EMS portrait for Co4 AG
- Company
- Co4 AG
- Company headquarters
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Co4
- Website
- https://Co4.cloud/
The Co4 platform is the universal energy management solution for portfolio/property managers and energy service providers. Monitoring, optimization, reporting and billing are conveniently combined in a single, adaptable tool. Thanks to its modular approach and third-party open structure, the scalable cloud platform enables the unlocking of synergy potentials beyond the scope of proprietary systems. Co4 forms the usually missing link between existing building technology and the management tools used. Thanks to a manufacturer-independent platform solution and bi-directional communication, energy data, EV charging stations, systems and properties can not only be monitored and billed, but also optimally operated.
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 |
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 (yet) planned. |
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 |
Standard offer available
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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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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
5'000 CHF
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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 | GSM, LAN, LoRaWAN/NB-IoT, WLAN |
| SmartGridready | Yes, the declaration is planned in the next 18 months |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Standard offer under development |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors), Self-learning algorithms |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
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 Specialist partner, utility, External installer |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by EMS provider, Specialist partner, External installer |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by Specialist partner, External installer |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 1 to 10 hours |
| Software updates | As needed |
| Softwar updates - how | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Software updates - who | Co4 |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data protection guarantee | Secure, encrypted connections and certified data retention processes |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Switzerland, Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27000 |
| Access protection of ERM (App/Cloud) | HTTPS, MFA |
| Access protection of decentralized units | Not stated |
| Data security on decentralized units | Not stated |
| Protection of data exchange with peripheral systems and decentralized units | Not stated |
| Encryption of data in-transfer and in-storage | Majority |
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 | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF22,000 depending on details |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| 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? |
No
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| Other partners/clients | Providers of real estate tools, specialized agencies, OpenEMS Association & others |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | <100 |
| Number of installations in Europe (incl. Switzerland) | <100 |
| Founding year | 2023 |
| Number of FTE | 5 |