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New SiteSage App
BY: PowerWise
The new SiteSage app presents a fresh look on energy insights for buildings. Learn how important aspects of the app have changed
SiteSage Gateway and Wireless Networks
BY: PowerWise
Learn how to connect a SiteSage gateway to a wireless network
Extreme Weather Impact on Solar Power
BY: PowerWise
It pays to watch the site-specific weather and power production for a solar installation, especially during extreme weather events. Weather is so important that solar industry insurance provider, Renewable Guard, offers policies with real-time weather monitoring, according to Reuters.
Costs to Charge Electric Vehicles
BY: PowerWise
Electric vehicles will likely play a big role in the future of transportation. But what does it cost to charge a vehicle? Monitor the circuit and find out!
Reduce COVID Risks with Working Ventilation Systems
BY: PowerWise
Essentially every building has a heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) system. Today, well-functioning HVAC systems are critically important during the pandemic. Monitoring these units ensure they are operating as expected
A GPS for Your Building’s Energy
BY: PowerWise
With monitoring technology, you have a deeper perspective into how a building works. This knowledge is certainly akin to having a GPS to navigate and understand the world from your vehicle.
Reduce Electricity Costs with Electricity Meters
BY: PowerWise
Monitoring electricity use is great for determining how to reduce electricity costs and consumption.
Monitor Electricity Use in Sub Panels
BY: PowerWise
Subpanels receive electricity from a main panel, as opposed to receiving it directly from the utility. There are two options for monitoring electricity in subpanels.
Know the Energy Costs to Manufacture Products
BY: PowerWise
One key component of manufacturing overhead is electricity and gas used. Typically, these costs are indirect and spread across product lines. But what if these costs can be metered and directly assigned to the product lines? Monitoring technology can help.
PowerWise Patents Machine Learning Algorithm
BY: PowerWise
In 2019 PowerWise patented a machine learning algorithm to quickly determine patterns in large data sets
Measure Electricity Use with Current Transformers
BY: PowerWise
Easily track runtimes, electricity use, and costs using current transformers (CTs). CTs are the most accurate way to measure power for individual circuits and the overall electricity use for the building.
Monitoring Solar Production
BY: PowerWise
Choosing to monitor the solar, along with energy use, is a great way to see both sides of the equation.
Make It Better, Make It PowerWise
BY: PowerWise
At PowerWise, we improve everyday technologies, such as heating, cooling, and lighting, and make them better with monitoring and controls.
Whole House Monitoring System
BY: PowerWise
Energy efficiency, reliable mechanical systems, and healthy environmental conditions are great reasons to consider a whole-house monitoring system.
SiteSage Users Explained
BY: PowerWise
SiteSage is an energy management platform. It provides provides degrees of user access, which is typically broken down by the ability to access or edit locations.
Monitor Energy and Air Quality in Existing Buildings
BY: PowerWise
Is it possible to monitor energy use, air quality levels, and water use in existing buildings?
Checklist for Monitoring Buildings and Mechanical Systems
BY: PowerWise
Are you interested in monitoring technology for your building? Know how a building uses energy in detail. See the costs and output of mechanical systems. To do all this and more, keep these things in mind for your project.
Conserve Energy with a New Electric Meter from PowerWise
BY: PowerWise
Conserving energy and improving efficiency are important reasons to consider an energy management system. Measuring where and when energy is used provides insight into how to reduce energy costs and ensure efficient operations.
Smart Neighborhood, Solar Renewable Energy Credits
BY: PowerWise
At PowerWise, our customers appreciate technology and the insightful data provided with our energy management platform. Our projects range from straightforward and turnkey to more interesting and complex.. Here are some example projects we’ve worked on recently
When Temperature and Humidity is Important, This Innovative Sensor Delivers
BY: PowerWise
PowerWise’s new wireless temperature and humidity sensor provides an easy solution for temperature monitoring needs. This device communicates with a gateway to send data to the web where customers can access live information and historical reports, plus receive text and email alerts for temperatures outside of a range.
New Wireless Sensor, Wireless Bridge, Solar Monitoring
BY: PowerWise
PowerWise is proud to announce several new products, as well as redesigned and more powerful inView application.
Join PowerWise at the IAQ and Energy Conference May 2018
BY: PowerWise
Join PowerWise at the IAQ and Energy Conference on May 1-2, 2018, in Portland Maine.
October Software Updates for SiteSage
BY: PowerWise
Recent updates include more robust thermostat reporting, system outage alerts, and improved tools to manage alert subscribers.
Stronger Communications for SiteSage Technology
BY: PowerWise
New improvements include stronger communications between SiteSage devices and more flexibility in networking and powering the SiteSage gateway.
Report and Alert on Temperatures with a New Wireless Sensor
BY: PowerWise
Knowing that temperatures are within a normal and safe operating range is important - for business owners and homeowners. The new SiteSage WiTemp+ makes it easy to monitor temperatures.
Monitoring the new PowerWise Building
BY: PowerWise
PowerWise recently moved into a new office building. The building came with a few surprises requiring some "management". As an experienced monitoring and control company, we eagerly rolled up our sleeves to deal with a building needing improvements.
High-Tech Business Invests in Bucksport Building
BY: PowerWise
In early May 2017, PowerWise purchased a commercial building in Bucksport, Maine. Ownership decided a central location for engineers and programmers would improve company management and customer interactions.
SiteSage May 2017 Updates
BY: PowerWise
Effective May 1, 2017, SiteSage now offers new hardware integration, software enhancements, and updated pricing.
Cool and Comfortable with Controls
BY: PowerWise
Lighting and thermostat controls are great. They free up time for more important things. Set the schedule once, and the controls do what they are supposed to do.
Reliable and Efficient Heating and Cooling Systems
BY: PowerWise
Heating and cooling systems are supposed to be efficient and reliable. Paying attention to their performance every day is important. PowerWise recommends “listening” to the equipment as it runs and does it job. And by “listening”, we mean “monitoring.”
New Cars are High-Tech, Like Most Buildings
BY: PowerWise
While monitoring and control technology may seem amazing in automobiles, the concept is becoming mainstream in buildings and mechanical systems, where it started.
The Electricity Bill is Too Damn High
BY: PowerWise
At PowerWise we often hear from people when their electricity bill is too damn high. One tactic to reduce this bill is to target after-hours electricity use. Businesses and homes have mechanical systems running during the day. When occupants are asleep or the business is closed, a majority of equipment should be off, right?
Builders and Architects: How are Your Buildings Doing?
BY: PowerWise
If you design or construct buildings, do you know how well they run once completed and occupied? When you choose to evaluate your buildings and mechanical systems with monitoring technology, you have numbers to know what is going on.
Two heating systems? Which one to use?
BY: PowerWise
How did the PowerWise engineer choose which system to heat his home? He used monitoring technology, of course.
Planning an Electricity Monitoring Installation
BY: PowerWise
If you want to reduce your electricity bill, understanding what contributes to your electricity bill and when is crucial. An energy management system, properly planned and configured, will do the job. But how do you tackle the project, given seemingly unlimited options for designing a system for your home or business?
The Benefits of Monitoring Technology
BY: PowerWise
Consider the potential benefits from installing monitoring technology for your building or mechanical system. Doing so will give you insight into exactly how things are working.
Defeat Demand Charges, Reduce Electricity Costs
BY: PowerWise
Some businesses, in addition to paying a standard use rate, also pay a demand charge related to their highest use of electricity over a 15-minute interval. An energy management system can help avoid high demand changes.
Insight into Multi-family Building Energy Use
BY: PowerWise
The best feedback on a new multi-family building is knowing the building is efficient and provides a comfortable conditions.
Evaluate Ground Source Heat Pump Performance
BY: PowerWise
Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) use energy from the earth to heat and cool buildings, as well as assist in domestic hot water production. As a leader in cost-effective building management systems, PowerWise can evaluate GSHP performance using our monitoring and control technology.
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