Centralized Data-Driven Energy Management Powers Sustainability

March 2014 Integrated Solutions For Retailers

By Adam Blair, contributing editor

Energy management systems that collect and analyze usage and performance data down to the site and equipment levels provide retailers with a real-time, enterprise-wide view of energy costs, identifying both problem areas and savings opportunities.

With hundreds of locations and multiple internal departments responsible for different aspects of facilities management, retailers face big challenges in achieving energy-related sustainability. Mark Straton, SVP of marketing at GridPoint, believes a centralized energy management system (EMS) provides the big-picture view retailers need to stop wasting energy dollars now and to make more sustainable decisions for the long term.