Making the Right Choice: The Guide to Choosing the Best Desktop Utility Bill Tracking Software for Your Facility

Abstract

Today’s utility bill tracking software can deliver excellent results
for energy managers who want to gain a comprehensive understanding
of utility usage and costs in their facilities. All of the major commercially
available utility bill tracking software programs are good at what they
do; however, they are distinctly different in functionality and capacity.
Savvy energy managers have discovered—sometimes the hard
way—the importance of selecting the appropriate software package
to meet their needs. Before reviewing software packages, it is best to
understand the needs of your organization and the resources available.
Then you can compare each program’s capabilities (such as budgeting
and forecasting, temperature correction, rate analysis, report generation,
etc.) against your needs.
Making the wrong choice can result in wasted time and hours of
frustration, or worse—dissatisfi ed clients or management.
This article will help you to identify what tasks you want to ac-
complish with your utility bill tracking software.