From Data to Decisions: What Data Intelligence Can Do in Corporate Energy Management
Companies today measure their energy consumption, but too often lack the tools to turn that raw data into actionable answers. That’s where FLOWBOX Data Intelligence comes in.
Capturing data is just the start
We are all gathering data today. So much that we could practically insulate a warehouse with it. But data by itself solves nothing. Real value emerges only when raw numbers become meaningful information and, based on that information, you act. In the energy domain, the stakes are even higher.
You have the data but do you have the answers?
Many companies collect energy-relevant measurements - from electricity meters, gas meters, production systems, operational technologies. But then they often struggle to make further use of them. They lack capacity, they lack context, they lack time. What’s more - they lack a tool that can evaluate the data, visualise it clearly and deliver straight answers to key questions: Where is energy truly being wasted? How much is it costing us? Why is it happening? What should I do to improve it?
FLOWBOX Data Intelligence: When simply monitoring isn’t enough
That’s exactly why the FLOWBOX Data Intelligence was built - a tool that helps companies uncover hidden losses, understand their underlying causes, and map out concrete measures that make sense.
What the data intelligence really does and who benefits
FLOWBOX Data Intelligence automatically analyses data, provides intuitive visualisations of energy inefficiencies, calculates their impact including financial losses and the effect on carbon footprint. It translates consumption into specific energy-efficiency key performance indicators (KPIs), facilitating clear understanding of where and when an intervention makes sense.
This solution isn’t just for one department - it creates value across the company.
- For senior management: It offers a quick understanding of where and when the company is losing, what savings opportunities exist, and what impact each measure may have.
- For energy/technical teams: It saves time - instead of manually comparing charts they receive a ranked list of inefficiencies by severity and can validate planned measures through simulation.
- For ESG and operations teams: It provides data for reporting, impact evaluation and instant alerting when something unusual happens.
What it can uncover: Real stories from operations
What the system actually does is best shown through real-world use cases.
- One of our clients, a logistics company, discovered that their new photovoltaic installation was utilising barely a third of the generated energy. The analysis revealed that most generation happened when the site consumption was minimal - and the heaviest consumption occurred in winter months when the PV output was lowest. A battery wouldn’t have solved the mismatch; the only reasonably meaningful option was joining an energy community. If the company had had a data intelligence tool before the investment, they could have simulated both production and consumption on their actual profile and made a different decision. They would have saved considerable funds and invested where the return made real sense.
- In a large administrative building, rising costs were puzzling. FLOWBOX showed that heating and cooling systems were running simultaneously - they were “fighting” each other. Adjusting operational regimes led to immediate savings, with no investment at all.
- In another company, the analysis revealed that although operations were shut down at weekends, the consumption of melting furnaces remained relatively high. A deeper investigation showed the furnaces were indeed switched to a “stand-by” mode - but it was set incorrectly, causing needless energy losses. Simply adjusting internal instructions and adding alerts for incorrect configuration was enough. The result? Annual savings in the millions.
- In a leased facility, FLOWBOX helped a company discover that their landlord was over-billing for more energy than they had actually consumed. With accurate data in hand they challenged the billing and stopped paying for other people’s energy.
When you understand the data, you know what to do
In all these cases the company already had the data. But only when they gained a tool that showed it in the right context could they act.
If you’re already measuring consumption but don’t know what to do with the data next, the FLOWBOX Data Intelligence module helps you orient yourself and identify the trouble spots. At the same time it shows the return on investment (ROI) of measures and guides you on where it is worth investing. And since the broader FLOWBOX EMOS platform goes beyond just analysis - it can directly control technologies - the solution helps you not only propose measures, but also execute them.
It’s not magic, but it is a tool. And no tool will change anything for you. The result comes only when you act according to the data and take a concrete step.