When we started thinking about building an energy management information system (EMIS) it wasn’t the act of building a software product that spurred our interest, it was the people using it. We believe that, at its heart, industrial energy management is about people. And that a great EMIS should be built around […]
Utility demand-side management programs are increasingly interested in energy management information systems (EMIS). Why is that? One leading indicator is the number of strategic energy management (SEM) programs being piloted across North America. At Cascade, we are familiar with around 20 current SEM programs and pilot programs, up from the single-digits just a few years […]
A few days ago I was on the phone with a colleague, who mentioned an off-the-cuff comment he overheard our CEO, Marcus Wilcox make. Marcus was talking about a presentation we were putting together for a client. The presentation showed images from our energy tracking software, SENSEI’s user interface, including a screenshot showing interval data. […]
A recent article in Distributed Energy contends that if commercial and industrial buildings improved their energy efficiency by just 10%, “they could generate $20 billion in savings.” The article, Innovations in Energy Management by Carol Brzozowski, goes on to talk about the importance of a corporate mindset shift that’s essential in order for industrial or […]
When it comes to selecting an EIS (Energy Information System), today’s corporate decision makers are spoiled for choice, given the numerous competing solutions available in the market. However, boundless choice can be a sure-fire recipe for decision paralysis. Vetting a range of solutions that all tend to sound similar is no easy task, for an […]
Even though energy is one of the biggest expenses for industrial companies, pursuing energy efficiency projects to drive consumption and cost down isn’t necessarily a top priority. Stephen Lacey from greentechmedia recently sat down with Cascade CEO, Marcus Wilcox to explore the complexity behind the key factors that make industrial energy efficiency a challenging proposition. […]
Click to enlarge infographic. When it comes to energy efficiency in an industrial setting, it’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of accomplishment with an unexpectedly lower-than-usual utility bill. A temporary reduction in costs might have you thinking, “I must have done something right last month.” In reality, you could be mistaken. […]
One thing became quite clear from my tour of the tradeshow floor at the 2012 World Energy Engineering Conference in Atlanta: There is a sea of energy monitoring software and systems out there. I don’t envy those of you fishing for the right one. I’ve been in your shoes. At Cascade, we’ve used a few […]
SENSEI, Cascade Energy’s, new industrial energy efficiency platform launched in 2012, and as soon as the launch-party punch bowl was drained, we got busy working on new functionality and fine-tuning existing features. Here’s a look at what we’re planning for SENSEI: More efficient site setup and improved scalability to make the onboarding system for new […]
Operations and maintenance (O&M) activities don’t have to be a drain on an industrial energy manager or facility operator’s time when energy monitoring software, connecting data to action, is in place. If you’re a plant energy manager, you know your facility operators have To-Do lists a mile long. When operators are charged with keeping a […]