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IngSoft InterWatt in use at AWB Abfallwirtschaftsbetriebe Köln GmbH

User report

From time-consuming Excel list maintenance to effective energy monitoring

20.06.2024 3 Minutes

With almost 2,000 employees, AWB Köln is the municipal service provider for waste disposal, recyclables collection, city cleaning and winter services and a daily companion to the people of Cologne. The waste management company is committed to sustainability and active environmental and resource protection. True to the motto: "SIMPLE. CLEAN. BETTER." Energy efficiency is also an important starting point. Find out in our user report how AWB has set up effective energy monitoring in its operations with IngSoft InterWatt.

Company data at a glance

SectorWaste management/
Circular economy
Services- Waste disposal
- Recyclables collection
- City cleaning
- Winter services
Company sizeapprox. 2,000 employees
LocationCologne

Improve data quality & resolution

Before the introduction of IngSoft InterWatt, the AWB's energy data was "maintained" in an Excel file that had "grown" over many years and by several clerks. The result: This led to a great deal of confusion and delayed errors. Day-to-day work was cumbersome and time-consuming. In addition, the data resolution was poor: for the most part, only annual consumption was displayed - occasionally also monthly consumption, which, however, had gaps. In the end, it was clear that the Excel lists had to be replaced by software specially tailored to energy monitoring.

IngSoft InterWatt customer since:June 2021
Number of energy properties managed:27
Number of meters recorded:
  • Currently 111
  • as soon as all properties are equipped with data loggers approx. 250-300
  • Further increase due to planned expansion of the charging infrastructure
Type of data collection:

Automated & manual:

  • Automated via load profile data by e-mail
  • Automated via data logger in future
  • Manual input in IngSoft InterWatt
  • Manual input via the IngSoft InterWatt Mobile app
Recorded energy sources:
  • Electricity
  • water
  • gas
  • Local heating
Data sources used:
  • Manual meter reading
  • Load profile data by e-mail from the energy supplier
  • in future: data logger
Particularly relevant features:
  • Evaluation
  • Monitoring of anomalies
  • Documentation of implemented measures

Energy management software with added value

With the goal of 'environmental and resource protection' in mind, AWB's decision in favor of IngSoft InterWatt has proven to be absolutely the right step: "I can recommend IngSoft InterWatt without reservation to any company that has several properties and a correspondingly higher number of meters. With IngSoft InterWatt, it is possible to efficiently achieve high added value with little effort. In my opinion, the software is an effective tool for the efficient evaluation of consumption," says Kaspar J. Zekorn.

What AWB Abfallwirtschaftsbetriebe Köln GmbH particularly appreciate about IngSoft InterWatt

  • Wide range of data collection options
  • Plausibility check of the data quality
  • Complex evaluations with several data series and high data resolution
  • Sophisticated and easy-to-use user interface
  • Saves time
  • Clear visualization of consumption evaluations
  • Evaluation of load profile data for planning future charging infrastructure

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