Eaton has announced the availability of Brightlayer Energy, an AI-powered energy management and optimisation system (EMOS). It is designed to help building owners manage, optimise and monetise energy investments, while meeting local regulatory requirements. The platform delivers real-time data analysis, forecasting and automated control to help maximise benefits from building electrical infrastructure and distributed energy resources.

There are significant opportunities to improve building energy performance. The average commercial building in the US wastes 30% of its energy, while 75% of buildings have poor energy performance in the European Union. Brightlayer Energy software helps address these challenges as part of Eaton’s Buildings as a Grid approach, which transforms buildings into strategic and dynamic energy hubs that drive new efficiencies, advance energy resilience, reduce costs and accelerate progress toward sustainability goals, which are required in Europe under the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

“Building environments everywhere are becoming increasingly complex with diverse energy assets and evolving regional regulatory requirements—and digital tools are vital to simplify and improve energy management,” said Mark Roces, vice president, digital offer management at Eaton. “As a key part of our digital ecosystem for buildings that includes proven energy storage, microgrid control and electric vehicle charging solutions, our Brightlayer Energy software provides the foundation to optimise building infrastructure investments and helps enable a reliable supply of low-cost, sustainable electricity, while meeting compliance obligations.”

 Brightlayer energy software early successes yield significant savings

Implementations in Europe and North America demonstrate energy efficiency, maintenance savings and emissions reductions. For example, the Florian Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, lowered electricity costs by more than 25% and reduced emissions by 27% while adding nine EV chargers. At an Eaton warehouse in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company used the software to save 17% on energy costs overall and reduced forklift charging costs 66% by eliminating high energy demand spikes.

Designed for building energy optimisation and performance 

Brightlayer Energy software uses advanced algorithms that transform real-time data into actionable insights enabling energy use forecasting with 99% accuracy. The platform provides oversight of energy consumption patterns, potential savings and efficiency improvements to help businesses evaluate energy strategies for cost-efficiency, sustainability and long-term reliability. With real-time weather data integration, users can forecast onsite solar generation and optimise energy production, automatically directing excess solar power to battery energy storage systems for use when demand is high.

The platform also automates complex data aggregation and provides multi-tiered management at site, campus and enterprise levels for proactive energy oversight and optimisation. The technology simplifies monitoring of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, manages EV charging, and implements peak shaving and tariff-based load shifting strategies. Additionally, the software integrates energy market data to strategically orchestrate energy production while providing recommendations for improved operations and compliance reporting.

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