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Join early access All coming nextWhat it is
Energy & Utilities is a coming-next humblx module for recording and reviewing a hospital's utility consumption. It will cover electricity, DG sets, water, the STP and LPG, and record medical gas pipeline readings as utilities. Teams will start with manual readings: they will scan the QR code on the meter, enter the value and attach a photo. Connected and IoT meters will be able to join later and appear in the same reports. humblx will show consumption per block, area and occupied bed, flag readings outside the expected range, and produce monthly reports for management and sustainability reviews. It will record utility data only and will not monitor medical devices.
The challenge
Hospitals run round the clock with heavy HVAC, lighting and plant loads, yet meter readings are written in logbooks once a shift or once a day, if at all. Readings are hard to compare across blocks. A running tap or a DG left on is noticed at month end, and the utility bill is the first sign of a problem. Management can't see consumption per occupied bed or which area uses the most.
The humblx solution
humblx Energy & Utilities will digitise readings for electricity, DG sets, water, the STP, and LPG and medical gas pipelines. Teams will start with QR-tagged meters and photo-backed readings on mobile, and connected IoT meters will be able to feed data later. Consumption will be shown per block, area and occupied bed. Unusual readings will raise alerts, and monthly reports will be ready for management and sustainability reviews. Gas pipeline readings will be recorded as utility data, not as medical device monitoring.
Key features
QR meter readings
Scan the meter, enter the reading and attach a photo; missed rounds will be flagged.
IoT meter data
Smart and IoT meters will connect as they are installed, alongside manual readings.
Consumption per bed and area
Electricity, water and fuel use per block, area and occupied bed, against your own baseline.
Anomaly alerts
Readings outside the expected range will alert the facility team.
How it works
- 01
Tag the meters
Each meter (main incomer, sub-meters, DG, water, STP, LPG, gas pipelines) will get a QR code and a place in the block and area hierarchy.
- 02
Schedule rounds
Reading rounds will be set per shift or per day, and missed readings will be flagged.
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Capture
Staff will scan the meter, enter the value and attach a photo. Readings that don't make sense, such as one lower than the last, will be queried when they are entered.
- 04
Connect meters when ready
Smart and IoT meters will send readings automatically and sit alongside the manual ones.
- 05
Normalise
Consumption will be calculated per block, area and occupied bed, using occupancy entered daily or taken from the HIS where connected.
- 06
Alert
Readings outside the expected range will alert the facility team. A likely fault will become a maintenance work order.
- 07
Report
Monthly reports by utility, block and area will support management reviews, bill reconciliation and ESG disclosures.
What it is built to change
- 01
Readings you can trust
Photo-backed readings will replace logbook entries written up after the round.
- 02
Problems found early
Leaks, idle loads and unusual DG running will be flagged when they happen, not at month end.
- 03
Bills you can check
Your own readings will let you reconcile utility bills and query errors.
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Data for sustainability reporting
Consistent consumption records for management reviews and ESG disclosures.
Where hospitals will use it
- Main incomer, block-wise and chiller plant electricity readings
- DG run hours and diesel consumption
- Water intake, STP inlet and outlet, and treated water reuse
- Kitchen LPG and medical gas pipeline readings, recorded as utility data
Who uses it
- Electricians and plant operatorsWill take readings on their rounds.
- Shift engineersWill respond to alerts.
- Facility and engineering headConsumption trends and anomalies.
- FinanceWill reconcile utility bills against recorded consumption.
- COO and sustainability leadMonthly reports and ESG data.
How it connects to the live modules
It will run on the same locations, QR codes, staff, SLAs and dashboards your teams already use.
- Facility MaintenanceLiveAn alert that points to a fault will become a work order, and readings for DG sets and chillers will sit alongside their preventive maintenance history.
- Desk ManagementLiveLeak and AC complaints raised on the helpdesk will be visible alongside consumption for that area.
- HousekeepingLiveMeter rounds will work like housekeeping rounds, with the same scan, photo and escalation on missed readings.
- Asset ManagementAlso coming nextDG and chiller run hours will feed condition tracking in Asset Management.
What we’ll measure
The measures this module is being built to report. We publish results only for modules that are live.
- Electricity consumption by block, area and hour
- Electricity and water consumption per occupied bed
- DG run hours and diesel used per hour of running
- Water intake, STP inflow and treated water reused
- LPG and medical gas pipeline consumption, recorded as utilities
- Missed or late meter readings
- Anomaly alerts raised and closed
- Billed consumption compared with recorded consumption
Related tools and reading
Tailored by sector
The same module, configured for how each type of facility actually runs.
- HospitalsElectricity, DG, water and STP readings, with consumption per occupied bed compared across blocks.
- Corporate OfficesWill track floor-wise consumption and carbon footprint, with audit-ready ESG reports for green building certifications.
- Malls & Commercial SpacesCommon-area and HVAC consumption tracking.