EnergyGrip for energy consultants
From disconnected meter data to well-founded energy advice
Effective energy advice starts with reliable data. EnergyGrip brings data from meters, installations and external systems together in one independent energy management platform.
Monitor consumption and generation across different customers and locations, compare performance, identify anomalies and use current data for reporting, energy-saving advice and sustainability plans.
Nextalink and EnergyFlip are integrated components of EnergyGrip for data collection and end-user insights.
Start with one customer, building or portfolio and scale up easily from there.
INDEPENDENT PLATFORM · HARDWARE-INDEPENDENT · REAL-TIME DATA · API INTEGRATIONS · SCALABLE
Reliable data as the foundation for better advice
As an energy consultant or energy advisor, you often work with information from a wide range of sources. This may include energy bills, meter readings, supplier portals, spreadsheets, building management systems and separate dashboards.
Collecting, validating and combining this information takes time. Missing or outdated data can also make it difficult to assess performance accurately and demonstrate the impact of energy-saving measures.
EnergyGrip brings all relevant energy data together in one central environment. This gives you a consistent foundation for analysis, reporting and advice.
You can identify notable developments sooner, compare locations more fairly and help customers make decisions based on current information.
From a one-off analysis to ongoing support
An energy assessment provides insight at a particular moment in time. However, energy use, installations and business processes continue to change.
With EnergyGrip, energy consultants can continue supporting customers after the initial advice. By monitoring energy performance continuously, you can see whether measures are delivering the intended results and where new optimisation opportunities arise.
This creates opportunities for services such as:
- Continuous energy monitoring
- Periodic energy and performance reports
- Detection of abnormal consumption
- Monitoring of energy-saving measures
- CO₂ reporting and sustainability insights
- Comparisons between buildings and locations
- Data-driven optimisation advice
- Support for energy and sustainability targets
This allows you to develop your services from one-off analysis into long-term, data-driven customer support.
What does EnergyGrip offer your energy consultancy?
Less time spent collecting data
Automatically bring together information from different meters, customers and systems. This reduces the time spent on manual meter readings, separate exports and combining spreadsheets.
More reliable energy advice
Base your analysis and recommendations on current and historical metering data. This allows you to explain more clearly where energy is being used, which anomalies occur and where optimisation may be possible.
Insight into the impact of measures
Compare energy use before and after an adjustment and monitor the results over a longer period. Period comparisons and degree-day corrections help you interpret developments more accurately.
Proactive customer support
Alerts and periodic monitoring help you identify anomalies sooner. This allows you to contact customers before unexpected consumption continues for an extended period.
Recurring consultancy services
Make monitoring, reporting and evaluation part of an advisory or service agreement. This adds a recurring service to work that would otherwise mainly be project-based.
One environment for multiple customers
Manage different customers, buildings, locations and connections from one platform. Roles and access permissions determine which data is visible to consultants, advisors, customers and other users.
One independent platform for all energy data
EnergyGrip brings data from different energy sources together in one clear energy management platform.
This includes:
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Electricity
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Gas
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Water
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Heat
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Solar panels
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EV charging points
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Batteries
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Main meters and submeters
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Data from external systems
Within EnergyGrip, you can:
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Monitor consumption and generation
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Analyse current and historical data
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Structure customers, locations and connections
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Compare buildings and periods
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Detect anomalies and peaks
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Configure alerts
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Calculate CO₂ emissions
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Apply degree-day corrections
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Create benchmarks
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Prepare graphs and reports
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Export data or share it through APIs
EnergyGrip operates independently of energy suppliers, meter brands and manufacturers. This allows energy consultants and energy advisors to combine data from different sources without building their services around one closed ecosystem.
Without a gateway where possible. With a gateway where necessary.
Does your customer already have digital metering equipment, ODA data or a usable integration? This data can often be made available directly in EnergyGrip.
Is additional on-site data collection required? Nextalink can be used to read existing meters and installations and securely send the data to EnergyGrip.
This means that existing metering equipment does not automatically need to be replaced.
The combination of direct connections, APIs, ODA data and Nextalink makes it possible to manage a wide range of customers and technical situations within the same EnergyGrip environment.
How EnergyGrip works for energy consultants
1. Select a customer or portfolio
We start with a specific advisory requirement. This could be a commercial building, real estate portfolio, production site, educational institution or organisation with multiple branches.
2. Map the data sources
Together, we identify which meters, installations, platforms and other data sources are already available. We also determine which information is needed for your analysis and consultancy services.
3. Connect the data to EnergyGrip
Existing digital data sources are connected directly or through APIs wherever possible. When local data collection is required, Nextalink can be used.
4. Configure customers and dashboards
Customers, buildings, locations, connections and users are clearly structured. Relevant dashboards, alerts, comparisons and access permissions can then be configured.
5. Use the data for advice and reporting
Analyse developments, identify anomalies and use the information for reporting, energy-saving recommendations, evaluations and sustainability targets.
6. Continue monitoring performance
Monitor results after measures have been implemented. This makes it clear whether the expected savings are being achieved and where additional optimisation may be possible.
Which services can energy consultants offer with EnergyGrip?
Energy monitoring as a service
Give customers continuous insight into consumption, generation and performance. Monitoring can be offered as a standalone service or added to an existing consultancy project.
Periodic energy reports
Provide monthly, quarterly or annual reports on consumption, generation, peak loads, CO₂ emissions and notable developments.
Monitoring energy-saving measures
Track energy use before and after measures are implemented. Use current and historical data to assess whether the expected results are being achieved.
Location benchmarking
Compare buildings, branches or other locations based on consumption and performance. Corrections and benchmarks provide a fairer view of the differences between locations.
Anomaly detection
Configure alerts for unexpected consumption, missing data or notable changes. This enables you to investigate what is happening sooner.
Well-founded optimisation advice
Use actual metering data to show where installations, buildings or processes perform differently than expected and which improvements could be explored.
Data for reporting and existing systems
Make energy data available to reporting tools, BI environments, ERP software, building management systems and other applications through the EnergyGrip REST API.
EnergyGrip is the solution
EnergyGrip is the central energy management platform. Nextalink and EnergyFlip are integrated components used when the situation requires them.
EnergyGrip
Within EnergyGrip, energy data, customers, locations, connections, users and analyses are managed centrally.
The platform can be used for:
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Monitoring and analysis
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Customer and location management
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Alerts and notifications
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Reporting and data exports
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CO₂ calculations
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Benchmarks and period comparisons
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Role and permission management
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API integrations
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Support for billing and reporting processes
Nextalink
Nextalink is EnergyGrip’s data collection component. The gateway is used when meters or installations need to be read locally and no suitable digital data connection is available.
Nextalink collects the metering data and sends it securely to EnergyGrip. If digital meters or usable API integrations are already available, a Nextalink gateway is not always required.
EnergyFlip
EnergyFlip is EnergyGrip’s end-user component. Through the app, employees, tenants, residents or other users can gain insight into their own energy consumption.
This helps your customer share energy data more widely across the organisation and involve users more actively in energy-saving efforts.
EnergyFlip can also be provided as a white-label solution, allowing the application to align with the brand identity of your customer or consultancy.
Not every customer requires the same components. EnergyGrip is configured based on the existing meters, systems, users and advisory objectives.
You provide the energy advice. Aurum provides the digital foundation.
As an energy consultant or energy advisor, you understand the customer, the buildings and the sustainability objectives. Aurum adds the platform, data collection and digital infrastructure.
Your role as the energy consultant
- Analyse the customer’s energy performance
- Identify energy-saving opportunities
- Recommend and prioritise measures
- Interpret the results
- Prepare reports and sustainability plans
- Support the customer in achieving continuous improvement
Aurum’s role
- Provide the EnergyGrip platform
- Support the integration of data sources and existing systems
- Use Nextalink where local data collection is required
- Manage software, connections and updates
- Support the configuration of customers and locations
- Provide a secure and scalable infrastructure
This means you do not need to build your own energy management platform or development team, while still being able to offer professional, data-driven energy services to your customers.
Suitable for energy consultants, advisors and service providers
EnergyGrip is relevant for organisations that analyse energy performance and support customers with energy management and sustainability.
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Independent energy consultants
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Energy advisors
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Energy consultancy firms
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Sustainability consultants
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Building services consultants
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Engineering and consultancy firms
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ESCOs and energy service providers
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Real estate and building consultants
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Industrial and production consultants
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Organisations carrying out energy audits and reporting
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Consultants managing multiple customers or portfolios
The solution is particularly valuable when you want to manage and analyse data from multiple locations, connections or customers centrally.
Give customers access to the right insights
Different users and access levels can be configured within EnergyGrip. This allows you to determine which information is visible to your own consultants and advisors and which dashboards or locations can be accessed by the customer.
Through EnergyFlip, information can also be shared in an accessible way with end users such as employees, tenants or residents.
This allows you to offer customers:
- Transparent insight into their own energy use
- Up-to-date information on consumption and generation
- Greater engagement with energy-saving measures
- A practical way to make results visible
- Insights tailored to different user groups
Customer example: Cinergie
Cinergie uses EnergyGrip to provide customers with reliable energy data and in-depth insights.
By making metering data centrally available, Cinergie can analyse energy performance, substantiate energy-saving opportunities and support customers with targeted advice and reporting.
EnergyGrip therefore forms the digital foundation for a data-driven consultancy approach and long-term customer support.
Customer example: Vastgoed Neutraal
Vastgoed Neutraal uses EnergyGrip to make data from submeters centrally available for monitoring, analysis and billing.
Where local data collection is required, Nextalink reads the meters automatically. Tenants also receive insight into their own energy use through a white-label portal.
EnergyGrip therefore forms the digital foundation for reliable energy data, transparent billing and better communication with tenants.
Start with one specific customer use case
You do not need to roll out EnergyGrip to all your customers immediately. Start with one representative building, portfolio or consultancy project.
During a pilot, you can discover:
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Which data sources are available
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How customers and locations are configured
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Which analyses and comparisons are relevant
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Which anomalies become visible
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How reporting can be simplified
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How monitoring fits into your advisory process
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Which recurring service you can develop
After the pilot, you can expand the environment to other customers, locations and applications.
Why EnergyGrip?
Hardware-independent
Combine a wide range of meters, brands, installations and external data sources without locking yourself or your customers into one supplier.
A reliable data foundation
Bring data from the complete metering chain together and monitor data flows centrally. This gives you one consistent foundation for analysis and reporting.
Scalable
Start with one customer or location and expand to tens, hundreds or thousands of connections.
Flexible integration
Use REST APIs to connect EnergyGrip to existing dashboards, reporting tools, building management systems and business software.
Securely managed
Aurum is ISO 27001- and ISO 9001-certified. EnergyGrip supports features including role and permission management and multi-factor authentication.
Continuously developed
Aurum manages software updates, security and the ongoing development of EnergyGrip. This allows you to focus on analysis, advice and customer support.
Frequently asked questions
Is EnergyGrip suitable for both energy consultants and energy advisors?
Yes. EnergyGrip is suitable for independent energy consultants, energy advisors, consultancy firms, sustainability specialists and other energy service providers.
The platform can be configured around your customers, data sources, reporting requirements and advisory services.
Do existing meters need to be replaced?
Not always. EnergyGrip is hardware-independent. Existing digital meters and systems can be connected directly or through an API wherever possible.
When additional on-site data collection is required, Nextalink can be used.
Which energy flows can EnergyGrip monitor?
EnergyGrip can bring together data from sources including electricity, gas, water, heat, solar panels, EV charging points, batteries and submeters.
The exact integration options depend on the meter, installation and available interface.
Can I manage multiple customers and locations?
Yes. Customers, buildings, locations and connections can be configured separately within EnergyGrip.
User structures and access permissions allow you to determine who can view or manage specific customer environments and data.
Can EnergyGrip process existing data?
Yes. Depending on the available source, existing and historical data can be made available in EnergyGrip.
During the initial assessment, we review which data is available, its format and how it can be connected.
Can EnergyGrip connect to our reporting or BI software?
Yes. Through REST APIs, data can be shared with reporting tools, BI environments, ERP software, building management systems and custom applications.
Can I create automated reports?
EnergyGrip makes current and historical data, comparisons, benchmarks and CO₂ information centrally available.
The reports that can be automated depend on the required content and the systems connected to EnergyGrip.
Is all data available in real time?
This depends on the data source and the selected connection.
With a direct connection to a meter or installation, data can be made available in near real time. External sources, such as ODA data, may have a different update frequency.
Can my customer access the platform?
Yes. Customers can be given access to specific locations, dashboards and data within EnergyGrip.
EnergyFlip can be used to provide accessible insights to employees, residents or other end users.
What support does Aurum provide?
Aurum supports the initial assessment, data integrations, configuration and further scaling. A helpdesk and support from a dedicated contact person are also available.
Make energy data part of your consultancy service
Would you like to spend less time collecting and validating data and more time providing valuable energy advice?
Bring a specific customer use case to the conversation. Together, we will review which data is available, how EnergyGrip can be connected and how monitoring and reporting can become part of your services.
