Progetto SIMEA - Automatica - Università degli Studi di Padova

SIMEA Stato dell’arte energetica degli edifici
1.2.18. EBS
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Streamlines utility billing and cost allocation
processes, while greatly improving the reliability and
accuracy of information. EBS (eDNA Billing System) was
designed to meet the complex utility accounting and
reporting needs of a large organization with 100s or 1,000s of buildings and accounts often spread across
multiple campus locations. EBS uses a highly flexible cost allocation structure ensuring direct access to
meter, account, building, and defined group cost and consumption information.
EBS can be integrated with existing business systems and automated meter reading/data collection
devices, or the system can be operated as a stand-alone solution. All utilities can be accounted for, including
electricity, water, metered gas, bulk gas, chilled water, fuel oil and steam. EBS also interfaces to eDNA,
InStep is real-time data historian. With eDNA, EBS becomes the Energy Efficiency Management (EEM)
system. eDNA collects all meter information and other pertinent energy management data through the
building control systems.
1.2.18.1. Validation/Testing
InStep Software has a rigorous Quality Assurance program. InStep is software products are used
throughout the world, including in many Nuclear power facilities where quality assurance paramount.
1.2.18.2. Expertise Required
Full EBS training provided with every EBS product sold. Additional training is available. Knowledge
of the utility billing business process is helpful but not required.
1.2.18.3. Users
Thousands of users in hundreds of plants throughout the world use the eDNA data historian. Users of
EBS include the University of Michigan and North Carolina State University.
1.2.18.4. Audience
Organizations with many buildings or campuses such as corporations, governments, and universities.
1.2.18.5. Input
EBS is configured with many standard engineered unit conversion factors, users may want to add
specific factors conversion factors are easily added to EBS through the user friendly interface to EBS.
1.2.18.6. Output
Information is presented in the preformatted output includes demand schedules, purchased utility cost
and consumption by meter/building and department/fund, generated utility cost and consumption by
meter/building and department/fund. EBS includes rate schedule analysis, text files for general ledger
uploads, vouchers for invoice batching, and an optional interface to accounts payable. EBS also includes a
query tool that allows information to be queried through the reporting engine. EBS utilizes a reporting tool
and also provides a monthly data warehouse file for uploading into an organizations common repository.
Reports can be printed or saved as word processing, spreadsheet, database, PDF, or RTF. EBS Web provides
web-based access to EBS reports, trend tools and meter level information.