Case Study: James City County achieves unified, accurate energy management and major time savings with EnergyCAP

County Government Unifies Energy Management

James City County’s Department of General Services, led by Environmental Coordinator Dawn Oleksy, faced fragmented energy data, time-consuming manual reporting, and incomplete vendor-provided utility information that undermined confidence in savings estimates and project planning. Seeking a single comprehensive tool to replace spreadsheets, third‑party quarterly reports and duplicate systems, the County selected EnergyCAP (EnergyCAP Online) along with EnergyCAP’s Bill CAPture service to centralize and verify its utility data.

EnergyCAP unified James City County’s energy management with automated bill capture, Portfolio Manager integration, tree-structured dashboards, and on-demand weather-normalized reporting. The solution now tracks roughly 105 buildings and nearly 260 meters (251 on Bill CAPture), reduced monthly bill-processing staff time from about a week to six hours, and improved reporting confidence. Measurable impacts include a 5.4% normalized energy reduction this fiscal year equating to about $50,000 saved, Building E energy down 11% after upgrades, Building F electricity down 16% and natural gas down 45%, plus a $9,000 annual gas saving from a pool cover—results achieved through EnergyCAP’s software and services.

James City County

Dawn Oleksy

Environmental Coordinator