EMS portrait for SkyFoundry
- Company
- SkyFoundry
- Company headquarters
- Glen Allen, USA
- Energy management system (EMS)
- SkySpark
- Website
- https://skyfoundry.com/
General information
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
| Other target groups | Commercial buildings, universities, campuses |
Functions for real estate
Offer for utilities
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities | Yes, with white label as standard |
| METAS certification | No, certification by METAS is not (yet) planned. |
| Further developments planned | Response to demands for load shedding and load shifting. |
| Further advantages for utility | The EMS can provide real-time visibility of all connected devices in operation, FDD, visualisation of all data, monitoring control, etc. |
Compatible Components
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available
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| Water meter |
Standard offer available
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| Inverter/PV system |
Standard offer available
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| Battery storage |
Standard offer available
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| Heat pump |
Standard offer available
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| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available
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| Water boiler |
Standard offer available
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| Other heating systems |
Standard offer available
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| Heat storage |
Standard offer available
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| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available
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| Smart Home elements |
Standard offer available
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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Not stated
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Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | LAN |
| SmartGridready | No, a declaration is not (yet) planned |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Standard offer available |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors), Self-learning algorithms |
| Control of components | EMS can run anywhere on a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), e.g. in the cloud, on servers, laptops and in devices. |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for water billing | Real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data transmission | In real time (up to 5 minutes) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by Specialist partner |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by Specialist partner |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by Specialist partner |
| Comment on installation | Distributors, system integrators, etc. |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | depending on project |
| Software updates | 4-5x yearly |
| Softwar updates - how | Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - who | Installer or licensee |
| Warranty | Full support as long as the software maintenance is running. |
| Lifetime | Not stated |
Data protection and IT security
| Data protection guarantee | This is not a SasS service. EMS service providers do not have access to the data. Utility, owner or installer can control data access. Data can be stored locally by the customer or in the cloud of their choice. |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site |
| Certification of Cloud solution | Not stated |
| Access protection of ERM (App/Cloud) | SSO with 3rd Party IdP |
| Access protection of decentralized units | Authorization can be as specific and limited as desired. Access authorization can be at the project, site, device, and/or point level, as well as by application and/or function. |
| Data security on decentralized units | Web socket technology and proprietary technology. |
| Encryption of data in-transfer and in-storage | Fully |
Costs
Costs at building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 Multi-party residential building with the following components (excluding commercial):
- Measuring units: 20 electricity meters, 20 heat meters, 20 water meters (hot & cold)
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter)
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations
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Of these, the following functions can be fulfilled:
Measure electricity meterMeasure heat meterMeasure water meterIntegration PV systemControl heat pumpControl water boilerDynamic load managementData delivery consumption charging stations for billing (without collection)Implementation ZEV (pure data delivery - no collection) -
Of these, the following functions cannot be fulfilled:
| Comment | The cost depends on the distributor. The software OEM does not provide professional services. |
| One-time hardware costs | EUR0 No hardware required. EMS connects to BMS/BAS. |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Not stated |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
No
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| Other partners/clients | Not stated |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | Not stated |
| Number of installations in Europe (incl. Switzerland) | Not stated |
| Founding year | 2011 |
| Number of FTE | 8 |