For counties, cities and utilities

Measured data for public funding applications by counties, cities and utilities.

Public funding programs for energy and water projects generally ask applicants to describe the current condition and, later, to report what the project achieved. Aqueduct supplies a measured baseline before the project and verified results after it; it does not give funding advice or determine eligibility.

Civic building among trees from above
Signing a document
Site performance · this quarter
-8.4% vs expected
Weather normalizedBelow baseline
Demo data

Bring a measured baseline to the application, and verified results to the report.

Before the project

Describe the current condition with measured data

  • Measured baseline

    Energy and water use per facility or district are measured, not estimated, before the project starts.

  • Bills on day one

    Upload 6 to 12 months of bills and a weather-normalized baseline is ready for the application.

  • Losses with addresses

    Water loss is localized by district, so a project scope rests on where the loss actually is.

Printed financial figures
Site performance · this quarter
-8.4% vs expected
Weather normalizedBelow baseline
Demo data
During the project

Track progress against the baseline as work happens

  • Progress by site

    Each site's use is compared with its adjusted baseline as measures are installed.

  • Faults routed

    Faults that undercut a measure are diagnosed and routed into your CMMS with the fix.

  • Commands on record

    Where control is enabled, with owner approval, every schedule and setpoint command is logged.

Panel meters showing frequency, voltage and current
Command history · RTU-2
Occupied mode07:00 · executed
Economizer on07:12 · executed
Lockout active07:13 · held
Demo data
After the project

Report what the project achieved, verified at the meter

  • Verified results

    Results are measured against the adjusted baseline and stated in volume and money.

  • Monthly metrics export

    Verified metrics export monthly, ready for the reporting the program asks for.

  • Your team files

    Milvian AI supplies the measured data, and your team prepares and submits the application and reports.

Top-down view of city blocks
September · verified
Water use intensity2.7 gal/ft²
Energy use intensity11.8 kWh/m²
Carbon184 t CO₂e
Export metrics
Demo data
Old way vs the Aqueduct way

Funding a project, before and after Aqueduct

The old way
  • The application describes current conditions from old estimates.
  • Project scope is set before anyone knows where loss is.
  • Progress during the project is invisible until the end.
  • Post-project reports rely on engineering calculations.
  • Data for reporting is gathered by hand from many systems.
The Aqueduct way
  • The application describes current conditions from measured data.
  • Project scope rests on measured, localized loss.
  • Progress is tracked against the baseline as work happens.
  • Post-project reports rely on results verified at the meter.
  • Reporting data exports monthly from one platform.

What this page is, and what it is not.

Counties, cities and utilities often pay for energy and water projects with help from federal and state programs. Those programs have their own rules, cycles and reviewers, and they change. This page explains only how measured data can support an application and the reporting that follows.

Milvian AI does not provide funding advice. We do not say whether you are eligible, which program to apply to, how much you could receive or how to write an application. Check the current program rules with the administering agency, and use your own grants staff or advisors for those decisions.

Programs public owners ask about.

General descriptions only. Check the current program rules with the administering agency.

ProgramWhat it is, in generalWhat measured data can supportGlossary
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)US Department of Energy grants to states, local governments and tribes for energy efficiency projectsA measured baseline before the project and a verified saving after itEnergy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
State revolving fundsFederal and state financing for water infrastructure, run by each stateMeasured water loss per district before the project and verified reduction after itDrinking Water State Revolving Fund and WIFIA
WIFIAFederal financing for water infrastructure projectsThe measured baseline and verified results that applications and post-project reporting ask forDrinking Water State Revolving Fund and WIFIA
Performance contractsEnergy savings and utility energy service contracts that pay for upgrades from measured savingsA baseline modeled before the claim and savings confirmed at the meterESPC and UESC performance contracts
The problem

Where applications and reporting get stuck.

The data problems are similar across programs.

01

No baseline before the project

The current condition is described from bills or estimates, because nothing was measured.

02

Loss without a location

A water project is easier to describe when you know which district is losing the most.

03

Savings reported as estimates

After the project, results are modeled rather than measured, and reviewers ask questions.

04

Data rebuilt for each report

Every progress report means pulling the same numbers together again.

How it works

How measured data supports the project cycle.

The same loop that runs operations produces the record. Every verified result becomes the new baseline.

01

Monitor

Connect meters, SCADA and AMI data, or upload 6 to 12 months of utility bills.

02

Measure

Build a weather-normalized baseline per building, or a night flow baseline per district, before the project starts.

03

Identify

Show where energy or water is lost and what it costs, using your own rates.

04

Act

Carry out the project. Aqueduct routes related fixes to your CMMS and tracks commissioning.

05

Verify

Confirm the result at the meter against the pre-project baseline, and keep the record for reporting.

Domed civic building with columns
What we believe

Public funding should buy measured results, and the data should show them.

Talk to our team

What Aqueduct supplies.

Measured inputs. Your team writes and submits the application.

A measured baseline

Energy per building or water loss per district, normalized for weather, before the project.

Loss with a location

The buildings and districts losing the most, ranked.

Cost of the gap

The usage gap turned into money through rate configuration from your bills.

Verified results

Savings confirmed at the meter against the pre-project baseline, with the record kept.

Who it is for

The questions each seat asks.

Grants manager
“Can you tell us if we qualify?”

No. We do not give funding advice or eligibility guidance. We supply measured data your team can use.

Public works director
“Can we show where the water loss is before we ask for money to fix it?”

Yes. Aqueduct baselines night flow per district and ranks where loss sits.

Finance director
“Can we report results without a consultant rebuilding the data each time?”

Verified results are kept against the pre-project baseline, ready for each report your team prepares.

Questions

Common questions

No. Milvian AI does not provide funding advice, eligibility guidance or application writing. Aqueduct supplies measured data your team can use.

We do not make eligibility claims. Check the current program rules with the administering agency.

A measured baseline before the project, the location and cost of the loss, and verified results after it.

Upload 6 to 12 months of utility bills and Aqueduct builds the baseline on day one. A metered baseline needs at least 6 months of data.

Yes. Results are verified at the meter against the pre-project baseline and the record is kept. Your team prepares and submits the report.

See Aqueduct on your own facility.

Bring a site, a utility bill or a question. We will show you where the loss is.