Tool description for Monitoring tool
The Monitoring tool allows SMEs to follow up their energy consumption and energy-related key performance indicators over time, in order to follow the effect of implemented energy efficiency projects.
The tool was developed within the GEAR@SME project.
The target group for this tool is SMEs that want to follow up their improvements in energy efficiency.
What’s included?
- Annual follow-up of total
- energy consumption,
- energy costs, and
- greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use
- Monthly follow-up of energy consumption for individual energy carriers
- Possibility to select from a list of five types of predefined KPIs to be evaluated, based on:
- Employees
- Floor area
- Turnover
- Operating time, and/or
- Production
- Evaluation and graphical follow-up of key performance indicators (KPIs) in relation to targets set by the user
Based on the output, the SME gets an indication of the overall effect of implemented energy efficiency actions, which would be indicated by an improvement in relevant KPIs.
Required input:
- General company information such as number of employees or turnover
- Annual and/or monthly energy consumption data for energy carriers used by the company
- Average annual prices for each energy carrier paid by the company
Energy consumption data may be entered in different units (e.g. litres of diesel or Nm3 of natural gas). The tool has predefined data for heating values and supports the required unit conversions. The tool also has predefined input greenhouse gas emission factors for most fuels, and guides the user to find appropriate emission factors for electricity.
The tool can be used by SMEs themselves. It is fully guided and easy-to-use. The tool opens with the most basic input data and results sheets, while more detailed options are available by the choice of the user.
