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Serious Controls at a glance
Serious Controls combines energy-management software, connected hardware and implementation services. Its work spans distributed energy portfolios, virtual power plants, commercial building controls and industrial automation.
- Company
- Serious Controls
- Legal name
- SERIOUS CONTROLS LLC
- Solution families
- Federated DERMS · BMS & Automation
- Core disciplines
- Distributed energy management, building controls, energy efficiency and demand-side management.
- Offices
- Woodstock, Georgia, and Irvine, California, United States.
- Project inquiries
- (888) 444-1855 · Contact Serious Controls
Who is Serious Controls for?
The right starting point depends on whether you operate a network, manage an energy portfolio or look after equipment inside a facility.
Utilities and distribution operators
Understand distributed resources in their network context and coordinate with connected energy portfolios. Explore DSO DERMS.
Aggregators, installers and vendors
Bring partner sites and devices into an aggregation program and review fleet status. Explore aDERMS.
Enterprise energy teams and asset managers
Manage resources across sites, review portfolio performance and plan coordinated operation. Explore eDERMS.
Building owners and facility teams
Manage HVAC schedules, review indoor conditions and connect building equipment. Explore BMS & Automation.
Industrial operators
Monitor boiler and process equipment, operating conditions and schedules. Explore Process Control and Automation.
Technology partners and OEMs
Discuss how equipment, software and existing systems can connect to a deployment. Explore Integrations.
Products and solution families
Federated DERMS
Distributed energy resource management connects batteries, solar generation, wind, EV charging and flexible building loads. Federated DERMS connects systems serving different operating roles, from enterprise sites and aggregated fleets to distribution networks.
DERMS Orchestrator
Federated coordination
Coordinate DSO, enterprise and aggregator DERMS environments through a shared system integration layer.
- Connect DERMS environments: Bring distribution, enterprise and aggregator systems into a connected architecture.
- Exchange data and control: Coordinate bidirectional system communication through defined interfaces.
- Align operating workflows: Connect the teams and systems involved in your energy program.
DSO DERMS
Distribution system operators
Bring distributed resources into view at the distribution network level and coordinate with connected DERMS environments.
- Network visibility: View distributed resources in the context of substations and network connections.
- Resource coordination: Organize resource information around distribution operating requirements.
- Connected environments: Exchange information with enterprise and aggregator systems through DERMS Orchestrator.
eDERMS
Enterprise DERMS
Manage distributed resources across enterprise sites and networks, with a portfolio view of assets and operating requirements.
- Organize enterprise assets: Group sites and resources around the way your organization operates.
- See portfolio performance: Review resource data, availability and energy profiles across locations.
- Plan coordinated operation: Connect portfolio monitoring, forecasts and scheduling workflows.
aDERMS
Aggregator DERMS
Bring installer, vendor and partner resource portfolios into a shared aggregation environment.
- Onboard partner resources: Organize the sites and devices that installers, vendors and partners bring to your program.
- Manage fleet visibility: Review connected resources, site status and operating groups in one place.
- Connect buildings to energy programs: Link building systems and aggregated resources with the wider Federated DERMS architecture.
BMS & Automation
This family connects facility systems with the people responsible for everyday operation. It includes four areas:
Building Management System
Manage HVAC schedules, monitor indoor air quality and bring building controls into one operating view.
- HVAC schedules and zone conditions
- Indoor air quality monitoring
- Connected building controls
Battery Energy Management System
Monitor battery state of charge, review power flow and follow energy trends at your facility.
- Battery state and operating visibility
- Site power flow
- Energy trends and schedules
Boiler Controls
Bring boiler equipment, temperatures and operating schedules into view for your facility team.
- Equipment and temperature monitoring
- Operating schedules
- Status and alarm visibility
Process Control and Automation
Connect process equipment and monitor operating conditions through a coordinated automation system.
- Connected equipment and controllers
- Process trends and operating states
- Implementation around your process
Building Controls covers commercial HVAC settings, schedules and control strategies. Serious-IAQ provides installed indoor-air-quality monitors, local touch displays, historical readings, alerts and floorplan views.
Common use cases
- Coordinate an energy portfolio: group distributed resources into VPPs, review availability and plan operating schedules.
- Bring partner resources into a program: organize installer, vendor and customer sites in an aggregation environment.
- Connect energy-management systems: exchange data and control information between DSO, enterprise and aggregator environments.
- Manage commercial HVAC: maintain operating schedules, setbacks and temperature thresholds across facilities.
- Investigate indoor conditions: locate monitors on floorplans, review trends and receive configured alerts.
- Review storage and thermal equipment: follow battery state, power flow, boiler temperatures and operating status.
Core capabilities
Distributed resources and VPP operation
Organize resources by ISO, hub or load zone, node, or a custom grouping. Collect asset data, forecast load availability, compare operating scenarios and optimize schedules around program requirements. Portfolio data can support measurement and verification, meter-data quality and settlement workflows.
Building operation and indoor conditions
Building Controls supports remote HVAC access, operating schedules, equipment alerts and custom control logic. Serious-IAQ provides readings and history at the device, with remote access and text or email alerts through the LTE Gateway. Floorplan views help teams identify the location associated with a reading.
Energy-aware control strategies
Projects can consider time-of-use tariffs, solar production, distributed resources and demand response participation. Equipment compatibility, market eligibility and the commercial arrangement determine the strategy for each deployment.
Explore DERMS capabilities · Explore building controls · Explore IAQ monitoring
Integrations and equipment
Serious Controls DERMS natively supports OpenADR 2.0b. Permissioned APIs provide connections to internal systems, distributed resources and selected vendors. Deployment can combine software integration, in-house hardware and integrated third-party equipment.
For an equipment review, share the manufacturer, model, protocol or API documentation, network requirements and intended control or monitoring workflow. This helps establish the connection method and commissioning work for your site.
For Serious-IAQ, include monitor locations, available power and LTE Gateway requirements. For building controls, include existing thermostats, sensors, HVAC equipment and operating schedules.
Deployment and implementation services
The enterprise DERMS platform is installed and managed on the customer’s network. Licensing, updates, maintenance and support are defined in the applicable agreement. The deployment architecture for building controls and monitoring is reviewed against the selected equipment and remote-access needs.
Through Serious Partners, consulting and implementation services support the work surrounding a VPP deployment:
- Program strategy, use cases and customer value propositions.
- Technology and vendor selection, software consulting and electrification planning.
- Customer communication, outreach materials and training.
- Facility engineering, contractor selection, installer guidelines and field coordination.
How to start a project
A useful first conversation starts with the operation you want to improve. Prepare the following information where available:
- Sites and resources: locations, building types, resource types and an equipment inventory.
- Operating goals: monitoring, control, aggregation, reporting or energy-program requirements.
- Connectivity: current controllers, protocols, API access and network constraints.
- People and delivery: who owns the equipment, who operates it, the implementation team and your target timeline.
The project then moves through scope definition, equipment connectivity, configuration, and monitoring and review. See the deployment steps or speak with the team.
Common questions
Which Serious Controls solution should I start with?
Start with the operating responsibility you need to manage. DSO DERMS addresses distribution networks; eDERMS addresses enterprise portfolios; aDERMS addresses aggregated partner resources. DERMS Orchestrator connects DERMS environments. For facility equipment, HVAC, batteries, boilers or process controls, start with BMS & Automation. Explore the solution families.
What is the difference between DERMS and a virtual power plant?
DERMS is the software used to manage distributed energy resources. A virtual power plant, or VPP, is a coordinated group of resources. Serious Controls DERMS provides tools to organize, monitor, forecast and schedule the resources in a VPP. Read about DERMS and VPPs.
Can I connect equipment that is already installed?
An integration review starts with the manufacturer, model, supported protocol or API, power supply and network access. Serious Controls reviews existing equipment and new systems to define the connection approach and any additional hardware or integration work. Review integration requirements.
Does every product include every feature?
The solution family, connected equipment and project scope determine the functions available in a deployment. Discuss the monitoring, controls, forecasting, alerts and reporting you need when defining the project. Discuss your requirements.
Where is the software deployed?
The enterprise DERMS platform is described as installed and managed on your organization’s network. Building Controls provides cloud-accessible remote operation, and Serious-IAQ uses the LTE Gateway for remote access. Confirm the architecture for the particular solution you select. See how a deployment fits together.
How do we arrange pricing, a demonstration or a project review?
Contact the Serious Controls team with your sites, resource types, equipment list and operating goals. Pricing, licensing, implementation, maintenance and support are defined for the project and its agreement. Contact the team.
Can Serious Controls help with implementation?
Yes. Services cover VPP program design, technology and vendor selection, customer engagement, facility engineering, installer guidelines and contractor coordination. The work included is agreed as part of the project scope. Explore implementation services.
Where can I find privacy and service terms?
The Privacy Policy explains information handling, including mobile information and SMS consent. The Terms and Conditions cover use of the services and the aDERMS operational SMS program. Read the Privacy Policy.
Names and terminology
- Federated DERMS
- A connected architecture linking distribution, enterprise and aggregator DERMS environments through defined system interfaces.
- DERMS Orchestrator
- The integration layer coordinating data and control exchange between connected DERMS environments.
- DER
- Distributed energy resource: generation, storage or flexible demand connected across sites.
- DERMS
- Distributed energy resource management system.
- VPP
- Virtual power plant: a coordinated group of distributed resources.
- DSO
- Distribution system operator.
- eDERMS
- Enterprise DERMS, for resources across an organization’s sites.
- aDERMS
- Aggregator DERMS. Organizes partner resources, sites and devices within a shared aggregation environment.
- BMS
- Building management system.
- IAQ
- Indoor air quality. Serious-IAQ is the Serious Controls monitoring product.
A short company description
Serious Controls LLC provides distributed energy management and building automation solutions, combining software, connected equipment and implementation services. Its two solution families are Federated DERMS and BMS & Automation.
Contact and office locations
For a project discussion, call (888) 444-1855. For service questions, email support@seriouscontrols.com. Existing customers can reach the Serious Controls platform with their authorized account.
Georgia
9040 Main Street, Suite 108Woodstock, GA 30188
United States
California
4000 Barranca PkwyIrvine, CA 92604
United States
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