Feature Comparison

RAMP Rebate Application Management Platform

STARTER

PROFESSIONAL

ENTERPRISE

DSM Tracking Platform

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Utility Users

1 User

Up to 3 users

Up to 20 users

Unlimited

Hosting – Microsoft Azure (1 year)

12 Months

Security – Dynamics/Azure Data Security

Included

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Real-Time Encryption (data at rest)

Included*

(*) Click here for more info

Real-Time Encryption (data in transit)

Included*

(*) Microsoft SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

User/Role Security (each user is limite to “their slice”)

Included

(*) Microsoft SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

Storage – Document Attachments

Up to 10 GB*

Up to 30 GB*

Up to 100 GB*

Unlimited*

(*) Additional storage can be purchased at the most recent price per GB as offered by Microsoft Dynamics/Azure.

Collaboration (working on behalf of other utilities)

Not avalable*

Up to 3*

Up to 20*

Unlimited*

(*) Assumes the Partnering Utilities have their own RAMP instance

Utility Branding/Logo

Included

Portfolio Management

Portfolios

Up to 1

Unlimited

Programs

Up to 3

Up to 20

Unlimited

Measures

Up to 10

Up to 50

Up to 100

Unlimited

Models & Manufacturers

Up to 1,000

Up to 5,000

Up to 100,000

Unlimited

Energy Types

Gas

Included

Electric

Included

Water

Included

Programs & Core Functions

Project Workflows/Automations

Included

Document Attachments

Up to 10

Up to 50

Unlimited

Financial Payments

Up to 6*

Up to 25*

Unlimited*

(*) RAMP creates Payment records that can be exported to the Utility for Check/Payment processing (RAMP does not issue the actual payments/checks).

Email Notifications

Not avalable

Up to 5

Up to 20

Unlimited

Bulk Upload

Ability to bulk upload a list of Measures

Not avalable

Up to 20

Up to 25

Up to 1000

Ability to bulk upload a list of Projects/Applications

Not avalable

Up to 20

Up to 25

Up to 1000

Leads/Opportunities

Leads Tracking per month

Up to 300

Up to 1000

Up to 5000

Unlimited

Opportunity Tracking per month

Up to 300

Up to 1000

Up to 5000

Unlimited

Portals

Customer Portal – Concurrent Licenses included

Up to 100

Up to 300

Up to 1000

Unlimited

Partner Portal – Concurrent Licenses included

Not available

Up to 50

Up to 1000

Unlimited

Measure Calculations

Deemed/Prescriptive Savings

Up to 10*

Up to 50*

up to 100*

Unlimited*

(*) Prescriptive Savings are calculated as follows: Quantity x Per Unit value

Deemed/Prescriptive Incentive

Up to 10*

Up to 50*

up to 100*

Unlimited*

(*) Prescriptive Incentives are calculated as follows: Quantity x Per Unit value

Complex/Custom Calculators

Not available*

Up to 25*

Unlimited*

(*) These are calculated via the ESP Calcs configuration (by Energy Platforms)

Approval Levels

Up to 1*

Up to 3*

Up to 6*

(*) This allows utilities to configure multiple approval tiers (based on program/measure and incentive value)

Security Roles

Program Manager

Included

Program Coordinator

Not avalable

Included

Executive

Not avalable

Included

Integrations

Sync with external Accounts Payable (Manual)

Included

Sync with external Accounts Payable (Automated)

Not avalable*

Included*

(*) Sync via SSIS

ENERGY STAR Integration

Not avalable

Included

Migration of previous projects/applications

Not avalable

Included

Reporting & Dashboards

Portal Customers/Partners – Dashboards

Included

Utility Staff – Dashboards

Included

Utility Staff – Export to Excel

Included

Utility Staff – Power BI Reports – Dashboard

Included

Utility Staff – Power BI Reports – Analytics & AI

Included

Cost Effectiveness Reporting

Total Resource Cost (TRC)

Not avalable

Included

(*) This test compares benefits to society as a whole (avoided supply-side cost benefits, additional resource savings benefits) with the participant’s cost of installing the measure plus the cost of energy efficiency program administration (non-incentive costs). Incentives are considered a transfer payment from program to participant and thus are not explicitly accounted for in the calculation.

Program Administrator Cost (PAC)

Not avalable

Included

(*) Sometimes referred to as the utility cost test, this test compares the utility’s avoided cost benefits with energy efficiency program expenditures (incentives plus administrative costs).

Ratepayer Impact Measure (RIM)

Not avalable*

Included*

(*) This test compares the utility’s avoided cost benefits with the cost of administering energy efficiency programs plus lost revenue from reductions in customer energy consumption. The RIM test is a distributional test that is best-suited for assessing the equity (fairness) impacts of energy efficiency programs.

Participant Cost Test (PCT)

Not avalable*

Included*

(*) This test compares participant benefits (incentives plus bill savings) with participant costs (incremental or capital cost, installation, O&M, etc.)

Societal Cost Test (SCT)

Not avalable*

Included*

(*) The SCT is similar to the TRC, except the SCT explicitly quantifies externality benefits such as avoided pollutant emissions not represented in market prices and other non-energy benefits (e.g., improved health/productivity).

8760 Cost-Effectiveness Tests

Not avalable

Included

(*) An 8760 energy calculation is an hour-by-hour analysis that simulates or evaluates a building’s performance for all 8,760 hours in a given 12-month period. This method uses the actual sequence of days and weather data, instead of averages. An 8760 analysis produces the most accurate energy model and operating cost estimates.