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Making Sense of Energy Management Systems

NEEC, September 2012

Cara Quinn, Accenture Sustainability Services,

Singapore

Energy efficiency makes good business sense as it pulls value

levers such as reducing costs and risks, as well as building intangible assets

Opportunities for growth through new

products and services, e.g. clean

technology, renewables

Increase Revenues

Tangible link between energy

efficiency and cost reduction

Reduce Costs

Interest from investors, employees,

customers, governments, regulators,

NGOs etc

Build Intangibles

Rapidly evolving energy and

environmental policy and regulation

Reduce Risk

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However, there remains a challenge in implementing EE at scale and

achieving optimised energy performance across the organization

Examples of energy efficiency barriers and challenges

Misaligned

Organisational

Priorities

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• Measuring and verifying EE savings is difficult without an adequate energy data monitoring and management system

• EE potential is often fragmented and can be difficult to uncover due to lack of technical and business skills and expertise

Limited access to

capital

• EE tools and technologies often require capital outlay upfront, which have to compete with investments that increase productivity;

• Numerous governmental incentives exist, but these schemes for the most part are not taken advantage of

Lack of insights

• Energy efficiency is not a systematic focus within organizations

• Many organizations unaware of the true cost-saving opportunities


Improved Energy Performance

Enterprise Energy Management

Implementing a robust Energy Management System enables an

organization to achieve optimised energy performance

Energy Management System(set of components to achieve objectives)

Organisation


The ISO 50001 standard provides organisations with a recognized

EnMS framework for integrating energy performance into their

management practices

Data driven


The technology component (hardware, software) is a key part of

an EnMS, providing management and operational insights

Energy Management System(Technology Component)

Energy Management System Software


However, given the fast growing and diverse nature of the Energy

Software market, company executives often find it challenging to

identify the appropriate software vendor for their requirements


Our analysis shows that within the Sustainability Software market,

three categories of vendors are emerging

Keen analyticsKeen analytics Niche, effective reportersNiche, effective reportersSuperior integrators Superior integrators

In this rapidly evolving market, we expect further new entrants and industry consolidation

� Good level of analytics

� Access to external

information sources (e.g.

energy & GHG emission

factors, legal reqs)

� Addresses variety of

sustainability indicators

Simple to use for defining

� Cost effective

� Quicker implementation

� Simple to use for defining

SD metrics and

aggregating data

� Intuitive user interface

� High level of integration

� Access to investment to

develop solution in line

with clients requirements

� Given ERP history, cater

well for complex data

management, analysis

and reporting


The Energy Software can be broadly categorized in terms of

functionality

AnalyseAnalyse ControlControlViewView

“What opportunities for EE improvements?”

� Analysis of energy use

as well as monitoring,

tracking, reporting

� Load profiles, forecasts

� Real-time data (TOU)

can be acted upon

“How can energy use be controlled?”

• Asset-specific (ACMV,

manufacturing line, DCs,

refrigeration, etc)

• Automated Fault

Detection and Diagnosis

• Offer the ability to directly

control assets

“Where and when is energy consumed?”

� Monitoring, tracking,

reporting

� Data from utility bills or

meter/submetering

� Energy use can be

allocated to product lines,

customers or tenants


In order to choose the right solution(s), the first step is to

understand energy management needs across the organisation


Executive Leadership

Chief Financial Officer

Facility Manager

Energy Manager

• “I need to update our stakeholders on our progress towards meeting our

energy targets, as well as report to the GRI”

• “I want to understand total energy spend and potential savings”

• “I need the granularity of data necessary to meet the ECA requirements”

• “I need time of use data across the estate in order to identify where to

make adjustments to our ACMV equipment”

Process Engineer

• “I need a tool that will help identify faults such as leaks in the

compressor or stuck sensors”

Next, establish evaluation criteria by which to assess the potential

solutions


Functionality

SystemIT Assessment

Vendor Maturity

Support &

User Experience

• Data entry (e.g. manual, automated) and validation?

• Ability to view, analyse and control?

• Performance (speed and stability)?

• Security & data confidentiality handling?

• User-friendliness (navigation and usability)?

• Local support & responsiveness?

• Industry and client references?

• Innovation potential (Yearly R&D investment)?

Commercials• Commercial terms?

• Set-up & implementation and ongoing subscription costs?

Once the needs and evaluation criteria are established, carry out a

vendor selection assessment to determine the most suitable solutions

� Identify and evaluate X number of solutions

in a shortlist (probably about 10) against

high level requirements

Vendor Shortlisting (10)

� Send an RFI to appropriate vendors

� Request a demo of each solution

� Evaluate the solutions against predetermined

evaluation criteria

RFI and Demos (5)

� Proof of concept with the leading vendor (or

potentially 2) to ensure the solution meets

expectations

Quotations (3)

� Approve final recommendation

� Deploy the solution

Final

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Recommendation


Case Study:

Accenture’s approach to Enterprise Energy Management


Our sustainability software system monitors and reports

energy performance across our global operations

in line with our corporate key performance indicators


At the asset level, smart building software optimises

energy consumption of building equipment through

automated fault detection and diagnosis

Prioritized and actionable view into dozens of building equipment faults


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