System and methods for remote management of steam generating systems

A steam-generation management system comprising:

• means for measuring amounts of utility delivered to a plurality of steam-consuming sites that are interconnected on a computer-based network, each of the plurality of steam-consuming sites comprising at least a steam-generating system;
• the utility comprising water, water treatment chemicals, energy, and fuel;
• means for measuring process parameters of the at least a steam-generating system and the plurality of steam-consuming sites;
• means for determining steam amounts generated and used at the plurality of steam-consuming sites;
• means for analyzing and evaluating the steam amounts generated and used and utility delivered to provide analyzed and evaluated data and information;
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• means for providing access to the analyzed and evaluated data and information and steam-related information.