EnergyCAP Erfahrungen

Best Energy Analytics Software

Kommentare: Am now able to properly run my energy management programs with ease of analytics. I have increase my revenues by 200% just by using this software over the past 1 year.

Vorteile:

Wattics has a great way of visualizing energy data and works with several different brands of meters. It has great way of displaying energy analytics that makes our clients love it. On top of it, the M&V functionality is robust and follow IPMVP protocols of measurement and verification.

Nachteile:

I think wattics can do something on multiple linear regression. Adding this feature will improve the software functionality.

Energy Tracking

Vorteile:

EnergyCAP allows for easy to tracking of energy use and cost.

Nachteile:

Wish report could be more customizable.

Had High Hopes BUT...

Kommentare: Not happy - should have shopped further for a better platform

Vorteile:

Report generator Now available calculated point

Nachteile:

Lack of customer support and timely resolution to issues Spotty data with gaps

EnergyCAP software

Kommentare: Overall, i've only had great experience with EnergyCAP. The sofware is easy to use and very intuitive. Customer service is excellent! If there are any issues or questions, those are resolved in a very timely manner

Vorteile:

for an Energy Manager who's main responsibility is to track/monitor energy/utility costs and consumption, this software is the perfect tool

Nachteile:

software has other options (bill review and approval, etc.) that are not currently utilized by our organization

Why I use EnergyCap

Kommentare: Using EnergyCap has been easy to understand and easy to use.

Vorteile:

I like everything about it. It holds our energy data. I can generate the reports we need. I like the dashboards I can share with people who need overall snapshots of our energy use.

Nachteile:

I can't think of any. I like the way it works and it keeps getting better.

Cost and usage oversight.

Kommentare: An excellent product that allows hands on data to make schedule adjustments or identify areas of abnormal use patterns.

Vorteile:

It has been a tremendous asset in tracking and analyzing cost and usage. It has also provided easy access to necessary data when applying for energy grants and rebates.

Nachteile:

Some difficulties in getting data to show in the format needed. Mostly because of user input.

Powerful Tool

Vorteile:

The real time verification of data entry cuts down on error checking

Nachteile:

Some features are a little bit inflexible but this seems to be getting better with each new version

Great platform with innovative functionalities and excellent support.

Vorteile:

The Wattics platform provides the tools to analyze and predict energy consumption and cost. The platform enables us to view, visualize and report consumption patterns in diverse ways with simple and efficient functionalities. The Wattics platform is compatible with a wide range of (existing) hardware and this makes it easy to install and get up and running. Support is excellent.

Nachteile:

There is always room for improvement and as an admin user I would like to have more control over adding, removing or altering data points.

The portal looks and functions great. The customer service from Wattics has been top notch.

Vorteile:

The design is very intuitive and easy to learn how to use. The portal offers a wide variety of functionality without sacrificing the overall look and feel. The team at Wattics has been very responsive and helpful.

Nachteile:

The automated reporting feature is geared toward metered points that provide regular demand data. I would like to see more customization or some reporting options geared toward those utilizing the portal for simple cost/usage tracking only.

Great platform for energy costs allocation and efficiency verification

Kommentare: The support team has been great, from data integration to hardware configuration. This is probably the platform's best asset.

Vorteile:

The platform has been a great help in evaluating energy cost for different processes. The ability to measure, predict, analyze data and generate reports in a single tool, with an intuitive interface, has been of great value for our industrial customers.

Nachteile:

The custom reports tool could be improved. Even though it works well, some rate options could be further improved to account for capacity charges

We have used ECAP for 25 years. Can't imagine having an Energy Program without it

Vorteile:

(1) As senior energy manager, I love being able to have different data bases, yet still see and access them all. (2) Can produce virtually any report one could ever want. (3) Ability and flexibility to name and change all accounts and meters. (4) Set up in such a manner that one can access specific or general reports and info very fast. (5) Like how it now can produce reports in Excel or PDF's.

Nachteile:

(1) Compared to the former desktop version, there can be a slight lag due to being online. (2) The former desktop version allowed one to see more info without having to hunt for it. For instance one could have notes after each monthly entry that were in plain view when entering bills.

EnergyCAP Review

Vorteile:

EnergyCAP makes utility bill management and energy analysis extremely easy. The system provides highly useful reporting and information regarding usage. The system is customized to each organizations requirements. The format is easy to use and adaptable.

Nachteile:

It can be challenging not to have all of the same tools that are available in Version 6 in Version 7.

Intuitive Software, Highly Responsive Team

Vorteile:

Getting setup in & using Wattics had a very short learning curve. The software is built with "do it yourself" functionality, which has been great for our team - we are able to easily add/remove/reconfigure meters based on our frequently changing needs. It's capabilities are easy to understand and setup - really nice to just be able to give someone a login and have them be able to figure it out with minimal training. The customer support is also fantastic. Questions are answered promptly, and the team is happy to jump on a call as needed to help out. They have even added some great new features we requested.

Nachteile:

Wattics does not have the breadth or depth of some of the really big players in the energy software space. It's great for what we need it for (meter data analysis & visualization), but cannot yet directly compete with a fully fleshed out fault detection & diagnostics platform. I would like to see some automated meter-level analyses built out to allow for more "one click" assessment of common savings opportunities.

Most of the web software is modern.

Kommentare: Most of the web software is modern.
I love most of the web product, The ability to give rights to view or not view parts of the Ecap is very limited.
The reports look like a beginner using Microsoft access for the first time in 1999.
The reports are by far the ugliest I have seam by any vendor ..WOW they are ugly.
The reports are so ugly we do not use them and we don't tell people they exist , we are too embarrassed. We tell people that the benchmarking section is the reports. The benchmarking section is the most helpful part of the program and you should expand it. Good job in this area.

Overall good

Vorteile:

EnergyCAP provides the user an unlimited amount of options for utility bill auditing and reporting. User profiles.

Nachteile:

Reports provided with the software are not always the right combination. You have to purchase the report designer module.

A very good solution to monitor and analyze your energy consumption.

Vorteile:

Easy to use with lots of features implemented. The tools provided for analyzing your current as well as predicting your future energy consumption are very convenient. Also great to use as a demonstration tool.

Nachteile:

Options for higher data granularity would be useful in certain cases.

I've used this product for many years. It's a great tool for managing and analyzing utility bills.

Kommentare: The ability to benchmark your buildings energy usage with similar buildings in order to focus in on the best opportunities to reduce costs and save energy.

Vorteile:

The new version 7 makes it easier to graphically view bill data in a variety of ways through the dashboard. I especially like the mapping feature which allows you to quickly zero in on a particular building or facility

Nachteile:

Integration with 3rd party billing data providers is too complex and takes many hours of staff and vendor time to complete.

EnergyCAP has been a reliable software tool for our organization.

Vorteile:

Very easy to navigate and organize. Can easily find information whenever it is needed. When others ask for specific information on energy use, The answer usually comes within minutes.

Nachteile:

Would like to see a bit more clarity on some report formats. Sometimes it is difficult to find the exact type of report that is needed.

The software is easy to use and very flexible specially when you host your own database server.

Kommentare: Pros:
Bill Entry Template creation is very flexible.
Can easily upload electronic bill data using the import function. You can create your own custom report when you host your own database server. Easy tree structure and unit system setup.
Cons:
Standard Reports needs more improvement or modification on the header information
especially when the fiscal year doesn't start on January which is actually misleading in
terms of the billing period year. No selection on the Weather Station Temperature unit. The default unit is always in
degree Fahrenheit. The GHG Emission Factors cannot be edited within the application. There is a limitation on assigning a Rate Code. It only limits 2 rate code changes per
account. It automatically delete the oldest rate code that were assigned to that
particular account.

EnergyCap is a great company to work with. They are knowledgeable in their product.

Vorteile:

It is easy to limit administrative features for users and to control what information is shown to individual users.

Nachteile:

Although enhancements to the product are needed it can be difficult to keep users trained in the new features.

Excellent tool for understanding Data Consumption in your Data Centre

Kommentare: Having worked with Wattics for over 3 years, it is clear that their general knowledge and understanding of energy analytics is second to none. In the Data Centre context, they are a thought leader, in terms of understanding how advanced analytics techniques can be used to optimize energy consumption within the DC and this has been evident through their work in an EU R&D project. Their energy monitoring and analytics system is very suited to the Data Centre use case - they make data collection straightforward and present energy usage and consumption information in an easy to parse, intuitive manner. Their specific supports for the DC use case include calculation of key use case specific metrics - notably PUE - based on the input data set. Recommended for DC managers who want to have a deep, actionable understanding of their energy consumption.

The software does far more than I could ever imagine!

Kommentare: I am an 'old dog' who isn't the sharpest technology tack on the block. So when tasked with learning about the new version of EnergyCap I wasn't really looking forward to that because what I was using met all of my school districts needs. However, I had an exceptional experience with the people at EnergyCap and they walked me through everything I had questions about and are there whenever I have needed them. There are far more reports available than I will most likely ever use, but what I do require is easily derived. I know there are others who need and use many of the reporting pieces. However, for me I'm still interested in the basics such as "How are we doing compared to..."? Nothing but the highest regards for the product and the people.

Amazing Software!

Kommentare: I have been using EnergyCAP Enterprise for about 2 years now and I am so glad that this software is available. As an energy broker, we have may clients that we do purchasing for and need to keep track of their monthly energy bills for both the utility and supplier. The bill processing option is easy to use imports all our bill information with a few clicks. The other great thing about it is the consolidation of the monthly expenditures. Our clients bills have multiple cost components and EnergyCap consolidates that into total monthly expenditures that are easily put into reports that we send our clients on a monthly basis. I would recommend them to anyone that is tracking multiple energy bills.

Flawless, easy to use, great analytics

Kommentare: I found this product really neat and user friendly, allowing for a positive engagement of end users, the platform was very responsive. On top of metering tools and measurement systems, Wattics offer a broad range of advanced and automated IPMVP project management tools, including their Sentinel discovery engine which finds out what's wrong with your energy consumption patterns and automatically looks for corrective actions. Other features are an action tracker and their "what-IF" analysis. I also found this system compatible with many meters from different vendors. Last but not least, Wattics offered a great customer service, competent, agile and fast.

Have used the on-line version for two years, before that used the off-line version for eight years

Kommentare: Pros: I can access it anywhere, which makes it easy to get the information I need anywhere, 24-7.
Pros: As I gravitated to the new system, the customer service in resolving problems was some of the best I have had in 30+ years of dealing with computer systems! Cons: No way of tracking solid waste and recycling. I still use the old system for that.
Cons: After eight years of pulling information out, it has been a struggle for me personally to be able to convert my thinking over to the new format. There are a lot of new reports and I have to really think about which ones can tell my story. Thanks