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Advanced smart metering solution

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Step 1, measure ... step 2, manage

Our advanced smart metering and sub metering solution is the most common introductory module for Energy Guardian clients.

we usually install around 25, 50, 100 or 250 highly accurate real-time smart meters in your building, in order to gain a clear and detailed picture of how your energy budget breaks down

  • your energy data can then be easily accessed via our reporting software, , available online or in a desktop version. will give you a wealth of , plus easy-to-read graphs, analytics and reporting features.Energy ManagerEnergy Managerenergy management tools
  • many of our smart meters contain switches, to give you automatic / remote control over certain equipment, to ensure that it is not left on when not in use
  • an Energy Manager iPhone app is also available to give you further flexibility and control.

The diagram belows shows how our smart metering systems work, with data being relayed wirelessly between smart metering devices to a smart energy controller, using ZigBee Pro wireless technology, and then interpreted by Energy Manager:

 

Diagram of a typical Energy Guardian smart metering installation

Benefits of Advanced Smart Metering

  • Once our smart metering system has been fitted, most customers find immediate savings through simple behavioural changes. This module highlights when and where energy is being wasted, and enables most clients to make quick savings to reduce energy bills by more than 10%.
  • It is also a valuable diagnostic tool that gives us very accurate data on which to base predictions about the savings and ROI you can expect from additional modules.
Energy Guardian Solo

This is a single smart meter fitted into your building somewhere. Typically this could be used for tennant billing, monitoring the incoming feed, bill validation or to monitor a single piece of machinery.

 
Energy Guardian 10

Suitable for small businesses such as corner shop, hairdressers, lawyers, accountants, estate agents, small manufacturers or small schools. 10 points is enough to give you a pretty good idea about where your energy is being used so you can start to take action to reduce your costs.

 
Energy Guardian 25 &

Energy Guardian 50

Suitable for most small businesses, Energy Guardian 25 and Energy Guardian 50 are popular choices for people wantign to understand the energy use in general offices, small manufacturing plants, small hotels, schools and retail units. 25 - 50 monitoring points are included to give a fair idea of where your energy is being used so you can begin to focus down to reduce your energy spend.

 

Energy Guardian 100 &

Energy Guardian 250

Suitable for larger buildings, the 100 and 250 metering points give enough data to produce a comprehensive energy map of your business so you can see in detail where your energy is being used and where energy can be saved. Suitable for medium to large schools, hotels and offices it is often the choice for someone tasked with reducing the energy spend but not knowing precisely where to start or where to set target baselines.

 
Energy Guardian Enterprise Energy Guardian Enterprise is our bespoke solution for larger clients such as hospitals, large schools and colleges, government buildings etc. Together we can help you build energy maps of your entire estate and represent them using geospatial mapping tools, display dashboards for use in reception areas and feed information back to corporate dashboard systems used in head office. This solution is infinitely customisable and can be tailored to your exact needs.

 

Each hardware kit we sell contains enough smart metering points to gather data on a typical installation. Once you place an order with us we will do a site inspection and during the site inspection we can advise you if the standard kit needs customising in any way and the costs associated with any customisation, such as upgrading from a 32A sensor to a 100A sensor. The costs involved with modifying or adding to one of the kits below are generally not significant.

 

Energy Guardian Advanced Smart Metering

Hardware Kit Contents
Description Partcodes EG Solo EG10 EG25 EG50 EG100 EG250 EG Enterprise
Fiscal Meters BBSP-SUB3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Please call

Distribution board meters

 BBSP-SM16D 1 2 3 5 14 Please call
Distribution board sensors BBSP-CT30B 7 19 41 87 217 Please call
Smart Energy Controllers BBSP-SECL 1 1 1 1 2 5 Please call
Smart Strips BBSP-SS/5 3 6 10 30 Please call
Total Metering Points 1 10 25 50 100 250 Please call

 

 

 

Frequently asked questions 

 

I need an Energy Guardian system but I'm not sure if the solution I need is exactly what I want, can I change it around?

Within reason, no problem.  When we do our site survey, we can advise you of any changes needed to the kits supplied above.  For minor changes such as swapping sensor sizes around or providing metering points over and above those supplied in the kit the additional costs involved are generally not significant.

 

Can I fit the hardware myself?

Sure.  Simply buy the hardware and software items only and we'll give you as much telephone support as you need to get going.  It isnt a hard job but you will need to make sure you comply with the various relevant health and safety rules.

 

I want an Energy Guardian 18 or another odd size solution ... can you price it for me?

Our kit sizes are priced to suit a variety of different size clients but if you need a customised solution, start with a solution with less points than you need and explain to our engineers when they arrive the additional meters you require.  For 18 metering points, for example, start with an Energy Guardian 10 and then ask the engineer about the additional 8 metering points.

 

I dont like subscription services, can avoid paying monthly?

Sure.  Some people like the way the online software is constantly updated and is accesable wherever you are 24/7 but if you don't like paying subscription charges, look at using our local software instead which has a one-off licensing charge rather than a monthly subscription charge.  Of course, you can't do as much with the local software and you can't access it remotely (and neither can we!), which rather limits the amount of advice we can give you about your energy use, but at least it avoids the monthly charges.

 

 

For more information about this module, or Energy Guardian more generally, please contact us.

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