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Results / M&V methodology

How Edviro measures savings

This is the method behind every savings number we report: what the baseline is, what we measure, when a saving is counted and when it is thrown out. It is written out so your board, auditor or lender can check it.

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What is measurement and verification (M&V)?

M&V is how you find out whether a change actually saved energy. You build a baseline, which is a prediction of what the building would have used with no change. You measure what it did use. The saving is the difference. Edviro runs this check continuously on every fix and project, against a baseline adjusted for weather and schedule.

How it works

01

Baseline

A model learns how each building normally uses energy and predicts what it would have used.

02

Measure

From the moment a fix lands, we track real consumption at that site against the prediction. We do this for work orders as well as projects.

03

Report

The report gives the difference, how it was calculated and whether it held.

What goes into the baseline

The baseline is a model of one building. We fit it to that building’s historical and live meter data, along with weather, schedules, occupancy and tariffs. It answers one question: what would this building have used if nothing had changed?

Meter dataWeatherSchedulesOccupancyTariffs

When a saving is counted and when it is thrown out

Checked through 90 daysWe re-check each saving through 90 days after the fix. A saving the meter doesn’t confirm isn’t counted.
Reopened if it slipsIf the saving slips or the problem comes back, the work reopens with the evidence attached.
Who reviews the reportThe facilities director and the business office review each report.

Sample savings report

The data here is made up to show the layout. It is not a customer result.

What gets verified in each market

SchoolsMeasured savings for every site, which the district can show its board. This is where our published results come from.→Data centersThe cooling model’s predictions are checked against measured pod telemetry before anyone relies on a headroom number.→ConstructionThe baseline is fit during fit-out, so the owner and lender have a measured reference from handover. We have piloted this with a construction company.→

Common questions

How is an energy baseline created?

We fit a model to the building’s historical and live meter data, accounting for weather, schedules, occupancy and tariffs.

Can an auditor check the numbers?

Yes. Every reported saving ties back to metered data and a documented baseline, and the report shows the method.

How does Edviro know its fixes actually saved energy?

It checks meter data and the bill against the baseline. If the change didn’t deliver, Edviro flags it.

Does verification apply to work orders?

Yes. When a work order comes from a detected problem, the data has to show the condition stopped before it stays closed. Otherwise it reopens.

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