Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and recognized as the world’s most sustainable corporation in 2021, by Corporate Knights Global 100 Index, is proud to announce the launch of EcoStruxure Energy Hub, a scalable, self-service IoT software as a service (SaaS) solution, which simplifies the management of digitalized electrical and energy systems.
EcoStruxure Energy Hub is available for download in the App Store in the U.S. beginning April 2022 and through Schneider Electric, the EcoXpert Partner Channel, Distributors or Electrical Contractors.
EcoStruxure Energy Hub
The solution is unlike anything on the market, giving businesses the ability to connect their devices
With EcoStruxure Energy Hub, commercial, industrial and institutional building owners and operators can easily comply with emerging energy codes and standards, more effectively managing essential energy systems and ensuring they’re on track to meet larger sustainability goals.
The solution is unlike anything on the market, giving businesses the ability to connect their devices, begin collecting data and visualizing actionable insights about their energy use in just minutes all from an easy-to-use smartphone app.
Documented compliance with energy codes
Through its proven and documented compliance with energy codes, EcoStruxure Energy Hub allows service providers to seamlessly overcome the ever-changing complexities of meeting local energy codes, in order to satisfy customer requirements.
In addition, it opens the door to remotely service customers, maintaining ongoing relationships and maximizing service value-add. EcoStruxure Energy Hub is designed with simplicity in mind, from purchasing through installation, deployment, configuration, and use.
Sophie Borgne, the Senior Vice President - Digital Power at Schneider Electric, said “We know buildings are responsible for 43% of CO2 emissions globally, yet roughly 90% of electrical equipment is not connected to software and monitored in real-time – meaning that a majority of businesses have no visibility into their energy usage.”
Power digitalization key to ‘Buildings of the Future’
She adds, “Power digitalization is key to creating ‘Buildings of the Future’, by providing the visibility needed to reduce overall energy use and demonstrating compliance to sustainability goals.”
Sophie Borgne continues, “With EcoStruxure Energy Hub, we’ve created a cutting-edge, intuitive, and simple software as a service solution that makes electrical and energy management as simple as managing your finances on a smartphone.”
Simple, smart and IT-friendly
EcoStruxure Energy Hub is designed to be simple to implement and use
EcoStruxure Energy Hub is designed to be simple to implement and use, effortlessly connecting devices to collect and visualize data in minutes. Its graphical configuration makes it easy to customize to the environment, while dashboards and reports are automatically populated to speed up time-to-value.
It is built on a powerful energy platform that is designed by energy management specialists and takes the effort out of configuration, by understanding and analyzing energy and power data, in order to produce energy savings of up to 30%, driven by an awareness of energy spend.
As a web-based application, there is no software to install or maintain, which eliminates shutdowns for software upgrades and maintenance, as new features are released continuously and updated automatically. EcoStruxure Energy Hub is a native IoT solution that is IT-friendly and designed from the ground up with end-to-end cyber security in mind.
EcoStruxure Panel Server and Site Server
Thanks to the new EcoStruxure Panel Server (available in Q3 2022) and Site Server, the next generation cyber-resilient IoT gateways for intelligent energy networks, businesses can connect their energy and power infrastructure, collect data and securely push data to the Cloud, in just minutes.
Compliant with the requirements of globally recognized cyber security standard, ISA/IEC 62443, users can have peace-of-mind that their data is securely transmitted to EcoStruxure Energy Hub’s easy-to-use web and smartphone app, to visualize actionable insights.
Energy code compliance and energy usage analysis
EcoStruxure Energy Hub provides energy analysis and benchmarking features to identify the factors contributing to energy usage, analyzing energy usage patterns, and implementing energy conservation measures.
The software makes it easy to track energy consumption with the following features:
- Collecting and storing energy data for 36 months or more.
- Categorizing energy usage by load types, such as HVAC, Lighting, and Plug Loads, to identify where to focus energy conservation initiatives.
- Aggregating energy usage data by site, building, floor, area, or zones.
- Comparing and ranking top contributors to energy usage, across multiple sites, including buildings, floors, areas, zones, equipment, or devices.
- Analyzing factors contributing to energy usage, usage patterns and isolating energy wastage.
- Monitoring and reporting on energy usage, in accordance with ASHRAE 90.1, IECC, LEED, California Title 24 standards.
Electrical distribution monitoring and alarming
The EcoStruxure Energy Hub mobile app enables easy viewing of alarm notifications
As business operations depend on reliable power, EcoStruxure Energy Hub immediately alerts to disturbances in the electrical system and easily monitors the real-time status of electrical equipment. By collecting information from the electrical equipment, it can immediately notify by email or through the mobile app.
The EcoStruxure Energy Hub mobile app enables easy viewing of alarm notifications, reviews details of the alarm, and remotely acknowledges alarms with an audit trail. Alarm details are seamlessly shared between the web and mobile apps, so all users, with permission, have access to the same information.
Real-time device status viewing for each asset
Additionally, real-time device status can be viewed for each asset, including voltage, current, power demand and energy measurements. Historical trends can also be viewed for the selected time range.
EcoStruxure Energy Hub is currently available via the App Store or by contacting a Schneider Electric EcoXpert.
