CHOOSING THE BEST DESKTOP UTILITY BILL TRACKING SOFTWARE FOR YOUR FACILITY

摘要

Today's desktop utility bill tracking software can deliver excellent results for energy managers who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of utility usage and costs in their facilities. All of the major commercially available desktop utility bill tracking software programs are good at what they do, however, they are distinctly different in functionality and capacity. Savvy energy managers have discovered - sometimes the hard way - the importance of selecting the appropriate software package to meet their needs. Before reviewing software packages, it is best to understand the needs of your organization and the resources available. Then you can compare each program's capabilities (such as budgeting and forecasting, temperature correction, rate analysis, report generation, etc.) against your needs. Making the wrong choice can result in wasted time and hours of frustration, or worse - dissatisfied clients or management. This paper will help you to identify what tasks you want to accomplish with your utility bill tracking software, summarize the functionality available in the market today, and then introduce you to the software packages themselves.