Apogee Releases its "CommercialEnergyCalculator™" Self-Help Website Application for Utility Business Customers

ATLANTA, MAY 11, 2005 - Apogee Interactive announced today the release of its CommercialEnergyCalculator™, a customer self-help software application for utility websites. This new interactive tool leverages the proven effectiveness of Apogee's widely acclaimed online energy audit program, allowing commercial customers to find answers to their energy questions at their convenience, 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.

The CommercialEnergyCalculator combines the latest in state-of-the-art Internet-based analytical tools with an extensive experience-based archive of building energy-use characteristics. It provides customers with the information they need to better manage their energy use and operations. Built on Apogee's most popular and easy-to-use web interface, visitors easily model their operations on one screen with a few simple mouse clicks. Once modeled, users can run "what-if" scenarios to see how much they could save by making simple changes to their facilities or operating schedule.

Analysis tools include:

  • Ability to model energy use of the base building
  • Presentation of estimated energy cost by end-use system
  • Ability to run "what-if" scenarios to see savings impacts

An add-on to the calculator is a comprehensive Energy Information Library that allows business operators quick access to the energy facts they need to actively manage their energy costs. This library provides comprehensive coverage of energy equipment and issues in an easy-to-use drop-down navigation system. Users can select from more than 58 building types to learn about typical energy use patterns and saving opportunities. Or if it's easier to find an answer by system, they can pick from more than 90 different end-uses, from Absorption Chillers to Waste-Heat Recovery to instantly access the material they need.

The CommercialEnergyCalculator™ allows utilities to achieve a classic "win-win." They can improve customer satisfaction by making the information business customers are looking for readily available in a user-friendly presentation, when they want and need it. In addition, it allows them efficiencies when customers self-service through the web instead of calling a representative.

About Apogee Interactive Inc.
Apogee Interactive Inc. (www.apogee.net) is a leading provider of online solutions for the energy industry. Serving more than 200 utilities nationwide since 1994, Apogee's Web-based content and tools reach millions of electricity consumers daily. The company also provides eLearning systems, call center programs and load management platforms to utilities and their trade associations throughout North America and New Zealand.

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