Using the left-hand navigation, scroll down to the SETUP section and click 'Settings', select 'Integrations', and click 'ENERGY STAR".
Under the "Actions" column, click the button that looks like a link on the far right of the property that you wish to connect.
The property at the left of the window shows the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager property you've selected. Click the "Aquicore Properties" dropdown on the right to see the properties you have online with Aquicore. Once you have used the drop-down list to match up the Aquicore Property to the ENERGY STAR Property, click 'Save & Continue'.
Under the 'Link Meters' section, select the meters you'd like to sync.
You will now be able to set the dates (which are inclusive) to “Start Data Sync” and “End Data Sync.” These dates indicate when Aquicore will send data from a certain data source to ENERGY STAR, and allow you to choose when to switch from metered data to bill data, or vice versa.
* Each Energy Star meter cannot have overlapping sync dates.
Click the Calendar icon for the calendar drop-down. Click the year to select a different year. Click "Save" once you have made your selections.
Once the sync is finished, you'll see "Successfully updated ENERGY STAR property" in green at the bottom right-hand corner of the page. The status of the property will also update to "Synced", confirming you have successfully completed syncing properties/meters and submitting your first batch of data!
Going Forward
Aquicore will take it from here! Your consumption data for the properties and meters you linked will be pushed to ENERGY STAR on a daily basis, and your score will be pulled back into Aquicore once ENERGY STAR completes its calculation. This happens once a month around the 15th.
Your most recent score can be viewed on your Property Overview page, as well as on a widget in your dashboard! Your score will also be reflected in your daily and monthly reports.
Data Sync
Aquicore sends new consumption data to Portfolio Manager after the end of the month (e.g. sends December data on Jan 1)
On a daily basis, Aquicore will check for any updates to consumption data, and update ENERGY STAR data accordingly for any discrepancies in the past 15 months
ENERGY STAR waits until the 15th of every month to use that usage data to update your score for the prior month.
For example, on March 15th, your February ENERGY STAR score will be calculated in Portfolio Manager online and then will immediately be reflected in your Aquicore platform.
Maintaining the Integration and Common Issues
Adding a new property or meter
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will not automatically share new properties or meters with Aquicore, even if your account is configured to share All Properties with Aquicore. When adding a new property or meter to ENERGY STAR, you must repeat steps 10-20 above.
Deleting a property or meter
Deleting a Property or Meter from ENERGY STAR will not automatically remove it from Aquicore. You must re-verify properties in Aquicore to have the updates show (Steps 16-17 above).
Syncing from Utility Bills
In order for Utility Meters to be linked to ENERGY STAR meters, the utility provider must provide a breakdown of the bill by meter, and that meter must be mapped to a meter in Aquicore. Aquicore supports syncing utility bills that have meters on the bill to ENERGY STAR. Most (if not all) automatically synced bills are supported, but manually uploaded bills are not supported.
To link your utility bill's meter to a meter in Aquicore, Go to Utility Sync > Click on Utility Service > Meters > Match Utility Meters and make sure that there is a row for each Serial Number. Note: The meter must be marked as a “Utility Bill meter” in Devices & Collectors in order for it to be mapped here.
The green circled Serial Number will be able to be linked to ENERGY STAR, any other Serial Numbers on the bill will not.
If there is no existing collector that matches this Utility Meter, you can create a placeholder virtual meter under Devices & Equipment (or reach out to Aquicore Support for help).