July 7, 2014: FirstFuel Software to Deliver Energy Efficiency Program for Southern California Edison
Advanced Analytics to Drive Greater Efficiency for Medium-Sized Commercial Buildings
LEXINGTON, Mass. — FirstFuel Software announced that it has been selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) to deliver a first-of-its-kind Continuous Engagement program using advanced analytics to help scale energy efficiency delivery. The program is part of the IDEEA365 initiative, a larger California program designed to help investor-owned utilities adopt new ideas and technology that can enhance energy efficiency delivery.
The FirstFuel program will use extensive smart grid data from more than 10,000 mid-sized commercial buildings across multiple business types to help more of SCE’s customers participate and benefit from energy efficiency programs. While many of the largest buildings are well known to have substantial energy savings, FirstFuel’s analysis has shown that mid-sized buildings can provide 40 percent of the total savings potential in an average commercial portfolio. SCE, like many utilities, has been interested in solutions that would help improve its efficiency services to this segment.