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Signals from the energy edge.

Notes on utility data, trustworthy systems, interoperability and the grid. How we think about the hard parts, and what we're building.

Energy data10 min

Meter Data Management vs Energy Data Management: Which One Do You Actually Need?

MDM is a utility system for validating meter reads and producing billing determinants. EDM is a customer system for understanding cost and consumption. Buying the wrong one is a common and expensive mistake.

Sustainability reporting11 min

CSRD Reporting After the 2026 Rewrite: Which Canadian Companies Are Still In Scope

The EU narrowed CSRD scope in February 2026 and pushed the remaining waves back two years. Here is who in Canada is still caught, when the first report is due, and what energy data the standards actually ask for.

Measurement and verification11 min

IPMVP Option C When You Replace CHP With a Heat Pump: How to Adjust the Baseline

Swapping cogeneration for a heat pump changes which fuels your meters see. Here is how to treat it under IPMVP Option C: static factors, non-routine adjustments, and when to re-baseline instead.

Measurement & verification10 min

IPMVP option C: baselines that survive scrutiny

Option C measures savings at the whole facility meter, which makes the baseline the whole argument. How to build one, adjust it properly, and document it so a reviewer accepts the result.

Cost & billing9 min

Utility bill management software: what it should automate

What utility bill management software has to do before it earns its licence fee: capture from every channel, validation against the tariff, an AP handoff that accountants trust, and reporting that holds up.

Data & platform9 min

Energy data management: what it is, and what a platform has to do

Energy data management for organizations that buy energy: the data types, the lifecycle from collection to serving, what a platform has to do, and how to evaluate one.

Cost & billing8 min

Utility bill errors: why most organizations overpay, and where to look

Independent audits keep finding the same thing: most commercial and industrial accounts are billed incorrectly. Here is where the mistakes hide, why they survive for years, and how to catch them across a portfolio.

Cost & billing12 min

Utility bill audit: services vs software, and how to choose

A utility bill audit can be done in-house, by a contingency-fee firm, or by continuous validation software. What each costs, covers and leaves you with.

Data & platform12 min

AI for utilities: where it works today, and what it needs

A practitioner survey of AI for utilities and energy management: the use cases delivering now, what each needs, the failure modes, and a governance checklist.

Benchmarking11 min

RETScreen Expert: what each analysis module does and needs

RETScreen Expert has four analysis modules: benchmark, feasibility, performance and portfolio. What each answers, who uses it, and the data it needs.

Cost & billing11 min

Utility expense management: a guide for finance and operations

Utility expense management covers bill capture, tariff validation, payment, allocation, budgeting and reporting. What breaks in spreadsheets, and what to buy.

Data & platform9 min

Building energy management system vs BMS vs EMIS: who needs what

BAS, BEMS and EMIS compared: what each layer does, the data it produces, where it falls short, how they connect, and which one your organization needs.

Data & platform9 min

Meter data management system: benefits and requirements

What a meter data management system delivers, the evidence behind it, a requirements checklist, sizing by reads per meter, and what customers see downstream.

Cost & billing10 min

Coincident peak demand vs non-coincident peak demand, explained

Coincident peak demand is what you drew when the grid peaked; non-coincident peak is your maximum. How each is measured, billed, found on a bill and managed.

Cost & billing9 min

Load factor electricity: how to calculate and improve it

How to calculate load factor from a monthly electricity bill, what a good number looks like, why a low value raises cost per kWh, and the levers that raise it.

Integrations10 min

Integrating a utility data API: what the payload should contain and how to build on it

A developer guide to consuming a utility data API: the fields a bill and interval payload must carry, units, idempotency, webhook versus polling, and mapping to warehouse, BI and ERP.

Benchmarking9 min

IPMVP Option C baseline adjustments: routine, non-routine, and the utility data behind them

IPMVP Option C measures savings at the whole-facility meter, so every baseline adjustment depends on utility data. Routine and non-routine adjustments, static factors, documentation.

Benchmarking9 min

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager data quality: the checks that keep scores and reports defensible

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager data quality decides whether a score, an EUI and a benchmarking submission survive review. The checks, the upstream causes, and a pre-deadline checklist.

Energy reporting9 min

Vancouver's annual GHG and energy limits for large buildings: reporting, verification, and the 2026 pause

Vancouver greenhouse gas limits for large buildings: who reports, the office and retail limits, verification, the operating permit and fee, and what the May 2026 pause changes.

Energy reporting9 min

Montréal's building GHG disclosure and rating (By-law 21-042): what to report and how ratings work

Montréal GHG disclosure for large buildings explained: who By-law 21-042 covers, the June 30 deadline, the Portfolio Manager data, how ratings work, and preparing for 2027.

Energy reporting9 min

Ontario EWRB reporting: a step-by-step data guide for 2026 and 2027

A practical EWRB Ontario guide: who reports under O. Reg. 506/18, the July 1 deadline, the Portfolio Manager workflow, verification, the Toronto overlap and a prep calendar.

Data & platform9 min

Choosing an energy management information system: a requirements checklist

Requirements for choosing energy management information system software: data acquisition, validation, analytics, integrations, security, scoring, red flags and RFP questions.

AP automation9 min

Utility invoice processing without purchase orders: a matching model that works

Utility invoice processing breaks the PO match. A utility-specific model checks each invoice against meter reads, tariff and site master, with tolerances and exception classes.

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