Intelligent energy management solutions for your business
We provide specialist energy management solutions for businesses of all shapes and sizes looking to reduce their energy spend and carbon emissions.
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Start with zero capital expenditure
1) Connect your energy data
To begin, we’ll connect your existing energy metering data to the EMMA AI platform, which starts analysing your usage across all your sites from day one, generating immediate actionable savings across your business.
2) Add sub-metering services
Once you are up and running, we can then look to increase the energy savings you make through the addition of sub-metering.
3) Connect all your energy management platforms
For our larger clients, we can additionally integrate data from 3rd -party energy management systems, Building Management Systems (BMS), EV charging data, solar and much more.
Connect your data and start saving with
Together with allowing you to see potential savings at a business-wide level, importantly, your site managers receive a simple email telling them where energy was wasted over the last 24 hours and how to prevent it from happening again. This simple step leads to immediate actionable savings, as your staff become an army of energy managers, changing habits and saving you money and CO2 emissions every single day!
EMMA AI is saving our customers millions every single year … all with zero up-front capital expenditure!
Sub-metering services
Installing additional meters beyond the main utility meter to track energy consumption by specific areas, departments, or individual pieces of equipment can provide detailed visibility into where and how energy your being used, giving EMMA AI more data to work with.
Optimal Monitoring can handle the installation, support and maintenance of remote meters, together with the processing of all data.
Connect all your energy platforms
By integrating these platforms with EMMA AI, you can achieve further energy savings, analyse complex issues, reduce energy waste, and streamline maintenance all from a single platform.
Don’t take our word for it
Optimal Monitoring has been saving our customers millions on their energy bills since 1994. Using the powerful automation of EMMA AI, we’ll continue to see savings across multiple sectors.
The savings generated during the pilot with EMMA AI were so compelling that rolling it out across our stores was the natural next step. The platform provided clear, actionable insights that allowed us to cut energy consumption and drive efficiency, delivering an impressive return on investment in just a few months. With EMMA AI now in place across various stores in our estate, we’re confident we can continue reducing costs while improving our sustainability efforts.
Card Factory: Identifying energy savings with EMMA AI
Card Factory aims to deliver energy savings and support sustainability goals, with data-driven insights for ESOS reporting and future investment planning.
Wincanton: Enhancing Efficiency in a Fast-Growing Supply Chain Operation
Wincanton partnered with Optimal Monitoring to gain greater visibility of energy use and drive energy efficiency across a fast-growing supply chain operation.
Chipping Norton School: Smarter Energy Management with Optimal Monitoring
Chipping Norton School were able to reduced water, gas and electricity costs and consumption, improving their energy efficiency with smarter energy management with Optimal Monitoring.
St Faith’s School: Driving Energy Efficiency
St Faith’s were able to improve their energy efficiency by working with Optimal Monitoring which resulted in reductions in consumption and energy costs.
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Our latest thoughts
We regularly posts content and thoughts on all matters relating to energy efficiency and saving.
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Unlocking Energy Savings with Submetering: How EMMA AI Simplifies the Process
For energy managers overseeing large estates—whether in retail, hospitality, manufacturing, or public sector buildings—understanding energy consumption at a granular level is essential. That’s where submetering comes in.Submetering is the process of installing...