each customer and includes, as mentioned above, cost- related and quantity-related consumption variables.
- Such information is preferably tolerance checked in accordance with the above-described audit processor to ensure the accuracy thereof.
- tolerance checking is performed for each of the utility resource providers for each of their relevant customers.
- Such information is preferably subsequently processed as described and customers 58-62 are provided with remote electronic access to computer-viewable data in host computer 20 through interface device 30 (Fig. 1) as described above .
- Such computer-viewable data is preferably in the form of a plurality of different graphical reports which can be selected by the customer for viewing on a computer which is remote from the host computer.
- the inventive methodologies and systems described just above are particularly useful in the context of utility resource customers having a number of different, geographically-separated sites (such as nationwide) which are serviced by a plurality of different utility resource providers.
- customer 58 includes sites 58a, 58b, and 58c. Although only three exemplary sites are used, it will be understood that such sites can comprise any number of different sites which may or may not be geographically-separated.
- customer 60 includes site 60a, 60b, and 60c.
- customer 62 includes site 62a, 62b, and 62c.
- each geographically-separated site of any of the customers is serviced by a different utility resource provider or company.
- Each utility resource provider is able to, through the inventive methodologies and systems, provide usage information for each specific geographically-separated site to computer system 20.
- the tolerance parameters can be, and preferably are defined to be utility-specific. This gives the customer access to processed, computer-viewable data which includes a desired degree of utility pricing expertise. Such expertise is comprehensive and vast insofar as a large number of utility resource providers are incorporated into the system for an even larger number of customers. Through the preferred tolerance parameter checking, errors or anomalies can be easily detected for correction.
- customers whose utility usage information is determined to fail one or more of the tolerance parameters can receive an adjustment from the servicing utility, or alternately, can be placed on a correct rate schedule.
- the customer can be advised to modify utility consumption to qualify for a more favorable price, or, may be advised to seek an alternate supplier whose pricing may be more favorable for the customer's existing consumption pattern.
- a preferred computer environment is the Internet. Accordingly, and with reference to Figs. 8 through 46, 48-54, various exemplary screen displays are illustrated which can be supported or provided on a remote computer terminal, such as the one shown in Fig. 6, for each customer to utilize in accessing and viewing the computer-viewable, usage-based data described just below.
- a welcome screen is displayed for a website supported by the host computer which allows access by a customer to computer system 20 via interface device 30 (Fig. 1).
- a particular customer or company can enter its name in field 102, as well as its unique password in field 104. Accordingly, password protection ensures that proper security measures are present and prevents unauthorized access.
- a screen 106 is presented and includes a number of different fields for gathering information about the customer and, where applicable, each site maintained by a customer.
- a site set up field 108 is provided in which a customer can enter, where appropriate, each of its individual sites into the system.
- a site address field is provided at 110.
- Information which is gathered on each customer can be gathered through a data entry website having a data entry screen such as screen 106, through conventional hard-copy form, or through transmitted email files, and the like. Such information is, or can be utilized in building and maintaining historical billing data and includes such things as corporate name, site, billing information, and utility resource account information.
- a different site setup screen 112 which enables a customer to enter even more information into the host computer.
- Screen 112 can be provided for customers that have a plurality of different sites for which accounting for one or more resources is desired.
- specific information regarding each of a customer's sites can be ascertained through this screen.
- a plurality of fields are provided for entry of information and include a production units field 114, a climate zone field 116, and a secondary units field 118.
- the production units field 114 can be utilized by a customer to enter information pertaining to the number of units maintained, the variable monthly production units, and the date the site was opened.
- a production unit can be considered as a fixed daily unit of measurement such as, and in this example, available rooms for a lodging company facility site.
- the climate zone is used for benchmarking a facility's energy use against a national average adjusted for weather.
- a customer can designate a specific climate zone in which a site is located for purposes of comparison to other similarly-located sites.
- a state map based on the site address entered into the system can appear and a customer can click on the county and/or state in which the site resides.
- climate zone assignment information enables reports to be generated which are discussed in more detail below.
- Climatic conditions for locations have been placed into five categories (i.e. zones 1-5) based upon the number of annual heating degree days and cooling degree days historically occurring in a given location. Such constitutes but one way of grouping sites in accordance with a predefined grouping variable.
- the predefined grouping variable is climate zone.
- a Resource Accounting screen 120 is provided and enables a plurality of selectable graphical reports to be selected by a customer.
- the reports which are selectable by each customer provide computer-viewable data which can be viewed, in a preferred implementation, via a remote computer terminal as described above.
- a report field 122 is provided and permits a customer to choose between a report type (described in more detail below) and/or an area on which to report. In the illustrated example, a Resource Cost report is selected for a company- wide report. Once a particular report and area are selected via report field 122, the report can be specifically tailored depending on the needs of the customer.
- a field 124 is provided in which a user can exclude sites based upon user-selected criteria or which were not open for a particular reporting period, select from among a number of different resources, i.e., electricity, gas, water, sewer services, and the like, and specify a date range through which such computer-viewable data can be viewed.
- resources i.e., electricity, gas, water, sewer services, and the like
- a date range through which such computer-viewable data can be viewed In the illustrated example, a company-wide report has been selected to view all resources from January 1, 1997, through October 31, 1997.
- a select site field 126 is provided and permits a site-to-site comparison to be made between two different sites of the customer. Examples of this are given below in more detail.
- a customer through utilization of screen 120, can opt to select a report to view a total company area average, a single site, or a site-to-site comparison. Once pertinent parameters have been set for a report, a user need simply only click on the 'Display" feature in field 124 to see a display of the relevant computer-viewable data.
- screen 120 is shown in more detail, and in particular the number of different reports which can be selected by the customer in field 122.
- a plurality of different reports are shown in drop-down menu fashion, and include Resource Cost 128, Resource Use 130, Energy Cost Index 132, Energy U se Index 134 , E U I/ECI Analysis 136 , E U I Frequency Overview 138, 24-Month Trend 140, and Production Report 142.
- a user can select from a variety of different reports which are generated based upon the resource usage information which was previously received into the host system. Each of these reports are discussed below in more detail. It is to be understood that the reports and formats thereof described below are for illustrative purposes only.
- FIG. 14A an exemplary screen 144 is shown. Separate segments are designated as Fig. 14A, Fig. 14B, and Fig. 14C. Each segmented portion of Fig. 13 corresponds to a portion of a computer screen which can be viewed and navigated through by a customer. A customer can navigate through the computer screen using conventional up and down arrows.
- Computer screen 144 constitutes a company-wide, e.g. ACIS Suites,
- the Resource Cost report shows summed dollar amounts for the primary service groups such as electricity, gas, water, sewer, solid waste and/or other fuels.
- typical graphical report formats include a pie chart representation (Fig. 14A), a trend or line graph of resource costs (Fig. 14B), and a tabular or chart-based display which gives a tabular allocation comparison between current and past periods with a percentage change therebetween.
- the Resource Cost report provides graphical, user-viewable data which allows a customer or a customer's facility manager to view a cost representation of its company-wide consumption of lo resources.
- the illustrated resources include electric power, natural gas, water, and sewer services.
- a screen 146 is shown having component parts designated as Figs. 16A, Fig. 16B, and Fig. 16C.
- Screen 146 constitutes a Resource Cost report for a single month which covers company-wide consumption costs of resources.
- Fig. 16A a pie chart representation of resource consumption is shown.
- Fig. 16B includes a bar graph chart describing the company's consumption costs of resources including electricity, natural gas, water, and sewer.
- Fig. 16C shows a tabular representation of such resources for the month of August 1997.
- This report format enables a facilities manager to ascertain, during any given month, whether there are variances in resource costs which could indicate problem areas. It also gives the facilities manager the tools to identify the effects of any conservation measures by being able to observe variances between reporting periods.
- a screen 148 is provided and constitutes a report comprising a site-to-site comparison of two ACIS Suites sites, e.g. Austin chili Suites and Denver Mountain Suites.
- a site- to-site, cost -based resource report is shown in line-graph form and compares the resource costs of both of the sites from a period of January 1 , 1997 through October 31, 1997.
- a facilities manager can quickly identify cost variances as between separate sites. For example, throughout most of the reporting period, Denver Mountain Suites consumed, cost- wise, more resources than did Austin chili Suites. However, in August and through the corresponding month of October, the cost somewhat leveled out.
- This information is, or can be particularly useful to a facilities manager for the purpose of identifying specific reasons as to why a variation in resource cost occurred with the Denver Mountain Suites.
- Fig. 18B a pair of pie charts are shown and describe, respectively, resource costs of Austin chili Suites and Denver Mountain Suites through the relevant reporting period. The pie chart enables the costs of each of the consumed resources to be separately broken out so that each can be viewed by the customer of facilities manager.
- Fig. 18C a tabular report is provided and individually describes resource costs from the prior reporting period, the current reporting period, as well as giving a percentage change therebetween. This specific information can enable the customer to identify any individual increases or decreases as between individual resource costs during a particular reporting period.
- a screen 150 is provided and is divided into two segments, Fig. 20A and Fig. 20B.
- Screen 150 constitutes a resource usage report which is selectable by a customer and shows consumption (quantity) amounts for electricity, natural gas, water and sewer. Usage amounts are converted to a common unit of measurement. Gas and other fuels are reported in therms. Water and sewer are reported in thousands of gallons.
- Typical presentation formats include trending or line graphs of resource use over time, and tabular information comparing current reporting periods to prior reporting periods with an indication of any percentage change therebetween.
- Figs. 20A and 20B a company-wide resource usage report for electric and natural gas (Fig.
- Fig. 20A water and sewer
- Fig. 20B water and sewer
- the date range for the report can be selected for any month or series of months. In the illustrated example, a date range from January 1997 through October 1997 has been selected.
- the line graph representations of resource usage can provide a customer with an understanding of its particular use of a particular resource through the relevant reporting period. By having the individual resources separated out and graphically displayed, the customer is able to identify any trends and/or variances of interest.
- the tabular information presented in Fig. 20B describes current and prior reporting period usages, together with any percentage changes therebetween.
- a screen 152 is provided and constitutes a company-wide, resource usage report for a single month.
- Figs. 22A and 22B comprise separate portions of screen 152 and show a bar graph representation of total usage for the month (Fig. 22A), and a tabular accounting of usage (Fig. 22B).
- a screen 154 is provided and is divided into four segments. Such screen constitutes a resource usage report which permits a site comparison between an area average and a particular individual site of the customer.
- Fig. 24A shows for the ACIS Suites in a particular area, the average electric and natural gas usage.
- Fig. 24B shows the ACIS Suites area average water and sewer usage (uppermost graph), and, for the Sacramento Vineyard Suites, the electric and gas usage (lowermost graph).
- Fig. 24C shows, for the Sacramento Vineyard Suites, specific water and sewer usage; and
- Fig. 24D describes in tabular form, current and prior reporting period usages as between the area average and Sacramento Suites. Additionally, relevant variances are given as well.
- the relevant reporting period is from January 1997 to October 1997.
- the customer can ascertain whether usage at a particular site is above or below the area average. Usages above average would, in some instances, indicate that there may be a problem. Usages below the area average may, in some instances, indicate the effectiveness with which utility resource usage takes place.
- a screen 156 is provided and constitutes an Energy Cost Index (ECI) Report.
- ECI Report comprises the total energy cost of all fuels used during a 12-month period divided by the total gross conditioned floor area in square feet.
- the units of ECI are dollars per square foot per year.
- Typical presentation formats of such computer-viewable data include ECI rankings for total company listing for each location, top 10/bottom 10 location ranking, company average and site-to-site comparisons.
- FIG. 26A shows a plurality of sites with each site's ECI shown in bar graph fashion for current and prior reporting periods.
- the reporting period is from September 1996 through August 1997.
- a customer can, through review of the particular graphical representation in Fig. 26A, ascertain whether desirable or undesirable increases and/or decreases have taken place in each site's ECI during the relevant reporting.
- Fig. 26B such information is presented in tabular form for the current and prior periods, along with any relevant percentage change therebetween.
- a screen 158 is provided and constitutes an ECI report for an individual site, e.g. Arlington Desert Suites, for the reporting period September 1996 through August 1997.
- FIG. 28A a bar graph representation of this particular site's energy cost per square foot is shown on a month-by-month basis for the prior and current reporting periods.
- Fig. 28B a tabular detailing of the energy costs per square foot of this particular site is given for the prior and current reporting periods, as well as a percentage change therebetween.
- a screen 160 is provided and constitutes a ECI report for the top 10 and bottom 10 ACIS Suites sites.
- the top 10 sites with the lowest energy cost per square foot are shown.
- Fig. 30B shows the bottom 10 sites with the highest energy cost per square foot.
- the customer can identify sites having desirable or undesirable energy costs for the purpose of ascertaining, among other things, why such costs are low or high respectively. Such facilitates decision making on the part of the facilities manager.
- Figs. 30C and 30D the top 10 and bottom 10 sites respectively, are shown in tabular graphical form. The illustrated chart shows the square footage for each facility or site along with current and prior ECI indices. In addition, a percentage change is provided to enable the customer to ascertain desirable or undesirable variances in the ECI. Energy Use Index Report
- a screen 162 is provided and constitutes an Energy Use Index (EUI) Report which can be selected by the customer.
- EUI is a convenient measure of energy use. In particular, consumption of each fuel type is converted into BTU's, a common unit of energy. The total energy use of a building, in BTU's, is divided by the total gross conditioned floor area, yielding the EUI in kBTU's per square foot per year ( 1,000 BTU/sf/year). Because the EUI presents energy use per square foot of building area, it can be used to compare energy use in buildings of various sizes. Although the EUI is a useful tool, it should be used with an understanding of how climate, activity, and fuel types can influence the EUI value.
- Typical presentation formats include EUI rankings for the total company listing each location, top 10/bottom 10 location ranking, company average and site-to-site comparisons.
- Fig. 32A shows an EUI report for the total company in bar graph form. Both current and prior reporting periods are shown.
- Fig. 32B shows a tabular report in which the square footage, current and prior EUI values, and percentage change are shown for each site.
- a screen 164 is provided and constitutes a EUI report comprising an average of all sites for each month of the reporting period.
- a bar graph presentation of the average of all sites is indicated for each reporting month.
- Fig. 34B shows in tabular form, EUI values for the current and prior reporting periods along with percentage changes therebetween.
- a screen 166 is presented and constitutes a EUI report which enables a site-to-site comparison to be made between two particular sites.
- Fig. 36A shows a site-to-site comparison between two sites, the Detroit luxury Suites and the Denver Mountain Suites.
- Figs. 36A-B show a month-to-month, bar-graph type comparison of each site's EUI value.
- Figs. 36C-D respectively describe, in tabular form, the EUI values for each site, i.e., the Detroit luxury Suites (Fig. 36C) and the Denver Mountain Suites (Fig. 36D).
- this report enables the percentage change between reporting periods to be ascertained between the current and prior reporting periods.
- a screen 168 is provided and constitutes a graphical representation of energy and cost performance in the form of a scatter plot graph.
- EUI energy use index
- ECI energy cost index
- Such conveys both the energy use and cost performance characteristics of facilities or sites since the various fuel types vary in terms of conversion efficiency and cost.
- energy efficiency is an important issue for energy managers, it is cost efficiency that is, in most instances, the real issue.
- This scatter plot portrays both the EUI and the ECI and allows an energy manager to review the performance of all sites. Best and worst performers are easily identified through a matrix analysis.
- Fig. 38A shows a scatter graph wherein ECI and EUI are presented in graphical form. Such graphical representation constitutes a matrix by which the customer and/or facility manager can identify relevant sites which are, or fall within pertinent parts of the graph, e.g., high ECI, low EUI, and/or low ECI, high EUI.
- Fig. 38B shows in tabular form, information presented in Fig. 38A for each site.
- a screen 170 is provided and constitutes a EUI Frequency overview report.
- the EUI Frequency overview is a report which uses a frequency distribution graph of site energy use indices (EUIs). Through this report, a site can be designated to be included in the report by selecting geographic area and/or climate zone and activity type from the report option.
- the EUI frequency overview graph assigns sites to the appropriate EUI ranges and shows how many sites fall within a given range.
- a so- called drill down option to compare individual site EUIs to similar building types in a similar climate zone based on the 1992 United States Department of Energy Commercial Building database used to develop the DOE publication DOE/EIA-0318(92). Only sites that have been assigned specific climate zones from within the site setup will show up in their respective regions.
- FIG. 40A shows that an EUI frequency overview report for lodging facilities is set forth. Sites which fall in between particular ranges can be specifically viewed by clicking on the relevant graph portion.
- Fig. 40B shows that five sites fall within EUI ranges of between 38-55. These sites include the Austin chili Suites, Cincinnati Stadium Suites, Memphis Country Suites, Raleigh Match Place Suites, and Sacramento Vineyard Suites. The above comprises but one predefined grouping variable which can be utilized to group sites. Other grouping variables can be used as well.
- a screen 172 is provided and constitutes an energy performance site detail report. Prior to Figs. 42A and B, the Energy Performance Site Detail report ranks locations by their energy index number according to their assigned climate zones.
- Figs. 42A and B show five climate zones, e.g., zone 1-5, and within each zone a national average and a zone company average . Sites within a zone can be benchmarked against a national zone average for a particular building type. Individual sites within a zone can also be compared against the zone company average. In addition, the customer can view the ranking for each location within a zone. The report is broken into four quadrants which show, typically, the low-to-high index number for a particular zone, for a particular building activity. In the illustrated example, the EUI numbers are for the lodging industry. EUI numbers for other industries such as the food service industry would have different EUI rankings. The ranking of energy index numbers by climate zones allows customers to identify their high use facilities adjusting for weather conditions. 24-Month Trend Report
- a screen 174 is provided and constitutes a report which allows a 24-month comparison of resource costs and/or resource consumption for a specific site.
- less than a 24-month timeline is shown because of spacing constraints.
- the 24-month comparison (or illustrated portion thereof) is demonstrated in the context of electric cost and consumption.
- Reference to Fig. 44A shows a comparison of the electric cost for the Indianapolis Brickyard Suites site. Such report is useful for the purpose of identifying particular months in which resource costs are high.
- Fig. 44B shows a comparison of electric consumption of the Indianapolis Brickyard Suite in kilowatt hours. Other timeline trend reports can be used.
- a screen 176 is provided and constitutes a Production Unit Report.
- the Production Unit Report allows energy managers to track all resource costs against fixed production units. This report ranks year- to-date fixed daily production unit costs for each facility or site.
- the report can be, and preferably is color coded to show sites with 10% reduction or better, 5-9% reduction, 1-4% reduction, and zero or less reduction.
- Production unit tracking is desirable when there is a direct correlation between production and resource costs. Only sites that have been assigned fixed production units from within the above-described site setup feature will show up on the production report.
- each site is shown with a ranking of year-to-date production unit costs. Prior year-to-date production unit costs as well as the variance between current and prior year-to- date production unit costs are shown.
- Fig. 46B shows a legend which describes the percentage of reduction of production unit costs. Load Profiling or Real Time Meter Reading
- a block diagram illustrating a utility-resource- consumption-based tracking system is set forth generally at 178.
- a plurality of customers 180, 182 and 184 have a plurality of respective sites 180a, 180b, 180N, 182a, 182b, 182N, and 184a, 184b, 184N.
- Each site comprises a facility site which is a consumer of a utility resource for which it is desired to track and account.
- Each site will typically have a metering device which measures the amount or quantity of a particular resource being consumed by that site . Accordingly, each metering device measures utility resource usage information for its particular site .
- Exemplary quantities include kilowatts, kilovars or therms to name a few.
- Typical metering devices commonly convert measured values into pulses.
- an electric meter for measuring electrical power consumption may be fitted with a device to produce a contact closure or pulse for every kilowatt of electricity used.
- Data logging devices such as devices D j -D 9 , can be coupled with or integrated with each facility metering device and record the pulses or contacts and store them in a memory location.
- An exemplary data logging device is a GE Type DR87 or Schlumberger DS101.
- An exemplary metering device having an integrated recorder is a Vectron, manufactured by Schlumberger. Pulses can be collected in intervals of 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes.
- a host computer 20 such as the one described above, is provided and is preferably linkable, via electronic link, with each data logging device .
- Data which is stored in the data logging devices is preferably retrieved into the host computer where it is subsequently processed for each facility site .
- the processing of the retrieved data provides usage-based, computer-viewable data associated with each facility site's usage of a particular utility resource.
- the retrieval process can be effectuated in any number of ways which are suitable for providing the host computer with the data necessary for its processing. For example, software retrieval programs can interrogate the data logging devices.
- An exemplary retrieval program is the MV90 which is available through a company called Utility Translation Systems, Inc., located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Data included in the retrieval process can include the time, interval value, channel identifier, and the number of intervals per hour.
- a comma delimited flat file can be used to transfer data.
- third party computers or processors can comprise part of the host computer's data link with the data logging devices such that the third party computers or processors can collect or retrieve data and then pass it along to the host computer. For example, one computer or processor might collect data from devices D j -D 4 , while another might collect data from devices D 5 -D 9 . Subsequently, the data collected by each such third party computer or processor could be passed to the host computer for subsequent processing.
- data which is utilized in the implementation of the load profiling aspect of the present invention is collected from third party data logging devices utilizing third party software retrieval programs.
- An advantage of this aspect is that data from different third party devices can be collected and processed for display to the customer in a standard, unified format.
- collected data can be output to a flat file and subsequently transferred electronically, as by use of the Internet, to the host system for processing as described above and below.
- Computer access to the usage-based, computer-viewable data can be provided to each customer through interface device 30 (Fig. 1) substantially as described above.
- a customer can access and view such data from a computer location which is remote from the host computer.
- Any of the above- described report formats can be utilized.
- a customer can view a graphical report which describes an individual site, a site-to-site comparison, and/or a data range description.
- Other formats can, of course, be utilized.
- an exemplary screen 186 is shown and describes a report for Austin chili Suites which was developed by processing data retrieved from the above-described data logging devices.
- the illustrated report shows a so-called load profile for each day during the week of October 8, 1997. Individual load profiles for each day give an indication of energy consumption throughout the day.
- an exemplary screen 188 is shown and describes a report for Austin chili Suites which shows a load profile for a week starting November 11, 1997.
- the selected report indicates that "No Aggregation” has been selected.
- "Aggregation” allows load profiles for a particular time period to be added together. Such is discussed in more detail below.
- this report screen enables a customer to display data for one or more sites, with the latter options being displayed in a site-to-site comparison, if desired. If a customer desires a more detailed view of the data, the customer can click on the graph and display data on a daily basis.
- An exemplary screen for such individualized data display is shown in Fig. 50 generally at 190. Such shows a daily load profile for November 14, 1997.
- the above reports assist the customer in identifying the time, e.g. hours of the day, throughout the relevant time period during which resource consumption takes place, and the amount thereof.
- Customers can, for example, utilize the above reports to confirm operation of HVAC systems, outdoor lighting controls, after-hour lighting consumption associated with janitorial services, and the like.
- the sensitivity of the system is advantageous because small load usages can be detected and, if necessary, be formatted into a suitable report for customer viewing in close to, if not real time.
- Load profile reports such as the ones enabled by the present invention, are extremely useful for identifying and enabling the reduction of, or, the shifting of peak demand, as well as reducing consumption (i.e. giving an indication that consumption needs to be reduced thereby effectuating remedial customer measures).
- the timeliness of the provision of the computer-viewable data to the customer greatly assists the customer in making time-saving load profile evaluations for not only one, but for each customer site which is incorporated into the system.
- an exemplary screen 192 is shown and describes an aggregated load profile which has been aggregated for the subject time interval.
- This report gives the customer the added flexibility to uniquely tailor the aggregation report to suit the customer's needs. For example, a customer can select, for aggregation, a date or date range, how aggregation is to be made (i.e., 'Total Company", 'Region", “State”, or by "Utility” or Utility Resource Provider) as shown in Fig. 52A.
- a plurality of different regions, such as the illustrated "Southwest” region can be selected. Regions can also be thought of as climate zones, business operations areas, and the like.
- a customer can select to include or exclude one or more sites from aggregation.
- a tabular summary (Fig. 52B) can be provided to give the customer hard numbers describing the particular aggregated period. For example, a summary describes an average, peak, and low demand figure for each day within the period. The summary also identifies load factor and the total kilowatt hours for the particular period. Such quantities are particularly useful in assisting the customer in quantifying and identifying the characteristics of their loads, and providing invaluable information to energy suppliers, i.e. utility resource providers, that serve the customers in a deregulated environment.
- a customer can also, through a drill-down option, click on a particular day and see that day's aggregated profile as shown in Fig. 53. Report Download
- a screen 196 is provided and enables a customer at its remote location to download, in an ASCI fixed column flat file, any of the above described reports.
- an analysis can be effectuated by the customer at its own location and during its own allotted time.
- Other schemes of providing information contained in any of the reports can, of course, be utilized.
- the above-described systems and methodologies provide a comprehensive decision-making tool which gives customers of resources, and in particular utility resources, the necessary and requisite information to make decisions concerning resource allocation, acquisition, and use.
- the systems and methodologies make pertinent information available in a quick and convenient manner.
- the preferred revolutionary utility resource management systems and methods ensure that the relevant decision makers and analytical personnel have information at their disposal which greatly facilitates the ease, timeliness and accuracy with which energy-based decisions can be made.
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