Tool description for SET Tool
The SET Tool allows a company to do a self-assessment of their energy efficiency and identify potential areas of improvement. The tool guides the user through the process of completing the necessary input, which makes the tool easy to use. Information and data about the company and its energy consumption is used to calculate energy-related key performance indicators. Based on the data provided and qualitative input about the company, its equipment and practices, the tool suggests promising energy efficiency opportunities from a database of best practices.
The tool was developed by ENEA, CROSS-TEC laboratory in collaboration with the partners of the SET project and with the support of European Union IEE programme.
The target group for this tool is SMEs that want to do a preliminary self-assessment of their consumptions and their energy efficiency. The tool also provides a preliminary list of potential measures/actions that can be undertaken.
What’s included?
- Energy and process related key performance indicators
- Summary of costs and energy carriers used
- List of energy efficiency opportunities based on the data provided
- Preliminary investment evaluation and comparison between different solutions
Based on the output, the SME can prioritize energy efficiency actions and investigate them through feasibility studies and the creation of a business case analysis.
Required input:
- General data of the business (including turnover, working time, production)
- Information on buildings, production and auxiliary systems
- Energy data (purchased and self-produced energy, energy costs)
- Data relating to the company’s main energy consumption areas
Note that the tool offers the possibility of entering both annual and monthly energy and production data. Not all fields are mandatory! Please consider that the more information you provide when entering data, the more accurate are the evaluations obtained regarding the energy efficiency measures provided. However, the tool allows useful information to be obtained even with a limited amount of input data.
The tool can be used by SMEs themselves. Even people with limited experience in the energy field are able to use the tool. If needed, support can be provided by the so-called Trusted Partner (a neutral actor who leads the development of a local energy collective and supports SMEs in energy efficiency tasks). The tool can also be used by a Trusted Partner, who can fill out the tool with data collected in the SMEs of the local energy collective to assess in a preliminary way the potential of energy efficiency.
