EMS portrait for Siemens Schweiz AG
- Company
- Siemens Schweiz AG
- Company headquarters
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Energy Flexibility Services
- Website
- https://www.siemens.com/global/en/products/buildings/energy-sustainability/energy-flexibility.html
The Siemens energy management system combines on-premise flexibility services with cloud-based energy monitoring. The solution flexibly controls energy consumers in an automated and cost-optimized manner, transparently records consumption data, and analyzes it. The result is an intelligent system for optimizing energy, costs, and CO₂ emissions—ideal for energy-intensive buildings and production facilities.
General information
| Main application | EMS oriented towards industrial purposes |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| no application |
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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 | Infrastructure, data centers, airports, logistics companies, hospitals, production |
Functions for real estate
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Measurements
MultitenancyMeasurements for billing -
Visualisation & Monitoring
Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementDemonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)Visualizations (building level or apartment level)PV performance evaluation -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementActive battery managementWeather forecastingE-mobility V2HSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesReceiving ripple control signalsE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization) -
Services
Direct marketingVEWA conform billingZEV billingCollection -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification -
Additional functions
Load and generation forecasts, day-ahead optimization, digital twin for economic simulations
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Portfolio overviewMultitenancyApplication in single- & multi-family housesIncident managementAuthorization management -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Peak shavingLoad shiftingFlexibility aggregationE-mobility V2GRipple control system replacementReactive current detection
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, without white label |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
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| 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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| Gas meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer under development |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Individual offer developable |
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Not stated |
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Operating modes Components
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Charging station
Solar based chargingAffordable chargingPriority chargingConsideration of load limits
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Heat pump
Dynamic setpoint shiftsForecast-based control
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Heating rods
Stepless control
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 | WLAN, LAN, mobile communications (LTE, 4G, 5G) |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Yes (partially) Please specify. |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | RJ12, RJ45, Via Dongle/Adapter (Smart Meter Reader) |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Standard offer available |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control |
Other (please specify)
15-60 seconds |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for water billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | Every 15 minutes |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by EMS provider, utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by EMS provider |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by End user |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | more than 2 days |
| Software updates | At least 4 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Manually via remote access |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | Siemens ensures data protection and IT security through strict guidelines in accordance with the GDPR. Data is stored and transmitted in encrypted form. Access to ERM systems is protected by classifications and access controls. Decentralized units are secured by physical and digital security measures such as firewalls, remote maintenance concepts, and vulnerability analyses. https://www.siemens.com/de/de/unternehmen/konzern/compliance/datenschutz.html |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | Not applicable (locally at the customer's site) |
Costs
Costs at single-party 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 single-party building with the following existing components (excluding commercial use):
- Metering units: 1 electricity meter
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 1 fully equipped charging station (AC charging)
Costs at multi-unit 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-unit building with the following existing components (excluding commercial premises):
- Metering units: 20 electricity meters
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations (AC charging)
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
Functions (not fulfilled)
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | Not the right use case |
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Multi-unit building | |
|---|---|
| Comment | Not the right use case |
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Profit sharing in the company: For example, with annual energy cost savings of CHF 50k, a value-based price is set at 70% for the customer and 30% for Siemens. |
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? |
Yes
With whom, or how many: 9 energy suppliers within Europe, and growing. |
| Other partners/clients | Mainly industrial, real estate, and logistics companies, hospitals (not exhaustive) |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | >10,000 installed systems Building automation |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | >100,000 installed systems Building automation |
| Founding year | 1894 |
| Number of FTE | Siemens AG approx. 320,000 Siemens Switzerland AG approx. 5,900 |