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Teaming Profile
Energy Efficiency Program Sponsor Partner
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)
Three Lincoln Centre, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Business: Electric Utility Provider
Kevin Bricknell, Program Manager, Marketing &
Environmental Programs
Phone: 630-437-3118
Email: kevin.bricknell@ComEd.com
Data Services Provider
Calico Energy Services
15806 NE 160th St, Woodinville, WA 98072
www.calicoenergy.com
Business: Demand Side Management Software and
Services for Utilities and Power Providers
Thomas Doggett, Chief Marketing Officer
Phone: 425-281-1829
Email: tom.doqqett@calicoenerqv.com
ComEd and Calico Energy Services partner to provide comprehensive energy data for hundreds of
commercial buildings
Project Summary
ComEd, the electric utility in Chicago and Northern Illinois serving more than 350,000 businesses, partnered
with Calico Energy Services to implement a software solution that reduces the complexity and administrative
burden of collecting, validating, and submitting whole-building, multi-tenant energy usage data to the EPA's
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Using this data for benchmarking helps building managers understand
energy consumption compared to other similar buildings, set investment priorities, track and verify progress of
improvement projects, and work towards earning the ENERGY STAR Label. Data can also be downloaded for
other energy management purposes.
•	Scope
Develop a software solution to simplify the process of collecting monthly energy usage data at the
building level, and to provide additional functionality that connects back-end utility data systems with
EPA's Portfolio Manager to supply the energy usage information required for benchmarking.
•	Deliverables
ComEd and Calico Energy Services modeled, designed, tested, and deployed the Energy Usage Data
System (EUDS) in 2008. EUDS eliminated the administrative burden for ComEd of gathering whole
building energy usage data manually to meet customer requests. The system also greatly simplified the
process for building managers, making it possible for them to request data online, as well as configure
and automate data submission to Portfolio Manager. Since initial deployment in 2008, the system has
been upgraded to support improvements in Portfolio Manager, and remains in continuous operation
today.
•	Implementation Considerations
EUDS leverages enterprise-class data security systems and data aggregation so customers can have
complete confidence in the calculation, storage, and privacy of their data. Since the solution is
maintained by Calico, any technical updates to Portfolio Manager are transparent to ComEd and its
customers, thus ensuring accurate and successful monthly data updates.
•	Results
The ComEd EUDS tool has enabled building managers to obtain comprehensive energy data for more
than 1,400 buildings (as of July 2010). These buildings account for an estimated total of more than 300
million square feet of commercial floor space, including hospitals, hotels, medical office buildings, waste
water treatment plants, courthouses, financial centers, warehouses, schools, and others.
ComEd and Calico demonstrated an important approach for increasing customer access to whole-building
energy data, thereby expanding the set of options for program sponsors to consider when investing in this area.
EUDS helps building managers take full advantage of ENERGY STAR to benchmark their buildings' energy
performance, as well as develop and monitor energy-saving strategies. An off-the shelf version of EUDS, called
Green Certification, is now available from Calico Energy Services for program sponsors, and building owners
and managers nationwide.
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