FLOWBOX SCORE Energy Maturity

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Basic profile

We would like to get a general idea on which level of the maturity model your company fits. This will help us to improve the quality of evaluation of your results. When we ask about "energy" we mean electricity, gas, heat, water, coal, heating oil, etc.

How have your energy costs evolved over the last 2 years ?

The increase in energy prices did not have a significant impact on our budget.

There was an increase in costs, but the percentage of the budget remained more or less the same.

There has been a dramatic increase in costs (the percentage of energy in the total budget has increased).

Other

What part of your company budget is consumed by the utility payments?*

up to 10%

between 10% and 30%

more than 30%

What is the total annual energy cost (in EUR). This field is not mandatory, but if you state it here, this will be used to estimate the savings rate according to your final score.

What area of business do you operate in?*

municipality (village, city, entity within a city - ice rink)

manufacturing company

building (residential building, office building, business center)

Other

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Metering

In this section, we will try to find out where you stand in terms of collecting data on your consumption. We will work with the term "main metering", i.e. energy metering at the entrance to the building, which is usually carried out directly by your energy supplier. We will also work with the term "sub-metering", which represents additional meters installed by the consumer himself to measure sub-parts of the total consumption (e.g. how much electricity if consumed by the HVAC unit alone).

What is your overview of the main energy measurements (supplier meters)?

We don't know the consumption structure, we don't have invoices (we don't normally work with them, our accountant has them, etc.).

We obtain data from invoices monthly or annually, we regularly monitor and evaluate the amount of invoicing.

We have more frequent data (e.g. based on daily and more frequent readings).

We have our own supply metering displayed in our energy system.

How well have you mapped your detailed consumption break-down (in a more detailed view than the main feed measurement)?

We don't have any detailed sub-measurements, we only have data from the supplier's main meter (billing).

We are able to roughly quantify the largest secondary consumptions in an annual sum but we are not able to measure them.

We have a good overview of the individual sub-branches of consumption, key branches are equipped with sub-meters.

We measure all key consumption branches, we have hourly (or more frequent) data in our energy system.

How do you evaluate the parameters affecting consumption?

The individual sub-branches have their own variable consumption structure, we do not know the individual factors that influence it.

We have a basic idea of the basic parameters that affect the consumption in each branch.

We are able to specify key parameters affecting consumption, we can quantify/measure these parameters.

How do you evaluate the consumption of individual metered units (main / sub-metering)?
‍You can select none or more options.

We monitor the consumption of individual sub-branches in sum and on annual basis.

We know the metering frequency (hourly/daily/monthly) of individual energy consumers.

We perform regular year-on-year/month-on-month comparisons.

We are able to predict consumption for significant consumption branches ahead of time.

For some consumptions, we evaluate energy intensity per unit of a product (i.e., energy efficiency of production).

Monitor and evaluate unit consumption regularly (at least once a month).

Do you work with consolidated performance data (documents that allow you to quantify the performance of your business over time or the number of customers served or other performance data)?

Nothing for us, we don't measure that yet.

The structure of our activities is too heterogeneous, the performance curve cannot be easily determined.

We are able to measure performance parameters (number of products, number of hours of building's operation, number of processes implemented, etc.).

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Analysis

In this section we will try to see how you manage to understand your data and to analyse it automatically. We will work with the term INEFFICIENCY of energy consumption. That is the part of energy that you theoretically don't need to purchase/generate if your consumption is perfectly optimized. This can be a dynamic/temporary inefficiency (sub-optimal operation, random combination of multiple influences) or a stationary/system inefficiency (low machine efficiency, persistent sub-optimal power management).

Do you use automatic reporting? (i.e. automatically generated report sent regularly e.g. by e-mail)

No we don't.

Creating and sending reports is done manually.

We have an automatic reporting system for all necessary data.

Do you use aggregated information views on the state of your technology and data?
You can select none or more than one option.

SCADA display (example: floor plan of buildings with temperature visualization / symbolic display of boiler room status etc.)

TIME COURSES. We have the ability to see all important consumption in graphs (with data at least a daily frequency)

EFFICIENCY CURVES. Displaying (ine)efficiency of energy consumption over time using a graph or table.

Do you use any remote system for automatic notification of alarms / abnormal situations with output e.g. to a mobile phone, web portal etc.?

No we don't use any notification system.

We use an independent system / several systems to monitor certain technologies, alerting is not centralized.

We use a central system for hierarchical handling of alarms and notifications.

Are you able to establish a reference consumption path suitable for comparison of real and expected consumption?

No. We are unable to determine reference consumption trajectories.

We use static references at the level of e.g. "standard weekly consumption".

We are able to create dynamic references (e.g. hourly) and work with them.

Are you able to determine the level of inefficiency for the energy consumption in each enrgy block, for example compared to the optimal reference point (i.e. static inefficiency analysis)?

We have no overview of the inefficient part of consumption.

We know the branches where the inefficiency is probably higher but we are not able to measure the inefficiency.

We monitor inefficiency regularly and are able to quantify/measure it.

Can you evaluate at what moments the temporary inefficiency occurred, how long the inefficiency lasted and how much waste it represents (dynamic inefficiency analysis)?

No

Yes

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Optimization

In this section, we will take a look at what strategies you apply to optimize your energy consumption.

Do you have a ROADMAP of measures to reduce inefficiencies? (i.e. a prioritized list of individual problems according to which you implement each measure in time)

Not realy, we optimize according to our current possibilities (e.g. budget availability).

We are currently trying to develop a strategy.

Yes.

Do you use subsidy programs to support you optimization measures?

Not really.

We would like to utilize the subsidy area but we are unable to find a suitable subsidy programs or the processing is too complex for us.

Yes, we use it repeatedly.

Other

Do you regularly optimize your workflow/production processes with regard to energy efficiency?

No.

Occasionally.

Yes. We systematically monitor efficiency and adjust processes.

Do you carry out a systematic optimization of technologies depending on the evaluation of energy efficiency?

No.

The optimization is carried out rather for other reasons; we expect that the technological upgrade will also increase the efficiency of energy consumption.

Yes, we monitor the efficiency of consumption and initiate optimization/change according to the results.

Are you optimizing your energy purchasing? (SPOT, energy exchange, central purchasing)

No, we do not optimize (at best we update the conditions once a year)

Yes, we use third-party services.

Yes, we optimize the purchasing ourselves.

Deferred/planned consumption. You can schedule/dynamically postpone the moment of consumption for certain consumption blocks (e.g. scheduled switch on/off according to consumption/energy price prediction).

No, it's mostly impossible to shift our consumption.

Partly. We are able to implement some consumption at any time according to the schedule.

Yes, we are trying to manage most of our consumption over time and allow it to happen according to a dynamic schedule.

Do you have a strategy in place to work on your carbon footprint? (ESG)

No, it's not a key issue for us.

So far, we are only measuring and evaluating some parameters, but we don't have a comprehensive system for working with targets and monitoring the success.

Yes we are covered by the CSRD or required by our customers/suppliers/bank/foreign owners for ESG reporting. Or we develop the strategy voluntarily.

Other

Do you benefit from cost efficiency by engaging in energy flexibility?

No.

We plan to join the retail flexibility scheme in the near future.

Yes, we're involved in the FRR.

Are you planning to get involved in a community energy scheme?

No, it's not a key issue for us.

Yes. We're planning on getting involved.

Do you have a long-term energy management plan in place (i.e. strategy for all key topics related to energy procurement, production and consumption)?

No.

Yes.

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Automatic Control

In this section, we focus on the level of automation of energy management and efficiency.

Do you have the individual control subsystems (e.g. heating, PV and chargers) connected to one central system ?

We don't have multiple subsystems.

No, the individual systems work independently.

Yes, we have a central system where we are able to monitor and possibly control the subsystems.

Do you use any automated central management tools ? (performs automatic control according to external parameters and set algorithm)

No. We do not use any automatic central control

Yes, we use a system based on individual MAR subsystems without a central integration.

Yes, we do; we can modify the central control (algorithm modification) for our needs (SW system)

Other

Do you also use external data for energy management?
You can select none or more than one option.

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Energy Maturity SCORE

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Basic profile

Metering

Analysis

Optimization

Automatic Control