Challenges:

• Real-time insight into the energy consumption and generation of 600 apartments, integrating sustainability into residents’ daily lives.
• Gas-free building with diverse sustainable energy sources.
• Uniform monitoring without separate dashboards for different meters.
• Integrating sustainability into residents’ daily lives.
• Reliable data for billing purposes.

Solution:

Change= implemented the EnergyGrip solution to digitalize energy consumption and gain real-time insights. The features used include:

1. Various measuring equipment: The Nextalink is used as a data hub for reading electricity consumption via the P1 port of the smart meter, reading the heat meter via M-Bus, and reading the water meter. This ensures uniform data collection in one dashboard.
2. Portal and API connector: Change= chose the EnergyGrip portal to monitor and control metering data. The API connector is used to bring data online from various sources into their own portals and the end-user app.
3. Billing data for end customers: The reliable data from EnergyGrip is used to provide the necessary billing information for the monthly bill to Change= customers.

Results:

• Real-time insight: By using EnergyGrip, Change= now has real-time insight into the energy consumption and generation of the entire complex, enabling efficient energy management.
• Uniform monitoring: Various measuring equipment is integrated uniformly, resulting in one dashboard for managing district heating, electricity, and water.
• Sustainable living: Residents gain insight into their consumption, leading to awareness and the prevention of waste. The building’s sustainable character is thus integrated into the residents’ daily lives.