Innovative energy management tool now available to electricity and
natural gas customers
WGL Energy Services (WGL Energy), a WGL company (NYSE: WGL), today
announced it has extended the reach and availability of its robust
Energy Management Platform, a free, innovative online tool that enables
customers to monitor and track both electricity and natural gas usage to
help save time and money.
The Energy Management Platform is now available to WGL Energy’s
commercial, government, and industrial electricity and natural gas
customers in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware, and
Pennsylvania. The solution effectively enables these customers to manage
energy budget, calculate carbon emissions, achieve sustainability goals,
benchmark against industry standards, and it provides energy efficiency
recommendations customized to each facility.
As commercial and government facility owners face ongoing energy
regulations, as well as increasing carbon reduction and energy reporting
requirements, the Energy Management Platform delivers an advanced level
of strategy and planning tools with easy to understand metrics and
insights. To learn more, visit here
for a new video that briefly highlights its main features and benefits.
“WGL Energy Services continues to help customers make smart energy
decisions through the use of innovative technology, including data and
analytics – this easy to understand information puts confidence and
control directly in their hands,” said Louis J. Hutchinson, Vice
President and Chief Revenue Officer for WGL. “Our Energy Management
Platform is another way WGL empowers customers with answers to help make
energy surprisingly easy.”
Highlights of the Energy Management Platform include:
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Benchmarking Integrated with EPA’s ENERGY STAR® -
Through an automated data exchange with the Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY
STAR® Portfolio Manager, customers get energy performance
benchmarking, data updates, and electricity and/or natural gas usage
reporting, at a time when regulators are progressively mandating the
use of ENERGY STAR benchmarking.
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Early Account Renewal Alerts - Customers are notified when to
consider renewing an energy account early at a favorable rate,
potentially saving costs.
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Energy Tips/Best Practices – Customers get customized energy
efficiency recommendations to enable them to take important energy
savings steps and compare how energy efficiency measures are working.
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Budget Management and Tracking - Customers can set budgets for
their monthly energy spend, and then track performance to let them
know how well they are doing.
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Energy Broker Access - Energy brokers have quick access to
clients’ energy data, allowing them to proactively engage on managing
energy usage.
About WGL Energy
WGL Energy delivers a full ecosystem of energy offerings including
natural gas, electricity, green power, carbon reduction, distributed
generation and energy efficiency provided by WGL Energy Services, Inc.
and WGL Energy Systems, Inc. To learn more, visit us at www.wglenergy.com.
About WGL
WGL (NYSE: WGL), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a leading source
for clean, efficient and diverse energy solutions. With activities and
assets across the U.S., WGL consists of Washington Gas, WGL Energy, WGL
Midstream and Hampshire Gas. WGL provides natural gas, electricity,
green power and energy services, including generation, storage,
transportation, distribution, supply and efficiency. Our calling as a
company is to make energy surprisingly easy for our employees, our
community and all our customers. Whether you are a homeowner or renter,
small business or multinational corporation, state and local or federal
agency, WGL is here to provide Energy Answers. Ask Us. For more
information, visit us at www.wgl.com.
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