Buyer’s Guide: Energy Management Software (2024)

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The Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to energy management software (EMS)
Firms leverage EMS to realize cost and carbon savings simultaneously
The wide umbrella of EMS covers more solutions than ever before
Buyers must prioritize integration- and connection-rich solutions, and ensure that these meet their bespoke needs
Review of key product enhancements
AI is being adopted en masse
Vendors are rushing to incorporate carbon management capabilities
Findings from the 2023 Verdantix Green Quadrant for EMS
Inclusion criteria for the 2025 Buyer’s Guide to EMS
75F’s Facilisight delivers ASHRAE Guideline 36 energy savings directly to buyers’ facilities
Acuity Brands’ Atrius streamlines emissions reporting with templated dashboards for reporting against the CDP, CSRD, GRESB and GRI
CIM’s PEAK Platform focuses on maximizing customer speed to value and boosting existing system connectivity
E.On Optimum caters to individual customer needs with a fully managed services offering, alongside varying SaaS subscription levels
Infogrid’s offering autonomously identifies energy conservation measures and provides comprehensive M&V to validate savings
JLL’s Hank enacts autonomous control on buyers’ HVAC equipment to improve energy efficiency without compromising occupant comfort
KODE Labs’s strong data aggregation capabilities provide buyers with a single solution for complete building system monitoring and control
Metrikus’s platform provides contextualized energy data to empower smarter workspace decisions
METRON’s EMOS offering allows buyers to benchmark and compare energy performance against its historical database of more than 20,000 buildings
Uplight offers extensive DER management for buyers equipped with energy-producing assets
Verdigris’ scalable solution offers autonomous building control supplemented with equipment-level dependency identification for enhanced energy savings

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Figure 1. The six-part functionality of energy management software
Figure 2. EMS deployment case studies
Figure 3. Vendor heritages of EMS solution providers
Figure 4. Green Quadrant vendor solution updates and upcoming releases
Figure 5. List of EMS solution providers
Figure 6. 75F solution overview 
Figure 7. Acuity Brands (Atrius) solution overview 
Figure 8. CIM solution overview 
Figure 9. E.ON solution overview 
Figure 10. Infogrid solution overview 
Figure 11. JLL (Hank) solution overview 
Figure 12. KODE Labs solution overview 
Figure 13. Metrikus solution overview 
Figure 14. METRON solution overview 
Figure 15. Uplight (AutoGrid) solution overview 
Figure 16. Verdigris solution overview