Plug & Process Load Management

Control the energy your building systems leave behind.

Lighting and HVAC are managed. The hundreds of printers, displays, charging carts and PTAC units in the same building usually are not. BERT measures them, switches them off when nobody needs them, restores power before anyone does, and reports the savings.

≈1/3
of U.S. commercial building electricity goes to plug and process loads - more in workstation-dense offices and schools.
Up to 50%
less energy used by the devices BERT controls, by switching them off when they are not needed. Results vary by site.
7-10%
of total facility electricity is BERT's planning range for a well-qualified facility. Results vary.
Since 2011
focused on commercial plug and process load management.

Sources: plug-load share - NREL, Assessing and Reducing Plug and Process Loads in Office Buildings (33% of U.S. commercial building electricity). Savings figures are BERT planning ranges, validated per project; see how we calculate savings.

Where do you fit?

I manage facilities

Cut after-hours energy across schools, campuses, offices and public buildings without changing how people work. Buy outright or through Smart Energy Suite with little or no upfront capital.

Ways to buy →

I sell or develop energy projects

ESCOs, manufacturers' reps, trade allies and engineering firms add BERT as another measurable ECM. You keep the customer relationship; BERT brings the plug-load expertise.

Partner program →

I design and specify

Guide specification Section 26 09 80, application guidance, product data and savings methodology for engineers, A/E firms and technical reviewers.

Engineer resources →

Measure. Analyze. Control. Report.

Every BERT controller measures the load it serves. That data drives the control strategy and proves the result.

Measure

Device-level power and energy data from every controlled load, accurate to ±3%.

Analyze

Review runtime, standby, cycling and schedule opportunity before anything is switched.

Control

Owner-approved schedules plus threshold and temperature logic. A local override is always available.

Report

Consumption and savings by device, group, building or portfolio in BERTBrain.

How plug and process load management works →

In stadiums, school districts and universities

638
Smart Plugs across 12 schools and the Board of Education at Hoke County Schools. The published study reports about 90,000 kWh saved a year.
564
Smart Plugs across 133 luxury suites at Soldier Field, where remote control and separate schedules reduced manual switching around events.

Other BERT installations include Jersey City Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, UC San Diego and the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

One platform, from retrofit plug-ins to smart wall outlets

BERT Smart Plug 110AP

Smart Plug 110AP

Plug-in control for 120 V devices up to 15 A. Fast to deploy across large device populations.

BERT Inline controller

Inline Series

Hardwired control for approved 20 A and 30 A loads up to 250 VAC.

BERT Wall Outlet 110WO

Wall Outlet 110WO

Two independently controlled receptacles in a standard wall outlet. Coming late Q4 2026.

BERT Edge Gateway

BERT Edge Gateway

One compact gateway runs BERTBrain for an entire system. No customer server needed.

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Find the unmanaged energy in your buildings.

Tell us about your facilities and we will size the opportunity: device counts, control hours and a savings range you can take to your team.