Utility Metering
Utilities, Energy Services and Sustainability (ESS) invites the campus community to view Ohio State metered utility information on our eDNA Billing System (EBSweb) from InStep Software, LLC, beginning April 1, 2009.
This data-tracking and reporting system is a dynamic tool that contains monthly energy and water usage data for various facilities at Ohio State. The goal of the website is to highlight energy consumption, develop awareness of university energy costs and foster conservation efforts at Ohio State.
Additional features include “Trending” and “Report” functions that the user may access from the menu bar.
How to Access
The user will access building-specific energy consumption by following these easy steps:
- Link to the Utility Metering site.
- Type in the username (osutility) and password (osuenergy)
- Click on “Buildings” in the upper left corner.
- Use the “Search” function if you know your building name or number, or ...
- Use the drop-down folders to browse and select a building.
- Plot or View Data for an entire building or select a specific meter. As explained below, not all searches will return meter data.
Note
Users of the website information should recognize that the data validation process, access issues, metering problems and other complications related to meter data collection may result in inaccurate, estimated or adjusted meter data.
Additionally, not all utilities are metered in every building and in some situations redundant metering (sub-metering) exists, which may inflate reported usage. Some buildings listed have no meters or none that are in the system. A search in these instances will not return any results.
Corroboration of meter data is recommended if used for analytical purposes, public dissemination, etc.
Contacts
Questions concerning metering data and use of the database |
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