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Plug-and-Play enhancement to Measurement and Verification Panelboards and simplified reconfiguration provides customized insight into energy use
PALATINE, Ill. –— Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced the availability of the Energy Insight solution, an enhancement to the company’s Measurement and Verification Panelboard (MVP) offering for lighting control. Combining industry-leading circuit zoning capabilities, energy data analytics and a customizable dashboard, the Measurement and Verification Panelboards with Energy Insight provide facility and energy managers with more detailed visibility into energy use information, enabling them to better understand how various lighting and plug load energy conservation measure perform. This in turn allows for improved energy management and opportunities for cost saving and sustainability efforts.
MVP panelboards monitor energy usage by circuit, space, or complete lighting system. Operating with most software-based analytic tools incorporating the Modbus communication protocol, MVP panelboards aggregate the energy consumed by multiple branch circuits into manageable, customized zones for a composite measurement. With the incorporation of the Energy Insight software solution, an appliance designed with a plug-and-play approach, panelboard data auto-populates into a web-based dashboard, automatically analyzing current, power (kW), energy (kWh), power factor and volt data on a per circuit, zone or panel basis. Utilizing historical data of each circuit, users can identify energy use trends and detect future opportunities for improved energy efficiency. Providing first-of-its-kind capabilities, the solution can be easily reconfigured by the user at the touch of a button to align with a facility’s changing environment. Energy Insight also includes easy-to-understand and configure dashboards, alarms to identify trouble areas and marquee displays to share results with energy-savings stakeholders.
”As the need and demand for energy efficiency and sustainability increases, commercial building managers are seeking a game-changing solution that can provide them with a simple solution to establish benchmarks, achieve compliance requirements, identify cost-cutting opportunities and meet sustainability goals,” said Scott Walters, vice president, LifeSpace, Eco-Business, Schneider Electric. “Energy Insight is a unique energy management software that allows customers to leverage the data from the Measurement and Verification Panelboards to quickly set-up zones within the respective panels to capture down-to-the circuit detail. Facility managers can use this special feature to reliably validate actual reductions and savings, enabling them to not only lower costs but increase sustainability efforts.”
The MVP family of products includes Powerlink™ MVP Intelligent Lighting Panels and NF and NQ MVP Panelboards. MVP panelboards easily integrate with existing building management software and assist facilities in accomplishing energy management goals, obtaining LEED® certification points, meeting code compliance, and achieving month-over-month energy savings.
Available April 23, 2013, MVP with Energy Insight can be purchased directly through Schneider Electric and is also available through select channel partners. For more information, please visit: http://www.schneider-electric.us/sites/us/en/solutions/energy-efficiency/panelboards/measurement-and-verification-panelboards.page.
About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructure, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Non-residential Building, Data Centers & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the company's 140,000 plus employees achieved sales of 30.8 billion US dollars (24 billion euros) in 2012, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
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