From Audit to Optimization — A Proven Four-Step System
Every engagement starts with data, not assumptions. We model your financial outcome before a single dollar is committed, then design, build, and operate the system that delivers it.
Four Steps to Energy Financial Control
Energy Audit & Financial Modeling
We analyze 24 months of interval utility data, your rate structure, load profile, and facility characteristics to build a precise financial model. You receive a detailed projection of savings, IRR, payback period, and net present value — before any commitment.
- Utility bill analysis (24-month interval data)
- Load profile characterization
- Technology mix recommendation
- Financial model: savings, IRR, payback, NPV
- Incentive & rebate identification
Custom System Design
Our engineers design a right-sized system combining the optimal mix of BESS, solar, fuel cell, and generation assets for your specific load profile and financial objectives. Every design is engineered to maximize your IRR — not just energy output.
- Single-line electrical design
- Equipment specification & sizing
- Technology mix finalization
- Permitting & utility interconnection drawings
- Detailed project cost & savings model
Installation & Commissioning
We manage procurement, permitting, and full installation with zero disruption to your operations. Our certified crews handle everything from equipment delivery to utility sign-off — you stay focused on running your business.
- Equipment procurement & delivery
- Permitting & utility interconnection
- Installation & commissioning
- Utility inspection & sign-off
- Staff orientation & handover
Know on the Go — Live Optimization
The Microgrid Controller goes live. From day one, your system is continuously optimized — dispatch decisions made in milliseconds, financial performance tracked in real time, and your savings compounding every hour of every day.
- Microgrid Controller activation
- Real-time financial dashboard
- 24/7 remote monitoring
- Monthly performance reports
- Ongoing tariff & dispatch optimization
Know on the Go — The Microgrid Controller
The intelligence layer that ties every energy asset together. Real-time command of your entire portfolio from any device, anywhere.
Real-Time Dispatch Optimization
The controller evaluates grid pricing, battery state-of-charge, solar output, and load demand every few seconds — automatically dispatching the lowest-cost energy source at every moment.
Demand Charge Management
Continuously monitors your 15-minute interval demand and pre-emptively deploys stored energy to keep peak demand below costly utility thresholds — your single largest bill reduction lever.
Predictive Load Forecasting
Machine learning models trained on your historical load data predict tomorrow's consumption profile, enabling proactive charge/discharge scheduling that maximizes arbitrage savings.
Remote Monitoring & Alerts
Full system visibility from any browser or mobile device. Instant alerts for anomalies, equipment faults, or grid events — with automated failover to protect critical loads.
Financial Dashboard
Every kilowatt-hour translated into dollars saved. Live tracking of demand charge avoidance, energy arbitrage revenue, and cumulative ROI against your original financial model.
Utility Rate Optimization
Continuously analyzes your utility tariff structure — time-of-use rates, demand tiers, export credits — and adjusts dispatch strategy as rates change or new tariff options become available.
Six Technologies. One Integrated System.
Each technology is selected and sized based on your specific load profile, utility rate structure, and financial objectives.
BESS — Battery Energy Storage
Store cheap energy. Deploy it at peak pricing.
Industrial lithium battery systems charge during low-cost off-peak hours (typically 9pm–6am) and discharge during high-cost peak demand windows. The controller manages every charge/discharge cycle to maximize arbitrage savings and eliminate demand charge spikes.
Demand charges represent 30–50% of a typical commercial utility bill. BESS directly eliminates this cost.
Properties with high demand charges, significant peak-to-off-peak rate spreads, or critical backup power requirements
Peak Shaving
Eliminate your largest hidden energy cost.
Demand charges are billed based on your single highest 15-minute interval each month — one spike can set your demand charge for 30 days. The controller monitors your load in real time and automatically deploys stored energy the moment demand approaches your target threshold.
A single prevented demand spike can save $5,000–$50,000 per month depending on your utility rate and facility size.
Any commercial property with demand charges above $10/kW — virtually every large commercial account
Solar / Renewable Energy
Generate your own power at a fraction of grid cost.
Commercial-scale photovoltaic arrays sized precisely to your load profile and roof/land availability. Integrated with BESS for maximum self-consumption — solar charges the battery during the day, the battery discharges during evening peak hours.
Solar generates power at $0.04–0.06/kWh vs. $0.12–0.20/kWh grid rates — a 60–75% cost reduction per kilowatt-hour generated.
Properties with available roof or ground space, high daytime loads, or strong net metering / export tariffs
Fuel Cell
Continuous baseload generation with 90%+ efficiency.
Stationary fuel cells convert natural gas or hydrogen directly to electricity through an electrochemical process — no combustion, near-zero emissions, and 90%+ combined heat and power efficiency. Operates continuously, independent of grid conditions.
Fuel cells generate electricity at $0.07–0.10/kWh all-in cost vs. $0.12–0.20/kWh grid rates, with the added benefit of waste heat recovery for HVAC or hot water.
Critical facilities requiring uninterrupted power, properties with high thermal loads, or locations with unreliable grid service
Linear Generator
On-site generation with superior fuel efficiency.
Linear reciprocating generators use a piston moving in a straight line to generate electricity — eliminating the rotary crankshaft of conventional generators. This reduces mechanical losses, improves fuel efficiency by 15–25%, and dramatically lowers maintenance requirements.
Lower fuel consumption and maintenance costs vs. conventional diesel or natural gas gensets, with faster response time for demand response applications.
Properties requiring on-site backup generation, demand response program participation, or peak generation capacity
Microgrid Controller
The intelligence that makes it all work together.
The Know on the Go controller is the orchestration layer — receiving real-time data from every asset (BESS state-of-charge, solar output, fuel cell status, grid pricing, load sensors) and making dispatch decisions every few seconds to maximize financial performance.
The controller typically improves system financial performance by 15–25% vs. uncoordinated individual assets — it is the multiplier that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Any multi-asset energy system — the controller is included in every Energy Financial Planning engagement
Ready to see your financial model?
A no-cost energy audit delivers your projected savings, IRR, and payback period — with the specific technology mix right-sized for your property.
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