CHOOSING THE BEST DESKTOP UTILITY BILL TRACKING SOFTWARE FOR YOUR FACILITY

摘要

Today’s desktop utility bill tracking software can deliverrnexcellent results for energy managers who want to gain arncomprehensive understanding of utility usage and costs inrntheir facilities. All of the major commercially availablerndesktop utility bill tracking software programs are good atrnwhat they do, however, they are distinctly different inrnfunctionality and capacity.rnSavvy energy managers have discovered - sometimesrnthe hard way - the importance of selecting thernappropriate software package to meet their needs. Beforernreviewing software packages, it is best to understand thernneeds of your organization and the resources available.rnThen you can compare each program’s capabilities (suchrnas budgeting and forecasting, temperature correction, raternanalysis, report generation, etc.) against your needs.rnMaking the wrong choice can result in wasted time andrnhours of frustration, or worse – dissatisfied clients orrnmanagement.rnThis paper will help you to identify what tasks you wantrnto accomplish with your utility bill tracking software,rnsummarize the functionality available in the market today,rnand then introduce you to the software packagesrnthemselves.