Xendee Integrates UtilityAPI for Easier, Faster and More Precise Energy Load Modeling

The United States needs to cut carbon emissions 40% in the next eight years, according to both the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act and anyone following the impact of climate change on our planet. The best way to make those aggressive cuts is to transition from carbon-intensive energy sources to clean energy. However, in order to make this transition, decision makers must have confidence in the capabilities of the technologies and the financial viability of the project. Part of this process is the gathering of extremely accurate data from the utility which can help designers determine the energy needs of the building down to each hour of each day.

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“Consequently, with the new integration provided by UtilityAPI and Xendee, our Solutions Architects can maximize the value of their time and design solutions rapidly without leaving the Xendee platform or interrupting their workflow.”

To expedite this process, Xendee, a provider of design and decision support software for microgrids, has integrated with UtilityAPI, a provider of interval load and general utility data for metered sites, to create a faster way for engineers to integrate the historical load data directly from the utility provider.

“We can all feel the opportunity passing us by. In the past, it could take a project engineer hours of work (and wait times of up to a month) to manually request and compile the energy data for one simple project. The entire process was error-prone, slow and deeply wasteful of the time of skilled — and expensive — engineers,” said Devin Hampton, CEO of UtilityAPI. “Now that Xendee has integrated our service into their product, their customers will be able to more quickly access accurate, standardized data that helps them implement their lower carbon emissions innovations even faster.”

The combined system, already in use by existing UtilityAPI and Xendee client AlphaStruxure, a provider of Energy-as-a-Service and a joint venture of Carlyle Group and Schneider Electric, will allow engineers to easily and swiftly load advanced load data from UtilityAPI directly into Xendee projects. This accelerated process will provide customers with an understanding of how to lower utility costs through renewable energy involvement and provide a highly accurate view of time and seasonal-based usage.

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“As an Energy-as-a-Service provider who designs bespoke microgrid solutions, access to historical electrical data is essential. UtilityAPI’s tool has allowed us to do that in a safe and secure way, but the data must still be implemented into the design,” said Maeve Lawniczak, Solutions Architect at AlphaStruxure. “Consequently, with the new integration provided by UtilityAPI and Xendee, our Solutions Architects can maximize the value of their time and design solutions rapidly without leaving the Xendee platform or interrupting their workflow.”

Though challenging to locate for many sites, load data is one of the critical parts of any microgrid model design. Through the integration with UtilityAPI, users have access to a connected, streamlined system that allows them to see more significant time reduction and cost savings and have the ability to make decisions based on accurate historical data of their usage.

“The integration of UtilityAPI into Xendee’s software will give users clarity and control of load data in a single platform that will reduce design times and costs,” said Zack Pecenak, lead engineer of Xendee. “Our goal is to offer a one-stop solution that makes the microgrid and DER design process more seamless. By implementing software solutions such as this, we are one step closer to unlocking more resilient and reliable energy sources, which have become more important than ever with the rise of natural disasters and disturbances to the grid.”

The use of UtilityAPI’s integration in Xendee will require a paid account with UtilityAPI and a Xendee license. After creating a UtilityAPI account, users can immediately access and import load and interval data downloaded from their UAPI account directly into the Xendee microgrid project.

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