An energy management system (EMS) creates the necessary transparency to meet regulatory requirements and make successful use of subsidy programs. Today, many specifications demand documented operating data, rule-based grid compatibility mechanisms, and reliable evidence of carbon-emission reductions. These requirements are extremely difficult to meet without an EMS. In addition, within the framework of EU taxonomy and sustainability reporting, companies must demonstrate how efficiently and sustainably their energy and charging infrastructure is operated, for example using KPIs such as the proportion of renewable energy, peak load management, or efficiency indicators. For charging infrastructure operators, billable and auditable measurement data is also required in order to generate carbon emission certificates, to submit the GHG quota on time, and to avoid financial disadvantages.
Managing energy with intelligence
Why energy management is indispensable Control energy flows, avoid peak loads, reduce costs
An energy management system (EMS) intelligently controls, monitors, and optimizes all energy flows in a property. It ensures that generators, loads, storage systems, and charging infrastructure interact efficiently – automatically, with transparency, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. Our scalable EMS solution can be used in individual buildings such as residential buildings and craft businesses as well as across locations in companies, cities, and municipalities. This means that the system can grow with the tasks and the size of the energy system.
Increasing electrification in particular – and above all e-mobility – is fundamentally changing the energy requirements of many properties. New peak loads, higher connected loads, and more complex billing and verification processes often make professional energy management indispensable today. An EMS creates the necessary transparency here and ensures that energy is used efficiently, safely, and economically at all times.
Good reasons for using an energy management system
Companies expect energy management systems that grow with their requirements, can easily combine different manufacturers, and can be smoothly integrated into existing IT structures. System integrators need an energy management system that is based on open standards, offers flexible interfaces, and ensures genuine manufacturer neutrality.
With increasing connected loads and growing charging parks, companies need to ensure that their grid connection is not overloaded, that PV generation is used in the best possible way, and that storage systems, charging points, buildings, and production facilities are intelligently coordinated. A modern EMS with predictive algorithms performs these tasks automatically – reliably, efficiently, and without manual effort.
End customers expect fully automated and transparent billing that uses data that is compliant with calibration laws, takes dynamic electricity prices into account, and clearly assigns energy flows to individual loads or vehicles. And this is why system integrators need an EMS that seamlessly merges all relevant data sources and carries out billing functions completely without manual intervention.
Energy management in practice: How challenges are already being solved today Electrical wholesaler Sonepar in Klagenfurt, Austria: center of excellence for renewable energies
Many companies are faced with the task of efficiently managing growing energy consumption, charging infrastructure, and grid restrictions while ensuring transparency, billing security, and scalability. The practical example of our customer Sonepar in Klagenfurt, Austria, shows how an energy management system addresses these requirements holistically. Our EMS already ensures that energy flows are recorded, evaluated, and scaled flexibly across all systems. Load management and self-consumption optimization help to relieve the load on grid connections and reduce energy costs. At the same time, the system creates the basis for the interoperable connection of different infrastructures and for reliable billing and verification. In addition, carbon emissions data and GHG quotas are automatically processed for reporting, compliance, and economic operating decisions.
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