PowerOptions Budget Offerings
Forecast with confidence
PowerOptions offers you the precision and confidence you need to set your budget and track variances throughout the year.
Track with precision
Energy is one of the largest and most volatile line-items in any operating budget, and getting the forecast wrong can ripple through your entire financial plan. PowerOptions' energy budgeting services combine our in-house forecasting model with ongoing monthly variance tracking to give Members accurate projections, real-time visibility into performance, and actionable recommendations when things shift.
Two tools, one budgeting solution
PowerOptions Members have access to the tools and analytics they need to make informed decisions about how to save on energy costs and use energy more sustainably to meet their climate goals.
Budget Power sets the plan; the Monthly Variance Tracker holds it accountable. Together, they give you a continuous budgeting cycle — forecast, track, adjust, repeat.
Budget Power
Budget Power is PowerOptions' in-house forecasting model for energy usage and costs. It leverages the historical data on your Energy Intelligence Suite (EIS) to produce reliable, data-driven projections for both electricity and natural gas — taking into account consumption patterns, rate structures, and seasonal variation.
Annual energy projections
Budget Power enables our Members to get annual energy budget projections for their electricity and natural gas use and costs.
Real-world analysis
Factors such as rate structures, seasonal patterns, and known changes in grid infrastructure or policy are accounted for in projections.
Data-driven forecasts
Using historical data from your Energy Intelligence Suite (EIS), Budget Power helps Members accurately project their own usage.
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Budget clarity
Budget Power helps you produce clear, defensible numbers your organization can plan around.
Monthly Variance Tracker
Once the budget is set, the Monthly Variance Tracker keeps you informed throughout the year. Each month, we compare actual usage and cost against your budget for each fuel type, flag variances, and provide an executive summary of energy performance — including recommended adjustments if the data warrants it.
Monthly comparisons
PowerOptions Members get monthly comparisons of actual vs. budgeted energy usage and cost by fuel type.
Budget recommendations
When actual performance significantly deviates from your plan, the Monthly Variance Tracker provides recommended budget adjustments.
Key takeaways
Our executive summaries highlight key trends and anomolies in energy use and price so that you are able to take action and capture savings.
Early warning system
Through the Monthly Variance Tracker, surprise costs become exceptions, not the norm.
Members that energy budgeting is best for
Campuses
Finance and facilities teams responsible for forecasting energy costs across one or more buildings
Variance-sensitive
Members who have been surprised by energy budget variances and want better visibility throughout the year
Finance-focused
Organizations preparing annual budgets who need reliable, data-backed energy projections
All members
Any Member already on the EIS platform who wants to get more value from their data
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