Energy Reduction with Biulding Automation Solutions, Smart Grid Consumption and HVAC Management

The Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc.  announced this month that it has signed an agreement to acquire Site Controls, LLC, the Austin, Texas-based provider of enterprise-wide energy management solutions for multi-site commercial businesses.

Site Controls’ energy management platform, Site-Command™, integrates hardware and software to provide customers with real-time centralized visibility and control of multiple locations from a central point. Site Controls’ product line broadens Siemens’ portfolio of building automation and HVAC control solutions and is intended to drive Building Technologies’ leadership in the retail and commercial markets, including big box retailers, fitness clubs, convenience stores and restaurants. Site Controls further leverages its energy management platform through SureGrid™, a turn-key energy aggregation and demand response solution which reduces peak power demand when the electrical grid is under stress.

SureGrid offers customers, utilities and grid operators an industry-leading automated, cloud-based intelligent load management technology.

“We are keenly interested in developing solutions for our customers that help increase energy efficiency, margins, productivity and competitiveness,” said Andreas Schierenbeck, President of the Building Technologies Division. “With Site Controls’ energy management platform as part of our product portfolio, we have new tools to offer business owners and facility managers that centrally manage energy across the enterprise. Furthermore, our customers can participate in Smart Grid demand response programs with local utilities. The new offering of Siemens Building Technologies combined with the Energy Sector will accelerate our growth in the fast expanding Smart Consumption/Smart Grid market.”

“We are proud of the efforts of our team which built Site Controls into a technology leader and are thrilled to be joining forces with Siemens, a world-wide pioneer of efficiency and smart grid solutions,” said Dan Sharplin, Site Controls CEO.

“This transaction takes the Site Controls vision to the next level and creates significant value for our customers, employees, shareholders, and for Siemens.”

About Site Controls

Site Controls is a leading provider of enterprise energy management, facilities intelligence and Site Controls is a leading provider of enterprise energy management, facilities intelligence and smart grid solutions. Site Controls’ Site-Command™ above-site energy management platform monitors and controls major energy-consuming devices such as HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, signage and more, to drive down energy and maintenance costs. Site Controls energy management solutions incorporate energy efficiency, corporate social responsibility, comfort and controls, operational intelligence, and demand response services. By providing persistent, real-time access, visibility and control over thousands of assets and sites, Site Controls helps chain retailers and branch banks create a compelling customer experience while simultaneously saving money, reducing emissions, and improving business efficiency.

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Posted by tracey smith on Oct 3 2010. Filed under Energy Efficiency. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry