LBNL documents 7% median energy savings, and 8 to 17% once fault detection is running everywhere.
Deloitte puts total cost of ownership reduction at roughly 10%; maintenance drops 10 to 30%.
A satisfied tenant is 3× more likely to renew (Kingsley). What replacing one costs — brokerage, fit-out and void months — is an assumption you can change above, not a published figure. Retention gain is in percentage points: going from 80% to 85% retention is 5 pp.
Every dollar you stop spending, or start collecting, is a dollar of NOI. Buildings sell at a multiple of NOI, so at a 7% cap rate, $106,200 more NOI a year adds about $1,517,143 to the building’s value, one time.
Hardware about $1,000 per site. Typical savings yield a 200% return on software cost every year.
Get your verified numberAn estimate built from documented Smarkia results and third-party benchmarks (LBNL, Deloitte, IFMA, Kingsley, MIT, IWBI, JLL). Your verified number comes from the 15-day report, measured to IPMVP against your own baseline.
FAQs
Do you have any questions?
Here are the answers.
What does Smarkia actually do?
Start with what the business spends on energy today and apply a savings rate documented by independent research. If maintenance is included, the same method applies to that spend. Smarkia's calculator works this way: you enter your numbers and see exactly which rate is applied and where it comes from.
Why do energy savings vary by industry?
Because every type of business benefits differently from energy management. In a leased building, energy, maintenance, and tenant comfort all count, since comfort drives renewals, and the result shows up in asset value. Retail adds the impact of indoor conditions on the store. Manufacturing plants and schools count only energy and maintenance, and for schools, comfort is a requirement, not a lever. For renewable assets, the calculation is lost production recovered.
How much can an energy management system cut maintenance costs?
Deloitte puts the reduction in total cost of ownership at roughly 10%, with maintenance costs dropping 10 to 30%. The savings come from catching faults earlier and prioritizing repairs by cost. This lever doesn't apply to renewable assets.
Can you trust an energy savings calculator?
You can if every rate cites its source and you can change the inputs. In Smarkia's calculator, each lever shows its source (LBNL, Deloitte, IFMA, Kingsley, MIT, IWBI, JLL), and every input is adjustable. It's still an estimate. The number to base decisions on is the one measured afterward with your site's actual data.
What's the difference between estimated and measured savings?
Estimated savings are calculated upfront, using third-party benchmarks. Measured savings compare your site's actual consumption against its own baseline, following IPMVP. That's the number you can take to your CFO or your investors.
What data do you need to estimate energy savings?
Your annual energy spend and, if you want to include maintenance, your annual O&M budget excluding energy. For buildings, add square footage, cap rate, and number of tenants. For renewable assets, annual generation revenue. No equipment specs required.
How do you get your actual energy savings number?
Smarkia connects to the meters, BMS, SCADA, and controls you already have, and measures savings using your site’s own data. If a meter is missing, hardware runs about $1,000 per site. You get your verified number in 15 days, and within 30 days Smarkia is actively managing your site, always with your approval.