Schneider Makes Greenhouse Gas Information Available

Schneider Electric announced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting with its Square D PowerLogic ION enterprise energy management (EEM) solution. The PowerLogic ION EEM Emissions Tracking and Reporting module helps correlating a relationship between a company’s energy consumption and its consumption-based CO2 emissions, says Schneider. The PowerLogic ION EEM Emissions Tracking and Reporting module follows guidelines presented by the GHG Protocol for direct and indirect (purchased) GHG emissions.

It tracks emissions from combustion boilers, furnaces, vehicles, chemical production or controlled process equipment as well as emissions from an organization’s utilities, such as purchased electricity or steam – those which emit carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) into the atmosphere. Since the indirect emissions result depends on the amount of energy used and the mix of fuel that goes into producing this electricity or steam, the module helps delineate direct and indirect emission sources.

PowerLogic ION EEM and its new Emissions Tracking and Reporting module delivers a customized set of energy modeling, dimensional analysis and visualization tools that deliver actionable intelligence needed to support a complete energy and emissions management program, from the boardroom to the factory floor. Reports include aggregate CO2e output vs. target vs. base year to track emission reductions project performance and multisource CO2e output vs. target to compare the emissions performance of various business entities (business units, regions, buildings, facilities, departments, etc).

Included in the new module is a built-in mechanism that sets effective dates and properly accounts for the changing relationships between emission factors, purchased commodities and consumption sources. These slowly changing factors are taken into consideration when calculating emissions outputs and reporting company emissions performance over time.

Emissions data — along with any other data, such as production, energy and temperature — is available for trend analysis and reporting and included in views such as normalized energy usage patterns and key performance indicators.