EMS portrait for ecocoach ag
- Company
- ecocoach ag
- Company headquarters
- Brunnen, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- ecoEnergyCoach
- Website
- https://ecocoach.com/
The ecocoach energy management system is the leading technical solution on the market and is usually used for complex requirements in multi-family houses and commercial buildings. The system is based on industrial hardware and is scalable as required. A special feature is the ecoEnergyCoach software, which integrates and controls generators, consumers, measurement technology and smart home components across manufacturers. Commissioning, monitoring and control of the components are simplified to the maximum by function modules, a graphical user interface and an app. Ecocoach also offers its own battery storage systems and makes its software available to other hardware OEMs as a white label version.
General information
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
| Other target groups | Loading Park Operator |
Functions for real estate
Offer for utilities
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities | Yes, with white label under certain conditions |
| METAS certification | No, certification by METAS is not (any longer) relevant. |
Compatible Components
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available
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| Water meter |
Standard offer available
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| Inverter/PV system |
Individual offer developable
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| Battery storage |
Standard offer available
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| Heat pump |
Standard offer available
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| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available
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| Water boiler |
Standard offer available
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| Other heating systems |
Standard offer available
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| Heat storage |
Standard offer available
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| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available
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| Smart Home elements |
Standard offer available
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| Other components |
Ventilation: Helios, Drexel and Weiss, Zehnder
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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Not stated
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Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | LAN |
| SmartGridready | Yes, the declaration is planned in the next 18 months |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | No offer |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for water billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | In real time (up to 5 minutes) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by Specialist partner, utility |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 2 to 4 hours |
| Software updates | Several times a year |
| Softwar updates - how | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Software updates - who | ecocoach ag, specialist partner |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 20 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data protection guarantee | Not stated |
| Data storage | Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27000 in development |
| Access protection of ERM (App/Cloud) | HTTPS |
| Access protection of decentralized units | If decentralized units are possible, encrypted communication is used. However, the meters, sensors, etc. are nowadays often not yet so far. |
| Data security on decentralized units | If decentralized units are possible, encrypted communication is used. However, the meters, sensors, etc. are nowadays often not yet so far. |
| Protection of data exchange with peripheral systems and decentralized units | TLS encryption |
| Encryption of data in-transfer and in-storage | Fully |
Costs
Costs at building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 Multi-party residential building with the following components (excluding commercial):
- Measuring units: 20 electricity meters, 20 heat meters, 20 water meters (hot & cold)
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter)
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations
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Of these, the following functions can be fulfilled:
Measure electricity meterMeasure heat meterMeasure water meterIntegration PV systemControl heat pumpControl water boilerDynamic load managementData delivery consumption charging stations for billing (without collection)Implementation ZEV (pure data delivery - no collection) -
Of these, the following functions cannot be fulfilled:
| One-time hardware costs | CHF5,346 ecoEnergyCoach: CHF 4'299.00 Heating insert: CHF 576.00 Potential-free contact (WP): CHF 155.00 M-Bus for charging stations: CHF 316.00 |
| One-time software costs | CHF1,200 License ecoEnergyCoach |
| Other costs | CHF5,800 Optional energy meter |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF6,546 |
| Project management costs | CHF150 per hour |
| Annual costs | CHF1,090 Annual license ecoEnergyCoach Monitoring (representation): CHF 300.00 Annual license ecoChargingCoach for 5 charging stations: CHF 250.00 Annual operating costs consumption data for 60 meters: CHF 540.00 65 electricity meters at CHF 1.39 each per month |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Not stated |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
With:: Not stated |
| Other partners/clients | Installation partner (https://ecocoach.com/ch/partner-suchen/) |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | Not stated |
| Number of installations in Europe (incl. Switzerland) | 300,000 monitored / controlled endpoints |
| Founding year | 2018 |
| Number of FTE | 35 |