The Ecova Blueprint: Understanding The Data Keystone in Detail

Part 2 of a 6 Series Webinar

Presenters: Rick Clough, Senior Director, Data Sciences and Devin Zeller, Energy and Sustainability Strategic Advisor, Ecova

February 20, 2014

Agenda

Blueprint Overview

Blueprint Framework

Elements of the Data Keystone

– What Are They?

– Why Are They Important?

Case Study

Wrap Up

Q & A

The Ecova Blueprint Journey

Why Should You Care?

For commercial and industrial companies, electricity tends to be in the top 5 of controllable expenses, accounting for 36% of U.S. electricity consumption

The associated cost for that consumption is over $190 billion

Responsible for 18% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims that 30% of all consumption is wasted

The Blueprint Framework

Your Challenges

Lack of visibility into cost and consumption data

Data overload creates challenge for deriving actionable Business Intelligence

Lack of accurate and updated industry trend and benchmark data

Are you using all the resources at your finger tips?

What should you be thinking of next?

Data Is Where It’s At!

A successful program starts with useful and repeatable data

It’s more than cost and consumption – we’ve identified 9 best practice areas

Presentation is the key

Tell the story!

The Blueprint Framework

Data: Intelligent Decision-MakingFocus resources on high-impact areas and provide quantitative feedback for adaptive decision making.

Portfolio/Asset Data Management

Complete Utility Bill Data Capture

Smart Meter & Sub-meter Deployment

Additional Resource/Emissions Data Capture

Multipoint Variable Normalization

Internal & External Benchmarking

Supply Chain Information Requests

Single Platform Data Storage, Calculation & Reporting

Reporting Cadence & Review Responsibilities

Portfolio/Asset Data Management

What Is It?– Facility Information

• Structural– Sq ft, operating hours, building

vintage/type• Operational

– Occupancy, transactions, etc.• Assets

– Equipment types, systems

Why Is It Important?– Identify complete inventory of locations

to measure and manage– Inventory variables that may be drivers of

energy to support comparisons

Complete Utility Bill Data Capture

What Is It?– Cost and consumption data from

utility bills• Just cost isn’t enough• Line item level detail to support

analysis of on/off peak periods– Always easier to capture more

detail and aggregate

Why Is It Important?– Reliable, consistent source of data from

all utilities– Helps you better understand the drivers

of your costs– Provides insight into performance of sites

to identify outliers and opportunities for improvement

Smart Meter & Sub-Meter Deployment What Is It?

– Interval readings from locations and lower-level systems

– EMS systems may or may not provide this information

Why Is It Important?– Provides insight into system level

performance at sites• Identify operating characteristics of

lighting, HVAC, and other systems– Significant amount of data; may be

most useful when optimizing individual sites

• Green Button an option for acquiring data from utilities (www.greenbuttondata.org)

– Supports detailed Measurement & Verification (M&V) of Energy Efficiency projects

Additional Resource/Emissions Data Capture What Is It?

– eGrid emissions factors for calculating indirect emissions due to energy consumption

– Operational data from business operations that generate direct emissions• E.g., fleet operations, plant emissions,

etc.

Why Is It Important?– Allows computation of complete carbon

footprint of your business (customers, B2B, investors as drivers)

– Prepare and respond to changing regulations• GHG and or building energy

consumption reporting regulations (ENERGY STAR)

• Cap and trade (RGGI, and CA)• Understanding risks

Multipoint Variable Normalization

What Is It?– Weather data for calculating Cooling Degree Days (CDDs) and Heating

Degree Days (HDDs)– Operational data (occupancy, transactions, etc.)– Adjustment factors (i.e., coefficients) resulting from statistical analysis

(i.e., linear regression)

Why Is It Important?– Allows “apples-to-apples” comparisons

that removes impacts of differences in usage drivers

– Removes excuses – “my location used more because it was hotter/colder than normal”

– Helps companies focus their resources on sites with the greatest opportunity for improvement and cost reductions

Internal and External Benchmarking

What Is It?– Compare normalized use/cost across portfolio to identify high and low

usage sites– Compare to external sources (e.g., Energy Star Portfolio Manager) to

measure performance against external portfolios

Why Is It Important ?– Supports prioritization of improvement efforts– Helps provide business case justifications for

energy efficiency projects– Understand competitive positioning – Motivates performance improvement across

the company

Supply Chain Information Requests

What Is It?– Responding to your customers requests– Soliciting information from your supply

chain to better understand your risks– Resource utilization information from

components of the supply chain• Energy consumption• Water consumption (CDP water)• Fuel utilization• Transportation emissions• Waste generation• Other resource consumption

Why Is It Important?– Enables quantification of supply chain

risks and opportunities– More complete carbon footprint of

portfolio– Responding to stakeholder concerns

Single Platform Data Storage, Calculation & Reporting What Is It?

– Database/system tailored to support Energy and Sustainability reporting and management

– Often done through a series of spreadsheets

Why Is It Important?– Provides integrated view of portfolio performance using a number of Key

Performance Indicators (KPIs)– Allows focus on analysis and action vs. effort required to manage all of

the data

Reporting Cadence & Review Responsibilities

What Is It?– Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, etc.

reporting requirements to different audiences

– Balance frequency of reporting with ability to take action on results

– Identify appropriate personnel that can review, diagnose, and implement action

Why Is It Important?– Need to ensure that the right people

are involved– Make sure frequency of reporting

allows corrective actions to be taken if necessary

Walgreen’s Challenges

Efficiency & Comfort

8,100+ Stores

Diverse locations located in all 50 states across the United States and Puerto Rico

Operate infusion and respiratory services facilities, specialty pharmacies, mail service facilities and worksite health centers

Serve more than 6 million customers every day

Goal: All stores operate efficiently without sacrificing customer comfort

Addressing Challenges with Ecova

Clear overview of entire energy portfolio

Consistent reporting identifies outlier stores

Benchmarking and trends analysis helps compare similar stores to understand how energy efficiency efforts are performing

Flexibility with features like mapping to drill down to specific regions or locations for further investigation

Direct focus to the best way to solve many energy management challenges

Resource BenchmarkingWeather Normalized

Identify Cost Drivers

Location inventory

Resource Benchmarking

Internal and External Benchmarking Tell the story with different views

Summary

Data is the foundational keystone in the Ecova Blueprint

Significant amount of data to acquire, manage, and analyze

Identify opportunities for improvement and implement action

Upcoming Ecova Webinars

INSIDE ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY• Know Your Power – 2.26.14 at 11am PST• 2014 Energy Priorities & Predictions – 3.6.14 at 11am PST• Energy Market Intelligence: What’s Happening Q1 – 3.11.14 at

1pm PST • Blueprint: People Keystone – 3.20.14 at 11am PST

DIAL IN THE SAVINGS SERIES• Illustrating Telecom’s Business Value to the C-Suite – 3.12.14 at

1pm PST

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Q&A

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