Enxsuite Bundles Smart Grid, Building Management into Latest Upgrade
<p>Version 6.0 of the Enxsuite energy management platform continues the firm's growth into comprehensive sustainability programs with additional features aimed at smart grid adoption and whole-building energy management.</p>
Taking its latest step down the path from its roots as a carbon management company, Enxsuite today released an upgrade to its eponymous software platfrom, one that incorporates smart grid and building management capabilities into the technology.
Enxsuite, which earlier this year changed its name from Carbonetworks and hired former Oracle executive Beatriz Infante as its CEO, has installed Enxsuite on more than 12,000 sites around the world, according to the company.
With the upgraded software, the company aims to better tie together all aspects of business operations, and track energy performance against sustainability and financial goals.
Among the new features of Enxsuite 6.0 are the aforementioned smart grid and building energy management capabilities, an energy portfolio manager for tracking resource use from water to carbon to electricity, and the ability to automatically gather and incorporate bills from utility companies.
"There is a business process around energy that is completely missing from corporate America today. Our platform lets you manage the performance of your energy assets as financial assets," Enfante told Greentechmedia. "You don't have to go off and get another report."
The latest version of the software follows on steady enhancements that predate the company's name-change. In 2009, Carbonetworks folded into its software an analytical tool for forecasting, risk assessment and scenario planning; and a tool to pair clients with partners to execute their green initiatives.
And this year, the company unveiled a focus on government sustainability and landed a contract to help the city of Chicago reduce its carbon footprint by 80 percent.
