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.
Finding water and sewer overcharges on commercial bills
Sewer is often the larger half of a commercial water bill, and it is billed on water that may never reach the sewer. Here is where the overcharges hide.
Preparing utility data for an ESG audit
Assurance turns your energy and emissions numbers into claims an auditor can test. Here is how to make utility data assurance ready before the audit starts.
Utility bill management for multifamily portfolios
RUBS, submetering, and tenant billing decide how much of a rising utility bill an owner recovers. Here is how to manage the data behind cost recovery.
Offering Green Button Connect My Data as a utility
Green Button Connect My Data lets customers authorize secure, automated sharing of their usage data. Here is what the standard requires and how to implement it well.
Meter data management (MDM) basics for utilities
MDM sits between smart meters and billing, turning raw interval reads into validated data. Here is what an MDMS does, how VEE works, and why data quality matters.
Meter-to-cash: reducing utility billing errors at the source
Most utility billing errors start upstream, in the reads and data feeding the bill. Here is how the meter-to-cash cycle works and where to catch problems early.
Modernizing a utility Customer Information System (CIS)
A utility CIS runs meter-to-cash, but many were built before smart meters existed. Here is what modernization involves, what drives it, and how to de-risk the move.
Integrating utility data with ERP and accounting systems
How to get clean utility data into your ERP or accounting system: the integration patterns (file, EDI 810, API), what has to be true before you connect, and how allocation works.
Automating utility bill data entry for AP and energy teams
Manual bill keying is slow, error-prone and costly. What it really costs, why utility bills are harder than normal invoices, and how to automate capture and validation.
Utility data formats: EDI 810/867, Green Button, PDF, CSV
A plain guide to the formats utility data actually arrives in: PDF bills, CSV exports, Green Button XML and EDI 810/867, what each one is good for, and where they break.
Building a net-zero roadmap from your utility data
A credible decarbonization plan starts with the bills you already have. Here is how to turn utility data into a baseline, a marginal abatement plan, and a verified path to net zero.
ASHRAE energy audit levels 1, 2 and 3 explained
ASHRAE defines three audit levels, from a walk-through to an investment-grade study. Here is what each one delivers, what it costs you in effort, and how to choose the right depth.
Heating and cooling degree days in energy analysis
Degree days turn weather into a number you can put next to your energy use. Here is how HDD and CDD are calculated, which base temperature to pick, and how to normalize consumption correctly.
How to improve your ENERGY STAR score
Your ENERGY STAR score compares your building to its peers on a 1 to 100 scale. Here is what actually moves it, where the quick points are, and why clean data comes first.
Setting science-based targets from utility data
SBTi targets stand or fall on the data underneath them. Here is how near-term and net-zero targets work, what the buildings rules require, and how to build them from utility data.
Choosing electricity emission factors: grid, supplier, residual mix
The emission factor you pick can move your electricity footprint by a wide margin. Here is how grid, supplier and residual-mix factors differ and how to choose defensibly.
Climate disclosure rules compared: CSRD, IFRS S2, CSDS, SEC
CSRD, IFRS S2, Canada's CSDS and the US rules are all moving at once, some forward and some back. Here is where each stands in 2026 and what they demand of your emissions data.
Scope 2 accounting: market-based vs location-based
The two Scope 2 methods answer different questions and rarely agree. Here is what dual reporting requires, how each number is built, and where your utility data has to be exact.
How to audit commercial utility bills: a repeatable process
A step-by-step commercial utility bill audit process: what to check, where errors hide, and how to catch overcharges across a portfolio every month.
How to reduce peak demand charges: a practical playbook
Demand charges can be half of a commercial power bill. Here is how to find your peaks, cut them with load management and peak shaving, and hold the gains.
Energy Dashboards That Drive Action, Not Just Charts
The dashboards people act on share a few habits: the right KPIs, audience-specific views, drill-down to the bill, and trustworthy data underneath.
Normalizing Multi-Meter Energy Data: One Common Basis Across Sites and Commodities
Mixed units, ragged billing periods, and multi-meter buildings break comparisons. Here is how to build one common basis for energy data.
Anomaly Detection on Utility Bills and Meter Data: Catching Errors, Faults, and Leaks Early
Billing errors, tariff changes, equipment faults, and leaks show up in the data first. How rule-based, statistical, and model-based detection catch them.
Automating Utility Data Collection: Portals, APIs, Green Button, and the Gaps Bill Parsing Fills
Portal downloads, utility APIs, Green Button Connect, aggregators, scraping, and PDF parsing compared on coverage, latency, and maintenance cost.
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