Measurement & Verification: Does it Matter?
Evaluation, Measurement & Verification or simply Measurement & Verification (“M&V”) is an increasingly important part of the energy manager’s job responsibilities. Millions of dollars are
University of Utah Energy Management Case Study
The University of Utah (“U”) has taken and implemented many measures to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their overall carbon footprint in the
Utility Bills and Utility Scraping. What?
All of us have Utility Bills. Whether it be for our homes or our businesses, Utility Bills are a fact of life. Utility Bills to
Utah National Guard: Knowing Their Energy
The Utah National Guard (UNG), began their metering efforts by trying to meet a mandate of the State to have every buildings of 3000 sq/ft,
Energy Management: Then and Now
Thoughts for Earth Day, 2017. When considering the length of the history of humankind, the last hundred years isn’t really a very long period of
Vitality’s Real-Time metering in action
Did you know that Vitality can give you real-time energy information at your fingertips on any internet enabled device? Check out a quick demonstration of
Vitality’s Anomaly Detection
Did you know Summa’s Vitality platform can alert users of any anomalies that may take place inside their facility? Our anomaly detection services can
An Energy Managers View on Benchmarking
In a recent study, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that buildings that were benchmarked consistently reduced energy use by an average of 2.4 percent
The 5 Ways Your Business is Wasting Energy
In recent years, we have been highly aware of the impact we have on the world around us, and, just as importantly, the impact on
Geo-engineering for Sustainability
What? The definition of Geo-engineering is this: the deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process that affects the earth’s climate, in an attempt to counteract