EMS portrait for Tetrag AG
- Company
- Tetrag AG
- Company headquarters
- Rotkreuz , Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- e3m
- Website
- https://tetrag.ch/
With e3m, Tetrag offers centralized, transparent monitoring and optimization of your energy consumption, enabling you to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and achieve sustainability goals more easily. Developed in Switzerland, the software offers a high degree of stability and flexibility.
General information
| Main application | EMS oriented towards industrial purposes |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water, gas |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
| Other target groups | Retail / Areas / Hospitals / Banks / Insurance companies / E-mobility / Utilities / Public sector |
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)PV performance evaluationVisualizations (building level or apartment level) -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsReceiving ripple control signalsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)E-mobility V2HActive battery managementWeather forecasting -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingDirect marketingCollection -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringMETAS certificationSmartGridready -
Additional functions
Asset inventory, order processing, and contract management
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesPortfolio overviewMultitenancyIncident managementAuthorization management -
Market needs
E-Mobility billingElectricity tariffs -
Grid needs
Reactive current detectionPeak shavingLoad shiftingFlexibility aggregationRipple control system replacementE-mobility V2G -
Further utility services
Set and review efficiency targets, correspondence with end customers
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label under certain conditions |
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 available |
| 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 |
Standard offer available |
| Other components |
Building management systems, industrial systems (compressed air/vacuum) |
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| Kompatibilitätsliste | ||
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
2'000 CHF |
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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), LoRaWAN/NB-IoT, Powerline, KNX |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Yes (partially) Please specify. |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | RJ45 |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | No offer |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Decentrally in the meters |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | Individually configurable |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for heat billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for water billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data transmission |
Other (please specify)
1x täglich Upload |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by External installer |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by External installer |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 2 - 5 hours |
| Software updates | At least once a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Automatic process |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | According to ISO 50001 |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27001 |
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
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 3,000 |
| One-time software costs | CHF 1,500 |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 6,500 |
| Installation cost | CHF 700 |
| Project management costs | CHF 175 per hour |
| Annual costs | CHF 1,200 Users, interfaces |
| Multi-unit building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 7,000 |
| One-time software costs | CHF 5,000 |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 19,500 |
| Installation cost | CHF 700 |
| Project management costs | CHF 175 per hour |
| Annual costs | CHF 1,900 Users / Interfaces |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Scaling effect between 10% and 15% of the unit price |
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: SIG Service Industrielle de Geneve |
| Other partners/clients | swenex, Opit, Swisscom, Coop, Swiss Prime Site, Manor, Bell Food Group |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | >1'000 |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | >10 |
| Founding year | 1998 |
| Number of FTE | 15 |