Powerhouse Dynamics eMonitor c Series User manual

User Manual for Commercial Customers

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eMonitor User Manual for Commercial Customers
Last Update: 11-5-12
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
Key features…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
How the eMonitor Works ......................................................................................................... 3
2. The eMonitor Portal and Dashboard .............................. ................................................ 4
3. Navigating the eMonitor Dashboard....................................................................................... 4
HOME Tab ............................................................................ .................................................... 6
Equipment Tab ..................................................................... .................................................. 12
Controls Tab………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Reports Tab .......................................................................... .................................................. 14
Alerts Tab…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Settings Link ......................................................................... .................................................. 16
4. Management Portal…………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
5. Support ................................................................................................................................... 22
Appendix A: Registering and Configuring your eMonitor........ .................................................. 23
Step 1: Account and Contact Information ........................ .................................................. 24
Step 2: Building and Location Information……………………………………………………………………….24
Step 3: Utility Rate Information........................................ .................................................. 25
Step 4: Channel Configuration............................................................................................. 25
Appendix B: Explanation of Fields on Channel Configuration Page............................................ 29
Appendix C: Description of Selected Alerts……………………………………………………………………………..31
Appendix D: Configuring a Smart Thermostat…………………………………..........................................33
Appendix E: Phantom Power…………………………………………………………………………………………………..37
FCC Information ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..39

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1. Introduction
The eMonitor™ c-Series, by Powerhouse Dynamics, provides a powerful way to monitor and control the electricity
usage in your facility. By showing you exactly where your electricity is going, you can more easily pinpoint wasteful
usage –such as excessive usage during non-business hours. You may also be able to identify equipment that is not
operating correctly or efficiently. If you are generating your own power –for example through a Solar PV system or
wind turbine –the eMonitor will keep you up-to-date on the amount of electricity you are producing, the savings you
are realizing in dollars and carbon output, and any problems or issues with the system.
Optional Smart Thermostats enable you to monitor and control any number of thermostats remotely. Temperature
sensors can be used to help monitor HVAC equipment, refrigeration equipment, food prep equipment and more.
The eMonitor consists of the eMonitor base unit, which is installed inside your electrical circuit panel(s) (along with
Expansion Pods if required), the eMonitor Gateway, which connects the system to the Internet and can potentially
capture data from other sensors, and the eMonitor Portal and Dashboard, available at www.emonitor.us.
Key features:
Real-time web display and smart phone (iPhone® and Android®) interface
Circuit level monitoring of energy use with translation into costs and carbon footprint
Easy to read graphs—down to the minute—making it easy to see what causes spikes in energy use, when and
where energy is being used, and what is driving demand
Remote control of Smart Thermostats
Monitoring of energy-producing systems such as Solar PV
Ongoing alerts about equipment performance, unusual usage, overloaded circuits, electric bills to-date,
equipment left on when it shouldn’t be, and more. Alerts can be received via text and e-mail.
Energy “Reports” —available on-line and via e-mail—summarizing usage, off hours costs, and more
Analysis of contributors to demand charges and power factor penalties and related alerts
Benchmarking of multiple facilities on a facility and equipment group basis
How the eMonitor Works
The eMonitor uses sensors to detect
the amount of electricity moving
through each circuit in the electrical
panel(s), then connects to the
broadband router in the facility and
sends this data to the eMonitor
servers, where it is analyzed and
displayed on a web-based
“Dashboard”. Portions of the
information are also available on a
smart phone interface.

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2. The eMonitor Portal and Dashboard
The eMonitor Portal and Dashboard provide summary and detailed energy-related information about your facilities,
including current and historical energy usage, allowing you to track the electricity use of all equipment and circuits in
each facility. It can show the impact of equipment upgrades or servicing, changes in operating procedures, or other
changes that affect energy use, all in real time.
After you have completed the setup process, you can log in securely to the eMonitor Portal using the eMonitor
username and password you created in the registration process. Go to:
https://www.emonitor.us
Once you have logged in, if you have access to registered eMonitors at more
than one location, you will be taken to the Summary or Benchmarking page
of the Management Portal. The Summary page is shown below, but the
Management Portal will be discussed later. You can view the Dashboard for
any individual location by clicking View on the Summary page facilities list.
Note: For security reasons,
the system will automatically
log you off if you take no
action for an extended period
of time. If you are still using
the system, you will see an
advance notice so that you
can avoid the Log Out. If you
are logged out, you will be
returned to the Log In screen
where you can log right back
in. You can disable this
automated log out on the
Settings/Your Information
Tab.

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3. Navigating the eMonitor Dashboard
The eMonitor Dashboard uses a simple “tab” structure for navigation. You will see six Navigation tabs: Home (1),
Circuits (2), Controls (3), Report (4), Alerts (5) and Settings (6). (NOTE: If you have not installed a Smart Thermostat or
other smart control you will not see the Controls tab). The Location identification (7) identifies the Account & Location
that you are viewing. At the top right are Support (8) and Log-Out (9) links.
The Tabs:
1. Home –Provides a summary of key elements of the energy usage of the facility.
2. Equipment - Provides more details on each of the circuits, including real-time and historic usage and costs.
3. Controls –Provides access to Smart Thermostats or other controls, allowing you to view and change current settings
and see historical data.
4. Reports –Provides a summary of energy trends of the facility by circuit, as well as some results of the eMonitor
usage analysis.
5. Alerts –Central location to set up and modify Budget, Safety, Savings Opportunities, Equipment Performance and
Comfort Alerts
6. Settings - Lets you see and change any of the settings established during the Registration process.
Immediately below the Tabs you will find an Information Bar.
This will provide you with a quick snapshot of factors such as current usage levels and how that translates into cost per
hour given your current electric rate (10) and estimated “burn rate” or cost per hour, current voltage (11), and current
outside temperature for the zip code (12). You will find new data added to the Information Bar over time. The
Management link (13) will take you back to the Summary page of the Management Portal showing all of the buildings
that you have access to.

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HOME Tab
The Home tab provides a summary of energy use in the facility. This page is divided into three sections.
The eMonitor Dashboard Home Page

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Top Section
The top panel shows current power consumption with a live analog-style gauge on the left showing watts being used.
To the right is a list of the top 10 circuits that are currently active and how much they are using. These two areas are
updated every minute.
Clicking on any of the active Circuits will take you directly to that Circuit’s details page (which can also be accessed
from the Circuits tab, which is described on page 32).
Many utilities charge commercial customers a “Power
Factor Penalty” when Power Factor falls below a certain
level, often as high as 90 or 95%. If you have indicated that
you are charged that way, beneath the current power
consumption gauge is an indication of the real-time Power
Factor in the facility. Clicking this link will display a list of
the 5 worst circuits from a Power Factor perspective, along
with an explanation of Power Factor and a list of things
that can be done to improve Power Factor.
At the right of the top section is a representation of your “Carbon Footprint” – how much carbon dioxide your facility’s
electricity usage releases into the atmosphere, and how your Footprint compares over the past two 30-day periods.
Note the Phantom Power link below carbon footprint. Phantom
Power is the power consumed by electronic devices even when
they are off, including printers, chargers, TVs, and other devices. Identifying the
cost of devices that could perhaps be unplugged when not in use can lead to
savings. Phantom Power is discussed further in Appendix E.
Monitoring Renewable Energy
If you are monitoring solar or wind power, the eMonitor will automatically show you how much you power you are
pulling from the utility grid (shown as your Utility Meter), and how much your renewable energy system is producing
(the blue gauge to the right). The sum of those two represent how much power you are using, shown in the gray box
below the gauges. A small icon to the right or left of the Production gauge indicates what type of renewable energy
system you have. Clicking on that icon will take you to the detail for that circuit. (If you have more than one inverter,
Throughout the eMonitor Dashboard you will see (informational)
icons. Hover your cursor over these icons to see a pop-up window
with more information about that area of the screen.

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you will first be taken to a summary of each inverter). The gauge below shows power production of 2809 watts from
solar.
When you are drawing energy from the grid, the Utility Meter will be orange and show as a positive number. If you
are producing more energy than you are using, the Utility Meter will turn green and “spin backwards”, representing
“Net Metering”. In the illustration below, the blue gauge shows power production of 3,086 watts, but with power use
at only 1,254 watts, 1,832 watts can be sent back to the grid, (-1,832 watts on the utility meter). Please note that Net
Metering rules with respect to utility payments vary from state to state.
Middle Section
The middle section of the page provides monthly cost information. The
pie chart on the left side shows the last 30 days usage for the 12 circuits
that used the most energy, along with a 30-day estimated cost for each
circuit. If you hover your cursor over any slice of the pie, or its label, it
will show you that circuit’s percent of the 30 day usage.
Clicking View All Circuits will bring up a larger pie chart
that shows all circuits (right).
Clicking a slice of the Pie Chart takes you directly to
that Circuit’s details page.
The top
right of the
middle
section shows Electricity Cost by Month, a month-to-date comparison of
costs this month vs. last month, including a projection for the remainder of
this month. As noted in the information box, this will NOT compare exactly
with your utility bill, which is not based on a calendar basis.
Beneath this, the Top 4 Users, Last 30 days quickly shows the biggest
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Bottom Section
The graphs in the bottom section
help analyze power usage over
different periods of time. They
display usage in increments from
one minute to one month.
The
bar graph on the left shows cost by month for the past year, and by day for the past month.
If you have a Demand charge, the bar will stack the demand and usage portions.
Usage is shown with green bars. If you have renewable energy production, it is shown with
blue bars. Click on any bar for more information.
Clicking on the View History Details button will bring up a detailed history view that lets
you look at any time period.
The default “base” graph is Usage. You can choose a
different base graph by clicking the Select dropdown
menu and choosing a different parameter.
Then, by clicking the colored circles in the box below
the dropdown, you can compare production, cost, or
CO2,and overlay any of these variables on the base
graph. When you change your base parameter, the
“Compare to” choices change. If you have
renewable energy production, you can also look at a
production view.
You can compare production to other parameters, such as
“Utility Meter”, to compare production with energy being
taken from the utility grid. The graph above shows that during
April and May, solar production was greater than the amount
used from the grid.
The graphs will default to a monthly view. You can drill down to a
daily view for that month by clicking on the bar for that month.
You can then drill down to an hourly view by clicking on a day.
You can adjust the granularity of the hourly view by clicking the
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Return to a monthly or yearly view by clicking Back (above right of the Select dropdown menu). Close the history detail
window by clicking on the Close link at the upper right of the window to return to the home page.
The graph on the right side of the bottom panel shows the facility’s usage for the past day, week or month, selected
using the tabs at the top. Along the bottom of
the graph a time period will be displayed (hours,
for instance, when you’ve selected “Past Day”)
and the vertical axis will show power usage. In
the daily view, two areas are shown. Green
indicates the current day and gray represents
the previous day. In the daily view, you are
looking at minute-by-minute usage measured in
watts; in all other views you are looking at watt-
hours.
Zooming In
For an even closer analysis you can drag your mouse over
a section of the graph to “zoom in” on that area. (This is a
feature of all line graphs in the Dashboard). You may
notice when you zoom in that the vertical axes
automatically adjust to cover the range of values that are
displayed.
You will automatically get back to the “un-zoomed“ graph
every minute as the information is updated, or you can
click the Back button on the right hand side. Note that the
above graph also has Production and Both tabs. These tabs will only show if you have renewable energy production.
This graph shows renewable energy production for
the past week.
Selecting the button for Both shows usage and
production together
“View” Buttons
When you are looking at power usage, you will see a button labelled “View Circuit Detail.”
If you looking at power production, you will
see View Production Savings. If you select
“Both”, no View button is shown.
Clicking View Production Savings shows your savings for the selected
period (in this case, past 7 days). Savings are shown in kilowatt hours
produced, dollars and CO2saved, and power exported to the grid, along
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estimated from your electric rate, and may not match your actual savings.
The “View Circuit Detail” button will pop-up a graph showing the hourly power usage of
the top 20 power consuming for the last 24 hours.
This chart shows total usage with a different color for each
circuit. Using this graph you can see which circuits are driving
usage during any period of time, and what is causing spikes in
electricity use. It may be useful to zoom in by dragging the
mouse across the graph to see an even shorter time period
(below). In the zoomed view, you will see details of power usage
averaged over every two minutes.
The left side of the graph lists the top 20 power
consuming circuits. You can toggle each on or off by
checking the box to the left of the name.
Note that the information in this graph is stacked, and a
noticeable pattern, like a refrigerator cycle might, might
shape the overall graph.
In this view, we have simplified the graph by turning off the
minor users (narrow stripes) and leaving just a few circuits
showing, to get a better sense of what is causing a spike
At a zoomed view you can see details such as a refrigerator
turning on and off. You can also isolate circuits which are
always drawing power, as shown by continuous horizontal
stripes.
Exporting your data
Return to the Home page by clicking the Close link.
At the bottom left of this page is an “Export Data”
feature that allows you to export the accumulated eMonitor data as a
standard CSV (comma separated values) file, which can be opened and analyzed in a third party program such as
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Click Export Data. Choose your data sets (1 week of minute-by-minute data, 1 month of hourly data or 1 year of daily
data) and click “Export.” Save the file to your computer.
Equipment Tab
The Equipment Tab displays detailed information about each
circuit, with a menu on the left to navigate to any circuit. The
tab displays either the first circuit in the list, or the last circuit
visited in the session.
The left menu is grouped into equipment group categories (blue
bars). Clicking on the category name takes you to a page that
summarizes the group itself. Clicking on the + sign on the left
hand side of the category “opens” it and lists the circuits under
that category. You may have more than one category open at a
time. Click the –sign of an open category to close it.
The Circuits page shows a usage gauge and summary of real
time information, including usage, power factor and the percent
of breaker capacity, along with history information including
cost.
Below that are runt time statistics along with monthly costs-to-
date and projections, similar to the facility projection on the
Home page, and an historical graph including a minute-by-minute line graph for the past couple of days. A complete
history similar to the history chart at the facility level is available for each circuit.
The minute by minute graph compares today’s usage to the
previous day and can be used to spot trends and perhaps
problems. At left you see a walk-in cooler, where the
compressor cycles on and off on a fairly regular basis. You can
set up an Alert to see if refrigeration equipment –or another
type of equipment - is working properly. The system analyzes
the loads to look for aberrations from a standard pattern.
Alerts are discussed later.
If you attach a temperature sensor to a piece of equipment, the
current reading will be shown on the equipment page, and you
are able to see historical readings as well as overlay the readings on the usage display. (Readings for sensors that are
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Controls Tab
If you have implemented a Smart Thermostat as part of the system, you will see a Controls tab. This tab lets you see
and adjust current temperature settings.
The page looks very much like the Equipment page, with a left navigation bar that lets you navigate between
thermostats. (There is the same concept of groupings to support future groups such as Smart Outlets and Lighting
Controls).
Configuration of the Smart Thermostat is discussed in Appendix D. The Controls page looks very much like the initial
set-up wizard described there, but shows only today’s settings. To change the current temperature setting, grab the
top of the bar representing the time period with your mouse and pull up to increase temperature, and down to
decrease. Do the same thing but horizontally to change the times for any time period. Any changes you make will
affect those time periods for today only; the standard settings will kick back in when you hit the next time period. The
EXCEPTION to this is the Hold button on the upper portion of the page; once pressed this will maintain the current
setting indefinitely until you hit REL. The actual temperature reading (at the location where you are measuring the
inside temperature for this thermostat) will appear inside the thermostat image. If there is no temperature reading
showing, it means the thermostat has lost its connection. To reconnect, go to the Settings/Smart Controls tab and
press Find Controls. If that still does not work, you can slip the top cover off the thermostat itself and, using a sharp
point, press the Reset function. The Thermostat should connect automatically, but if it doesn’t, hit Reset again and
press Find Controls again while the yellow light is flashing on the left side of the Thermostat, indicating it is in
provisioning mode.
If you have created a special setting for when the facility is closed (such as a holiday), and access the page during that
period, you will be able to override the Closed
setting. If you want to change the number of
time periods, please go the Settings/Smart
Controls tab.
Note: You can adjust the current temperature
setting on the Thermostat itself, as well as use its
Hold function; both will update the temperature
setting on the eMonitor However, the general
settings function on the Thermostat is disabled
once you connect it to the eMonitor in order to
avoid conflicts. You must use the eMonitor to
establish your standard settings; it will override
any settings you set locally. (The Thermostat
may say Temp when it is being overridden by the
eMonitor and have some extraneous information
that clutters up the screen; to get rid of that,
turn the Thermostat OFF and hold the Program
button for about 12 seconds. This puts the
Thermostat in “simple mode”; you may need to do this to see the
up and down arrows. The same procedure puts you back in full
program mode, but you really do not need that. The low battery
indicator on the Thermostat will not go away, since no batteries are
being used.
At the bottom of this page you will see a graph of actual
temperature readings vs. settings. This is very useful information
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temperature overshoots the settings on a regular basis, you should have the system checked out. If it never reaches
the settings in some time periods, or takes a very long time to do so, you may be able to change your settings and
lower your costs without sacrificing comfort.
Reports Tab
The Reports view offers several reports. The Summary Report
provides a summary of changes in energy use and costs over
time, along with a detailed cost by circuit. A configurable Off
Hours Report provides insight into the lost profits resulting
from equipment being on during off hours, and how that
changes over time.
The top section of the Summary Report compares this month’s usage and cost on a daily basis with the past 90 days
and, after 13 months, with the same period in the last year.
The bar graph presents circuits in order of cost. It defaults to
the past 30 days, but you can select any time period. You can
toggle between total cost, cost during operating and non-
operating hours, and demand charges. Click a bar to go to that
circuit’s detail page. Each bar is color coded based on that
circuit’s trend, up or down. Hovering the cursor over a bar
pops up details about that circuit’s costs and trends.
The Off Hours Report shows the impact of off hours usage on profits. The report defaults to the top 20 circuits in
terms of off hours costs, but you can customize the circuit list,
allowing you to pick any circuits you want to look at, and
customize the time period of interest for each circuit. In that
way, for example, you can reflect the need for some
equipment to be turned on before official business hours. The
customization page also graphically shows energy use outside
business hours (by day of week), which helps select the
equipment to track.
Each user has the ability to specify which report they
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Alerts Tab
Alerts represent a critically important part of the eMonitor value
proposition, since they can provide warning about a wide range of
potential issues. Alerts can be set and assigned centrally in the
Management Portal, as will be described later, but each user has
the ability to customize their Alerts. Alerts can be delivered by text
message, e-mail or both.
You can select from a range of Budget, Safety, Savings
Opportunities, Equipment Performance and, if you have
thermostat or temperature sensors installed, Comfort Alerts. With
many of the Alerts, you can select the specific circuits you would
like to receive the Alerts for.
You can come back and change Alerts at any time. NOTE: any time you add or change Alerts, please make sure you
Press the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.
Setting Alerts is pretty straightforward; just select
the ones you would like to receive, and fill in the
requested information. We will show 1 example.
Increasing energy use could be a sign of a
problem with a piece of equipment. Click the
Alert: “Notify us when one of the selected pieces
of equipment ....”. You can set the threshold for
what type of increase is meaningful; the system
will default to 15%.
Now click on Choose Circuits to select the
equipment you are interested in tracking. Once you have selected
them, click OK and you are all set.
In other cases you may have additional thresholds or time periods
to select for specific circuits.
An e-mail Alert from might look like this:

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Settings Link
The Settings link in the upper right hand corner lets you change
any of the settings you established during the Registration and
Configuration process (Described in the Installation Guide and
repeated in Appendix A). There are 2 sub-tabs that capture the
Steps in the registration process with almost identical screens,
with Account, Location and Utility Rates combined into the
Account sub-tab. The Channels sub-tab enables you to modify
channel configuration. From this tab you will also be able to re-
assign eMonitors among Gateways. If you have a Smart
Thermostat (and ultimately other Smart Controls) you will also see
Smart Controls and Event Schedule sub-tabs.
Account Sub-Tab
Use the Account sub-tab to change your account, contact and
building information (as shown at left), as well as your utility rate
information.
Channel (Configuration) Sub-Tab
Use this sub-tab to change any of your circuit/channel
configuration information. This section looks and works exactly as
it does in the Registration process (see Appendix A for more
explanation), except for a drop down menu that enables you to
switch between multiple eMonitors if you have registered more
than one. There is also a Gateway Assignment link that allows you to add a new Gateway or reassign an eMonitor to a
different Gateway that might get better
reception. Adding a new Gateway follows the
same process as initial registration, described in
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If you have 3-Phase power in the facility, the eMonitor is designed to automatically determine what phase (A, B, or C)
each channel is on, which is necessary in order to accurately estimate power. This should work well unless the Power
Factor of the circuit is under 50%. You can check the Power Factor of a circuit on the associated Circuit page. If it is
under 50%, or you suspect this may be a problem in any event, you can manually assign the phase as follows. Click on
Phase Assignment on the Channels page (which will only appear if you have 3-Phase power). This will bring up a page
which will show what phase the eMonitor thinks each channel is attached to. Circuits alternate phases in order,
starting at the top of the left side of the panel and working down, and then on to the right hand side (if there is one).
The eMonitor arbitrarily assigns Phase A to the circuit that is powering
the eMonitor. Check first to see that the Channel in question appears
to follow this scheme and if not, change it. You can determine what
phase each circuit should have been assigned by noting which circuit is
powering the eMonitor, and then assigning Phases in sequence from
there. If you cannot figure it out, try a different phase number and see
if the numbers seem to make more sense. (Note that, if you select null
for the Phase, the eMonitor will try to auto-calibrate again as soon as there is power on the associated circuit.
Smart Controls Sub-Tab
If you have installed Smart Thermostats, the Smart Controls Sub-Tab will enable you to modify Smart Thermostat
settings. If you are installing a new Smart Thermostat, go to this page to find the Thermostat (Press Find Controls) and
follow the instructions to launch the Wizard (described in Appendix D) for initial set-up.
This page works exactly like the Wizard and Controls Page in terms of establishing settings, except that you need to
select the Day as well as Mode (Heating or Cooling) –and first select the Thermostat in the list above if you have more
than 1. Just grab the top bar with your mouse and move up or down to adjust the temperature, or grab a side bar and
move horizontally to adjust the time period. The icon on the right hand side of the page provides you with the
ability to Clone the settings from another day and change the number of time periods for the Thermostat (currently 4,
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Please note that the upper section of the page lets you Describe a Smart Thermostat if you would like to have more
information (in this example the First Floor thermostat is listed as being Located in the Kitchen) by clicking on the Edit
Icon under Actions on the right hand side. You can change any other information, lock out local staff from changing a
Thermostat, and also delete a Thermostat.
Event Schedules Sub-Tab
The Event Schedule Sub-Tab lets you adjust certain
settings, such as when to switch between Heating and
Cooling Seasons and which Holidays the facility is
closed for, both of which are original established in the
Set-up Wizard described in Appendix D. (There will be
a variety of additional functions made available as part
of Event Scheduling with future releases).

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4. Management Portal
The Management Portal is designed to enable organizations with multiple facilities to look at those facilities as a whole
and compare and contrast them. This includes the ability to group together facilities in a flexible manner. In addition,
organizations use the Management function to create additional users and identify individuals to get Alerts for specific
buildings.
Any user that has access privileges to more than 1 facility will automatically be taken first to the Management Portal
where they can choose the building they wish to look at. They can then go back to the Summary page at any time and
select another building.
Organizations with only a single location will still have access to the Management Portal so they can create additional
users if desired, but will need to access it through the Management link on the Navigation Bar.
Navigating the Management Portal
The Management Portal has 4 tabs:
1. Summary –provides a cross-facility benchmarking capability
2. Organize Buildings –allows those with Administrative privileges to establish Groups and/or Regions and assign
buildings to them
3. Manage Users –allows Administrators to create and delete users and create and modify user privileges
4. Manage Alerts –allows Administrators to assign different Alerts to different users
Summary Tab
The Summary page is divided into 3
sections:
The top section contains a Google Map
showing the location of each of the
facilities. You can pan and zoom on the
map like any other Google Map. If you
click on a location, it will show the real-
time energy usage at that location, along
with the facility name and address.
The middle section of the Page provides a facility benchmarking capability. You can organize locations by Group or
Region (described below) and toggle between a Cost or Usage (kWh) view. (Usage is very important if you have
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You can currently look at a couple of Key
Performance Indicators: Cost (or Usage) per
Sq. Ft. and Cost/Usage per Operating Hour,
so you can get a better “apples to apples”
comparison between facilities.
In addition to comparing total facility cost
and usage, the eMonitor’s granularity
enables you to compare facilities on an
equipment group basis as well. You can
compare, for example, Cooling cost per
square foot across facilities, or Lighting cost.
Click View to be taken to the Dashboard Home Page for the location.
The bottom section of the page provides a 30 day history for the facility highlighted in the middle section. This is
essentially the same history graph described earlier that is accessible from the Home page of the Dashboard. This
section also may have a picture of the facility, either taken from Google maps or uploaded directly by the Company in
the Manage Buildings tab.
Organize Buildings Tab
Under this Tab you will see a list of all buildings in your
organization with registered eMonitors. You can create
Regions to which you can assign buildings, which will allow
you to aggregate regional energy usage and costs, and
compare regional performance.
You can also assign buildings to Groups. Groups are not a sub-set of Regions and vice versa, so you have some
flexibility in how you assign things. For example, a company might combine some buildings that are next to each other
into a campus, but also have those same buildings in a common region. On the other hand, a national chain with
multiple franchisees in the same geographies might want to create Groups that represent a Franchise, and then
Regions that cut across franchisees so that regional performance can be compared.