MEP Virtual Energy Manager (Sentient 4.0)

The invoice arrives after the operating event

A production change, a short demand peak or a drift in base load sets the cost. The invoice posts weeks later as a total that cannot say when the variance began, what caused it or which team can correct it.

The Virtual Energy Manager puts billing, interval data, operations and finance on one record. Each variance gets an explanation, a value in pesos and a named owner.

What the platform covers

• Cost and billing Every invoice reconstructed from interval data, contract terms and published rates. Each difference is valued and ready for a clarification letter to the supplier.
• Capacity and critical hours Next-day critical-hour probability, an alert ladder and a pre-agreed response playbook, with each step valued in pesos.
• Market and contracts MEM prices, hedges and contract positions read against the plant's actual load.
• Clean energy and carbon CEL position, location-based and market-based Scope 2, and an evidence pack ready for audit.
• Scenarios and projects What-if modeling of load, PML, exchange rate, solar and storage, with savings, capex, IRR and avoided carbon.
• Real-time operations Where SCADA, BMS or meter points are connected, plant load and key equipment readings stream in with rule-based events tied to their source.
• Portfolio and reporting Multi-site benchmarking, consolidated exceptions and a monthly management summary for each plant.

Each role gets the decision it needs

Pricing

Each band's price applies to the plants inside it. A company with six plants pays US$2,500 for each of the first three and US$2,125 for each of the next three: US$13,875 a month.

The 12-month agreement includes the 90-day build. Plants above 10 MW of contracted demand, or with on-site generation or storage to integrate, are quoted after the data map. Prices are in US dollars, before applicable taxes.

The first 90 days

1. Days 1 to 15, data map: bills, meters, owners and gaps.
2. Days 16 to 30, baseline: approved indicators and tolerances.
3. Days 31 to 60, controls: bill tests, thresholds and actions.
4. Days 61 to 90, monthly cycle: management memo, owners and monthly closure.

Start narrow. Coverage expands only after the control logic and ownership work in practice.

Questions buyers ask

What does MEP need to start?

The number of plants and their locations, the data you already hold (interval, meter, production or contract data) and the issue you want solved first. The data map in the first 15 days fills the gaps.

Is this software or a service?

Both. The platform runs on Sentient 4.0, and MEP engineers run the monthly review with your plant, finance and procurement leads until each action has an owner and a closing date.

Can we start with one plant?

Yes, and MEP recommends it. Add plants once the first monthly cycle works. Portfolio pricing applies as the plant count grows.

Does it connect to our meters and control systems?

Interval data from the revenue meter is enough to start. Where the plant has SCADA, BMS, Modbus or MQTT points, the data map identifies which ones to connect.

How is it billed?

A 12-month agreement invoiced monthly in US dollars. MEP accepts purchase orders and supplier portals, SAP Ariba included.

Is our data confidential?

Yes. An NDA is available before any data review.