Award for Energy Manager

ABB's cpmPlus Energy Manager software has won the 2010 Engineers' Choice award for best new product in the Dashboard Software - Energy category, selected by readers of Control Engineering.

The software helps customers in all industries and building sectors to monitor, manage and optimise their energy usage to boost efficiency and deliver cost savings. It addresses the business side of energy management by producing accurate energy demand plans and taking advantage of them in energy supply planning and optimisation.

Being able to accurately plan the energy requirements a day-ahead provides financial advantages, especially in the open electricity market, and can lower energy costs. Energy Manager includes reporting and analysis tools that evaluate the energy use patterns of all processes and pinpoint areas for improvement.