INTEGRATION INTO

BUSINESS PRACTICE
What is Business Integration?

■ It is a strategy whose goal is to

synchronize information
technology (IT) and business
cultures and objectives and align
technology with business strategy
and goals.
 ■ Energy is essential, without it no company
would be in business.
■ Thus all businesses must manage energy to
an extent, if only to ensure its availability.

Integrated ■ Decisions relative to energy options and

opportunities will depend on how significant

Energy the cost and environmental effects of

energy are to business operations, broader
business strategy and positioning
Management considerations and, for some, new market
opportunities.
■ Increasingly, customized energy
management strategies are required to
effectively meet the evolving energy needs
of customers – whether it’s a large industrial
facility, a small business storefront, or a low-
income residence.
Energy Management
It makes sense for businesses to be energy
efficient. And in a market where reputation
also counts, good energy management can
bring numerous other advantages.
Energy Management can:
– unlock big savings
– reduce exposure to future energy price
increases and other risks
– improve productivity
– reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
– reduce maintenance
– improve public perception of a
company.
 ■ are software based and collect data
from an installation on a real-time basis,
tracking usage throughout every area of
a business.
■ The software will include extraneous

Energy factors that may affect the business’

energy consumption (such as the

Management
weather, time of day or building
occupancy) before analyzing the data to
identify peak usage times and providing
Systems reports with a detailed breakdown of
exactly how and where a company’s

(EMS) energy costs are being incurred.

■ This kind of feedback is useful for
identifying areas within a business
which may be consuming excessive
amounts of energy and costing the
business money in excessive energy
bills.
 ■ An energy management system is better

Energy than hiring energy consultants because

it is a system that monitors 24/7 and
does not have human error.
Management ■ The advantages of using a monitoring
systems to control electricity
Systems consumption, is to know what
equipment is consuming more energy, if
(EMS) any equipment is malfunctioning, as
well as automatic control of HVAC,
refrigeration, etc.
 ■ is a system of software and hardware

Supervisory elements that allows industrial

organizations to:

Control and
– Control industrial processes locally
or at remote locations.
– Monitor, gather, and process real-
Data time data.
– Directly interact with devices such

Acquisition as sensors, valves, pumps, motors,

and more through human-machine
interface (HMI) software
(SCADA) – Record events into a log file
 Low Temp.
Compressors
Gas/Oil Med Temp
Consumption Compressors

Water
Consumption
Main HVAC
(Heating /
Examples of
the loads
Cooling)

that can be
monitored in
Parking Lot Lights Sub HVAC

Sales Floor
a store are:
Sales Lighting
Lighting

Cooler Lighting /
Decor Lighting
Fans
SCADA vs EMS
Energy Management Reports
1. Daily Electricity Load Profile in High-Resolution
– High-resolution of demand (in kilowatts) today vs. yesterday.
– Check or send daily.
2. Daily Utility Use Over a Month
– Daily energy/gas/water use this month vs. same daily use in month previous year.
– Check or send monthly.
3. Buildings Portfolio Comparison Across Various Time Increments (day, month, year)
– Performance across all buildings, or those within a group, ranked with highest consumers first.
Important: Divide by building area or occupancy for an apples-to-apples comparison.
– Check or send weekly, or at a resolution that matches the comparison’s time selection.
Energy Management Reports
4. Targeted Systems in High-Resolution
– High-resolution charts of specific systems which need to be monitored because
they are mission critical, high cost, or part of an active energy project.
– Check or send daily.
5. Electricity End Use Breakdown in Various Resolutions
– Breakdown of where the energy is being used within most important buildings.
– Check or send weekly.
6. Overall Utilities Building Breakdown
– Breakdown of resources that contribute to energy use within certain buildings.
– Check or send weekly.
Energy Management Reports
7. One System vs Outdoor Temperature
– Show the correlation between a system and the outdoor temperature - this can
be helpful for explaining some peaks in use of weather-dependent systems like
HVAC.
– Check or send daily.
8. Weather Normalized Year Over Year Energy Use
– Show the monthly weather-normalized total energy use compared to the
previous year.
– Weather normalization shows what consumption would have been under
“typical” weather conditions - removing the factor of a super-cold winter, or an
abnormally hot summer.
– Check or send monthly.
QUIZ
1. It is a strategy whose goal is to synchronize information technology (IT) and business cultures and
objectives and align technology with business strategy and goals.
2. it is the decisions relative to energy options and opportunities that will depend on how significant the
cost and environmental effects of energy are to business operations, broader business strategy and
positioning considerations and, for some, new market opportunities.
3. Are software based and collect data from an installation on a real-time basis, tracking usage throughout
every area of a business.
4. is a system of software and hardware elements that allows industrial organizations to control industrial
processes locally or at remote locations
5 - 7. Examples of the loads that can be monitored in a store
8 – 10. Energy Management Reports