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# RETScreen Reviews
**Vendor:** Natural Resources Canada  
**Category:** [Carbon Accounting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/carbon-accounting)  
**Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 13
## About RETScreen
RETScreen is a clean energy management software system for energy efficiency, renewable energy and cogeneration project feasibility analysis as well as ongoing energy performance analysis.




## RETScreen Reviews
  ### 1. Excellent tool for energy management

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 05, 2021

**What do you like best about RETScreen?**

the financial section is very helpful and design.

**What do you dislike about RETScreen?**

the licence price is a bit expansive for somebody like working part time in this business as consultant

**What problems is RETScreen solving and how is that benefiting you?**

mainly hybrid solar diesel project. The financial aspect is really interesting for my customer

  ### 2. RETScreen  Review

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 07, 2021

**What do you like best about RETScreen?**

Its interface, quite easy to use and learn.

**What do you dislike about RETScreen?**

Help files can be improved for learning.

**What problems is RETScreen solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I do analysis of rooftop solar power plant analysis for cost and data. Its quite useful.


## RETScreen Discussions
  - [Quality](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quality-cc2a1dbd-b8c9-47c5-81fa-71ada4a53a40) - 1 comment, 1 upvote

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## RETScreen Features
**Additional Functionality**
- Incident Management
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Evidence Management
- Risk Alerts
- Reporting & Statistics
- Third-Party Integrations
- Workflow Management
- Risk Analysis
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Single Sign On
- Compliance Management
- Policy Management
- Real-Time Reporting
- Audit Trail
- Assessment Management
- HIPAA Compliant
- Operational Risk Management
- Document Storage
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Data Visualization
- Configurable Workflow
- Vendor Management
- IT Risk Management
- User Management
- Issue Management
- Internal Controls Management
- AI Copilot
- Environmental Compliance
- Customizable Reports
- Data Import/Export
- Risk Management
- API
- Document Management
- Risk Assessment
- Activity Dashboard
- Task Management
- Audit Management
- Generative AI
- Governance
- Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Alerts/Notifications
- FDA Compliance
- Secure Data Storage
- Approval Process Control
- Version Control

**Platform Basics**
- Interoperability

**Emissions Tracking - Carbon Accounting**
- Setup
- Templates
- Compliance
- Workflows

**Platform Content**
- Automation
- Messaging

**Decarbonization - Carbon Accounting**
- Reduction Planning
- Carbon Credits
- Monitoring

**Platform Data**
- Activity Dashboard
- Alerts and Notifications
- Visualization
- Mobile Alerts
- Email Alerts

**Analytics - Carbon Accounting**
- Data Sources
- Forecasting
- Custom KPIs

**Platform Interoperability**
- Pre-Built Connectors
- API
- Hardware

**Integration - Carbon Accounting**
- ERP
- GRC

**Agentic AI - Carbon Accounting**
- Autonomous Task Execution

**Agentic AI - Energy Management**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making
- Machine Learning

**Additional Functionality**
- Weather Normalization Reporting
- Predictive Maintenance
- Cost Tracking
- Historical Reporting
- Generative AI
- Compliance Management
- Energy Monitoring
- Anomaly Detection
- Forecasting
- Greenhouse Gas Tracking
- Sustainability Management
- Contract/License Management
- Meter Data Management
- Cost Analysis
- Reporting/Analytics
- Billing & Invoicing
- Alerts/Escalation
- Benchmarking
- Audit Management
- Load Management
- AI Copilot
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Risk Management
- KPI Monitoring
- Emissions Monitoring
- Performance Metrics
- Customizable Reports
- Workflow Automation

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