How Does Energy Management Drive Massive Utility Savings?
Energy costs are rising, budgets are tightening, and facilities teams are expected to do more with less. It’s no wonder energy and finance leaders are skeptical of vendors promising double-digit savings on utility costs. So when we say “when polled, most EnergyCAP customers reported saving 10% or more year over year on their utility bills with EnergyCAP,” the natural question is: How?
10% savings is real, and often just the beginning
The answer lies in our Savings Maturity Model, a proven path that starts with tackling pressing issues, like expensive billing errors and large leaks, and quickly surfacing energy hogs to focus conservation efforts for the largest impact. From there, customers scale up to sustained cost control, emissions reductions, and streamlined financial operations.
How we got to 10%
More than 50 organizations recently participated in the “ROI of EnergyCAP” survey, where 52% of respondents reported achieving 10% or more year-over-year energy savings after adopting EnergyCAP.
But here’s the nuance: those savings don’t come from flipping a switch. They’re unlocked through a partnership between your team and our software working together. While EnergyCAP isn’t responsible for every dollar saved, our platform enables the insights, automation, and accountability that make those savings possible, and measurable.
The EnergyCAP Savings Maturity Model
Stage 1: Utility Bill Management
What you get: A single source of truth for all utility data.
Savings impact: 1–3%, often in the first year (or even the first month!)
How it works: Catch low-hanging billing errors and anomalies, spot clear energy hogs, and benchmark building performance.
1 in 5 utility bills contains an error. Correcting those alone yields immediate returns.
How it works: Accurately forecast utility spend, accelerate month-end close, and eliminate late fees.
Proof point: customers process more than 1 million bills each month in EnergyCAP
Stage 5: Compliance and Reporting
What you get: Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions tracking in the same platform as your energy management
Savings impact: +1–3%.
How it works: Align carbon reductions with financial impact and unlock financial, regulatory, and reputational gains.
Customers are tracking more than 500,000 emissions sources in Carbon Hub
Combined savings potential: 25% or more
Why 10% is the baseline, not the ceiling
Many customers achieve 3% savings in the first year just from catching “oopsie” billing errors and surfacing glaring operational issues like water leaks or equipment left running overnight.
Sustained, double-digit savings happen when:
Energy managers gain visibility into consumption trends.
Finance leaders control budget variance and prevent late fees.
Sustainability teams measure and validate emissions reductions.
Facilities teams make informed, impactful changes.
Everyone shares the same trusted data.
That’swhere EnergyCAP comes in. We might not be installing low-flow toilets,but we equip your team with the tools, data, and insights to uncover inefficiencies, validate projects, avoid waste, and make smarter, faster decisions.
“In my decades as an energy manager, 25% savings was always within reach as long as you had three things: a committed team, strategic efficiency projects, and EnergyCAP to uncover and track the opportunities.”
Thomas Diliberti, CEM, CMVP, CIAQP, CLEP, Sr. Manager, Energy and Sustainability