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Utility Accounting Software

METRIX 4

METRIX 4 The Most Powerful Desktop Utility Accounting System.
In addition to offering M&V services and Energy Management Support, Abraxas also distributes Metrix 4, an industry-standard bill tracking solution. Here are a few examples of what Metrix is capable of:

graph1 Track Utility Performance
You already have a monitoring and measurement system in each of your facilities - your utility meters. And your bills contain a wealth of information about facility performance. Metrix extracts this information to identify potential problem areas, reduce utility cost overruns, and prioritize your facility management resources.
graph21 Benchmark Your Facilities
Compare your facilities against each other and find out which are using the most dollars per Square Foot, or dollars per student, etc. Or you can compare your facilities and determine which are meeting savings targets and which are not.
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Measure Savings from Energy Conservation Projects
Verify the performance of your energy conservation measures. Are you getting the savings you expect, after correcting for weather and other variables which affect utility cost? Metrix uses historic utility data to establish a "baseline" for the facility. This baseline is compared to post-installation readings from meters, submeters, and/or monitoring systems to quantify the measure impacts. Metrix 4 complies with ASHRAE Guideline 14-2002 for measuring energy and demand savings.
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Apply Utility Rates or Use Average Costs
You can model most utility rates using Metrix 4’s rate engine, or you can apply average costs to your savings equation.

Set Targets and Measure Your Performance
You can set usage targets, and then track your performance against target usage.
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Communicate the Results with Excel-based Report Engine

Metrix enables you to clearly communicate your results to different audiences - from energy engineers to financial decision makers. Concise reports and graphics are available for each stage of your project - setup and baseline tuning, bill validation, tracking and savings verification, price comparisons, facility ranking and summary, etc.