ABSTRACT
REAL-TIME ENERGY INFORMATION collected and distributed over the web has a pyramid of value. At the bottom of the pyramid is automated meter reading [AMR], which has a value of about one dollar per month per meter. At the top of the pyramid is risk management where knowledge of real-time intervals can create $20,000 value in minutes in the management of energy and futures contracts. Between the top and bottom of the pyramid is data used for load management, managing demand response and time-of-use tariffs, operating digital controls, and aggregating supplies. Facilities managers and energy service providers can generate financial returns by building energy information systems reaching higher up the pyramid of value.
