The EMIS Audit

� the level of metering and data capture s ystems the organization has at the
outset;
� W hether there is existing network infra structure in place to carry the data from
the meters to the data historian;
� If the s ystem is a single site or enterprise s ystem managing multiple sites;
W ith the availability of grant funding, from Efficienc y NB and potentially other
organizations, the overall costs of EMIS implementation are reduced, however the
client organization will still have to invest capital and sometimes more importantly
management time and other staff resources to gain the maximum benefit. In
developing the functional specificati on the auditor should ensure that the proposed
system is within the budgetary capability of the client organization given the
expected level of benefits to the organization from EMIS implementation.
5.2 Identifying Recommendations
From the main gaps identified through the EMIS Audit and the functional definition
for the s ystem, the auditor should identif y the main recommendations for change
using the 6 main headings of:
� Metering – W hat are the Energy Account centres identified for the site? W hat
additional meters are required in order to measure the energy consumption for
each Energy Account Centre? W hat are the approximate sizes of the fluid
meters and what are the expected sizes of the electricity meters? For the
meters what level of sophistication is require d for the primary measurement?
� Data Capture – How will the data be transferred from the meters to the data
historian? Is new network infrastructure required?
� Data Analysis – W hat are the data analysis requirements for the EMIS? How
frequently should analysis take place?
� Reporting – W hat reports are required? W ho are the target audience for the
reports and what are their specific needs for information? How are the reports
to be communicated to the key stakeholders – on a “push” or “pull” basis?
� Management Systems – W hat changes to the management systems are
required in order that the organization can exploit the information that an EMIS
will deliver?
� Training, Aw areness and Communications – W hat management and employee
development programs will be required for the organization to operate an EMIS?
W hile in a conventional energy audit the auditor might be expected to identify both
costs and benefits at a recommendation level, this will not be the case for an EMIS.
The expectation is that approximate costs of each action will be identified; however
the benefits should be estimated for EMIS implementation, which would comprise all
the recommendations.
The EMIS Audit is the first stage in a program of activities leading to implementation
of the EMIS. If the Aud it is successful it will be followed by preparation of the
implementation plan. This means that for the Audit stage, a detailed design of EMIS
is not expected, this is work that would fall naturally in the EMIS Implementation
planning stage, the level of detail required in the recommendations should be
sufficient to:
� Communicate the concept of EMIS to the client organization;
� Identify the actions necessary to breach the gap between the current status of
EMIS at the client and the appropriate level of EMIS for them.
� Develop budget costing for the program.
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