Digital Twin
Digital Twins are an active, responsive system that operates minute by minute in near real time. Thru connected platforms, it can fuse live data from smart meters, IoT devices, automation systems, and environmental inputs to deliver actionable insights, optimize performance, and support data-driven decision-making across the Utilities’ lifecycle.
As air quality fluctuates. occupancy levels shift, energy demands spike and dip, and system performance changes based on use, weather, and time of day.
A digital twin of the District Energy System and top energy consumers on the Main Campus Cogen Grid has been developed to allow for simulation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance. The digital twin is dynamic and is constantly updated with data from smart meters and sensors, providing a real-time view of the system’s performance and behavior.
The digital twin is a near real-time system of systems that allows Energy Services to understand how District Energy relates to building functions.by connecting data from sensors, building management systems, energy meters, and environmental inputs, it will proactively provide an always-current view for operational performance.
The Campus Energy Master Plan and Climate Action Plan have identified opportunities within the District Energy System and Energy Management of campus facilities to meet the goals for Greenhouse Gas Emissions to the of being 100% Carbon free by 2050. The digital twin will assist Sustainability Leadership with data and actionable measures to meet that goal.
Campus Emissions vs Campus Growth, HDD, CDD by Year
