Energy Manager Pro Siemens

[Skye Severy]

EnergyManagement has been an important topic due to ever rising energy prices, climate change and resulting public policy. Electricity costs for industrial customers have increased significantly in many countries, and sustainability is a global concern. It is clear: Plant managers need to take action to keep energy usage and costs under control.

But there is good news! With an industrial Internet of Things solution, companies that establish energy management can save costs, benefit from tax reliefs and develop sustainable business models that pay for themselves. Digital solutions that leverage the IoT can transform your energy management.

With Insights Hub, Siemens industrial Internet of Things as a service solution, you can start collecting valuable data on your machines and use this data to provide effective energy management solutions.

Siemens Energy Management demonstrates its commitment to accelerating the adoption of EVs in Europe by increasing its financial investment in ChargePoint, a leader in electric vehicle charging

ChargePoint already helps drivers globally charge up everywhere they go, with more than 36,000 charging spots near where they live, work and play. More than 7,000 companies have already partnered with ChargePoint and hundreds of thousands of drivers have chosen the ChargePoint network to meet their charging needs. The ChargePoint network enables drivers to find stations and monitor energy usage and gives station owners remote monitoring of stations, detailed station analytics and reports on information such as usage and greenhouse gas emissions avoided.

ChargePoint is the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network in the world, with charging solutions in every category EV drivers charge, at home, work, around town and on the road. With more than 37,800 independently-owned charging spots and more than 7,000 customers (businesses, cities, agencies, and service providers), ChargePoint is the only charging technology company on the market that designs, develops, and manufactures hardware and software solutions across every use case. Leading EV hardware makers and other partners rely on the ChargePoint network to make charging station details available in mobile apps, online and in navigation systems for popular EVs. ChargePoint drivers have completed more than 25 million charging sessions, saving upwards of 25 million gallons of gasoline and driving more than 603 million gas-free miles. For more information, visit www.chargepoint.com or contact the Media Relations team at europepr...@chargepoint.com.

The Siemens Energy Management Division, Erlangen, Germany, is one of the leading global suppliers of products, systems, solutions, and services for the reliable transmission and distribution of electrical power. As trusted partner for the development and extension of an efficient power infrastructure, the Division Energy Management offers utilities and the industry the portfolio they need. This includes facilities and systems for the low-voltage and distribution power grid level, smart grids and high-voltage transmission systems. Energy storage systems and solutions for decentralized energy systems complete the offer. Represented in more than 90 countries, this Siemens Division has about 52,000 employees and roughly 100 production sites worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com/energy-management.

The Site Controls EMS reduces energy usage at stores by monitoring and/or controlling key energy-consuming devices such as HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units, indoor lighting, store signage, indoor and outdoor temperature sensors, and refrigeration units. The EMS also monitors energy output and performance of on-site solar panels.

Complementing store-level optimization is the Site Controls Enterprise Portal, a cloud-based data analytics platform that provides the grocer enterprise-level dashboards, KPIs and outlier reporting to quickly pinpoint and resolve issues that would otherwise drive excessive consumption or negatively impact customer comfort. The system can also help ALDI lower maintenance costs by streamlining identification of problems, intelligently dispatching, and remotely validating work performed by HVAC service technicians.

A leader in the grocery retailing industry, ALDI operates nearly 1,500 U.S. stores in 32 states. More than 30 million customers each month save up to 50 percent on their grocery bills, benefiting from the ALDI simple and streamlined approach to retailing. ALDI sells the most frequently purchased grocery and household items, primarily under its exclusive brands, which must meet or exceed the national name brands on taste and quality. ALDI is so confident in the quality of its products, the company offers a Double Guarantee: If for any reason a customer is not 100 percent satisfied with any ALDI food product, ALDI will gladly replace the product and refund the purchase price. ALDI was honored with the 2015 Supermarket News Retail Achievement Award, recognizing the company for its ongoing business expansion and product evolution. For more information about ALDI, visit www.aldi.us.

The Siemens Building Technologies Division (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) is the North American market leader for safe and secure, energy-efficient and environment-friendly buildings and infrastructures. As a technology partner, service provider, system integrator and product vendor, Building Technologies has offerings for fire protection, life safety and security as well as building automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and energy management. To learn more about the Siemens Building Technologies Division, visit www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire Site Controls, LLC, the Austin, Texas-based provider of enterprise-wide energy management solutions for multi-site commercial businesses. Terms of the acquisition are not disclosed and closing is subject to U.S. antitrust review and approval.

"We are keenly interested in developing solutions for our customers that help increase energy efficiency, margins, productivity and competitiveness," said Andreas Schierenbeck, President of the Building Technologies Division. "With Site Controls' energy management platform as part of our product portfolio, we have new tools to offer business owners and facility managers that centrally manage energy across the enterprise. Furthermore, our customers can participate in Smart Grid demand response programs with local utilities. The new offering of Siemens Building Technologies combined with the Energy Sector will accelerate our growth in the fast expanding Smart Consumption/Smart Grid market."

"We are proud of the efforts of our team which built Site Controls into a technology leader and are thrilled to be joining forces with Siemens, a world-wide pioneer of efficiency and smart grid solutions," said Dan Sharplin, Site Controls CEO. "This transaction takes the Site Controls vision to the next level and creates significant value for our customers, employees, shareholders, and for Siemens."

Siemens will continue to offer the same level of expertise and quality solutions that Site Controls' customers have come to expect. Over the last several years, Site Controls' product innovation, technical flexibility and customer focus have been providing commercial building operators with solutions that consistently deliver operating transparency from location to location. Siemens plans to maintain Site Controls' 75-person team in Austin and integrate its solutions into the Building Technologies Division's overall product portfolio.

A division of Siemens Industry, Inc. (SII), Building Technologies (BT) Division is a leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building controls, electrical distribution equipment, fire safety and security systems solutions. BT's solutions enable America's buildings to be more comfortable, secure and environmentally friendly as well as less costly to operate. With its U.S. headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Ill., BT employs 9,000 people and provides a full range of services and solutions from more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry Sector has 28,000 employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51 countries. It posted worldwide revenues of $8.1 billion in fiscal 2009.

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