Identify measurement points and instrumentation, and process measurements and data

The counting plan is therefore mainly composed of the following elements.

• measurements: these come from meters measuring energy consumption, sensors measuring the level of influencing factors such as temperature, water or air flow, mass or volume of quantities produced, etc.

• Recovery of unmeasured or non-measurable data: energy consumption from energy supplier statements, production volume data, production schedules, etc. These unmeasured data are generally accessible on a monthly basis and collected manually. They are indispensable or unavoidable for feeding the metering plan and calculating the IPE.

Measurement data can be collected manually or automatically via data acquisition devices. A step-by-step approach is recommended for companies just starting to monitor their...